• betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    There are humans behind AI and unless you know exactly who they are, AI is not worth its weight in gold.

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    8 days ago

    The typical pattern for leaders is to get “second opinions” from advisors who tell them whatever they want to hear, so… maybe asking the equivalent of a magic 8 ball is a marginal improvement?

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    7 days ago

    Let’s be honest though the majority of politicians are so terrible at their job, that this might actually be one of the rare occurrences where AI actually improves the work. But it is very susceptible to unknown influences.

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      6 days ago

      They aren’t terrible, they make it look like that bcs they do evil things and the public is not who they really work for.
      They know what they’re doing and it’s easier to get away with it when it looks like incompetence or mistakes.

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      7 days ago

      Fuck no. Rather an incompetent politician than a hallucinating sycophant just telling you what you want to hear.

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        7 days ago

        I’m just making an objective observation. I don’t condone it. I rather we just have competent politicians. But it seems only people who can’t function elsewhere are drawn to the position…

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      7 days ago

      That’s the big issue. If it was only about competence, I think throwing dice might yield better results than what many politicians are doing. But AI isn’t throwing dice but instead reproduces what the creators of the AI want to say.

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    8 days ago

    It’s weird for a head of state to consult their mentally challenged imaginary friend?

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      8 days ago

      William MacKenzie King, the longest serving Prime Minister in Canada used to commune with spirits via psychic mediums including those of his dead dogs. It was only revealed after his death but was a big part of his life.

      I agree it’s weird.

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      7 days ago

      Because of this one incident. Good how you figured it out. So much smarter than the rest. … Get. out.