Theory About AI

[baddog]

I know I will catch some flack for my beliefs, but I don’t care. I’ve seen it questioned before and I had already thought about it. I worry about AI developing into something that completely takes over….ie…….Terminator or I Robot. To me that’s not weird at all. When you create something that can think for itself, getting smarter in the process, and we have all experienced ‘glitches’ with our electronics, it’s a very conceivable concept. I’m sure there are very useful applications for AI, but at what point do we lose control over technology? I’d like to hear other’s thought on the subject. 
This is an interesting theory on AI. They are already trying to phase out cash to be replaced with chip loaded cards. Our phones track our every move, calls, searches, browsing history, etc….This hasn’t crossed my mind, but I find it interesting.

 

[Big girl]

On 5/13/2025 at 2:36 PM, baddog said:

I know I will catch some flack for my beliefs, but I don’t care. I’ve seen it questioned before and I had already thought about it. I worry about AI developing into something that completely takes over….ie…….Terminator or I Robot. To me that’s not weird at all. When you create something that can think for itself, getting smarter in the process, and we have all experienced ‘glitches’ with our electronics, it’s a very conceivable concept. I’m sure there are very useful applications for AI, but at what point do we lose control over technology? I’d like to hear other’s thought on the subject. 
This is an interesting theory on AI. They are already trying to phase out cash to be replaced with chip loaded cards. Our phones track our every move, calls, searches, browsing history, etc….This hasn’t crossed my mind, but I find it interesting.

 

I actually agree. I dont like AI

[SmashMouth]

On 5/15/2025 at 7:56 PM, Big girl said:

I actually agree. I dont like AI

Just for reference, it would be beneficial to say what you don't like about AI tempered by what you do like about AI.

Have you ever asked Siri for directions or a phone number? That's AI.

You ever use Google Maps or a similar navigation tool? That's AI.

Do you ever look at a weather forecast whether it be from a weather app or even a live broadcast from Greg Bostwick? Yep, AI again.

These examples should speak to you @Big girl: Medical Image Analysis, Diagnosis, Personalized Treatment Plans, Drug Discovery and Development, Robotics in Surgery and a host of life-saving clinical & practical research methods - all of these enhanced immensely by AI.

Before you blanketly say, "I dont (sic) like AI", you should quantify your dislikes or even fears. Because in many instances above and more, you DO LIKE AI!

Common fears and concerns are :

Many of us fear technology taking our jobs. We fear government surveillance by machines. We also fear “fake news” on steroids, as programmers with questionable agendas lead masses astray with politically charged deep fakes. We fear AI weapons, drones and robots that hunt and kill with superhuman force without human intervention - an Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator type super human force that can destroy the world...

The concerns are real, but so are the benefits.

Saying "I don't like AI" is more like saying "I don't understand AI, and I fear things I don't understand". It's a fair and more truthful statement.

[baddog]

38 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Just for reference, it would be beneficial to say what you don't like about AI tempered by what you do like about AI.

Have you ever asked Siri for directions or a phone number? That's AI.

You ever use Google Maps or a similar navigation tool? That's AI.

Do you ever look at a weather forecast whether it be from a weather app or even a live broadcast from Greg Bostwick? Yep, AI again.

These examples should speak to you @Big girl: Medical Image Analysis, Diagnosis, Personalized Treatment Plans, Drug Discovery and Development, Robotics in Surgery and a host of life-saving clinical & practical research methods - all of these enhanced immensely by AI.

Before you blanketly say, "I dont (sic) like AI", you should quantify your dislikes or even fears. Because in many instances above and more, you DO LIKE AI!

Common fears and concerns are :

Many of us fear technology taking our jobs. We fear government surveillance by machines. We also fear “fake news” on steroids, as programmers with questionable agendas lead masses astray with politically charged deep fakes. We fear AI weapons, drones and robots that hunt and kill with superhuman force without human intervention - an Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator type super human force that can destroy the world...

The concerns are real, but so are the benefits.

Saying "I don't like AI" is more like saying "I don't understand AI, and I fear things I don't understand". It's a fair and more truthful statement.

All good points and AI is great technology. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this. My wife and I were discussing how we had heard that Siri was eavesdropping. We started talking about generators and she noticed later on, when she was on an internet page, the border ads were about generators. We thought that was too weird to be coincidental. Try it sometime. It may not be instantaneous, but it happens. My biggest problem is that great inventions seem to invite evil applications ie….card scanners invite criminals to use them to steal identities. This has happened to me.

[SmashMouth]

2 hours ago, baddog said:

All good points and AI is great technology. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this. My wife and I were discussing how we had heard that Siri was eavesdropping. 1. We started talking about generators and she noticed later on, when she was on an internet page, the border ads were about generators. We thought that was too weird to be coincidental. Try it sometime. It may not be instantaneous, but it happens. 2. My biggest problem is that great inventions seem to invite evil applications ie….card scanners invite criminals to use them to steal identities. This has happened to me.

1. I have no doubt this has happened to me, if not with Siri then with Alexa.

2. Very good point - totally agree

[Big girl]

4 hours ago, SmashMouth said:

Just for reference, it would be beneficial to say what you don't like about AI tempered by what you do like about AI.

Have you ever asked Siri for directions or a phone number? That's AI.

You ever use Google Maps or a similar navigation tool? That's AI.

Do you ever look at a weather forecast whether it be from a weather app or even a live broadcast from Greg Bostwick? Yep, AI again.

These examples should speak to you @Big girl: Medical Image Analysis, Diagnosis, Personalized Treatment Plans, Drug Discovery and Development, Robotics in Surgery and a host of life-saving clinical & practical research methods - all of these enhanced immensely by AI.

Before you blanketly say, "I dont (sic) like AI", you should quantify your dislikes or even fears. Because in many instances above and more, you DO LIKE AI!

Common fears and concerns are :

Many of us fear technology taking our jobs. We fear government surveillance by machines. We also fear “fake news” on steroids, as programmers with questionable agendas lead masses astray with politically charged deep fakes. We fear AI weapons, drones and robots that hunt and kill with superhuman force without human intervention - an Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator type super human force that can destroy the world...

The concerns are real, but so are the benefits.

Saying "I don't like AI" is more like saying "I don't understand AI, and I fear things I don't understand". It's a fair and more truthful statement.

I dont like using AI for medical things like charting. The medical professional doesn't have to think critically. I do my own care plans.

Using AI to post videos about what people are supposedly saying, that is incorrect.

Sometimes answers that you get from AI are wrong.

 

[SmashMouth]

13 minutes ago, Big girl said:

I dont like using AI for medical things like charting. The medical professional doesn't have to think critically. I do my own care plans.

Using AI to post videos about what people are supposedly saying, that is incorrect.

Sometimes answers that you get from AI are wrong.

 

Not exactly clear on what you're saying, but my doctor at MD Anderson told me the research they do relies heavily on AI and is one of the reasons that treatment and cures for all sorts of maladies, not just cancer related, are being developed so quickly and so successfully in this modern age. Diagnostics and imaging play a huge role too. She told me that a program  that came out in 2023 (Google's AI platform, I think) detected lung cancers with higher accuracy than human doctors. While I don't have lung cancer, I can see where that would be a huge benefit to mankind in general.  I like having the human element be the "final check" for anything AI, but to discount it totally would be foolish.