the internet and "AI" is just like everything else...take the news for example: if I want info on how bad republicans are, I go to CNN...if I want to hear democrats are bad, I go to Fox news. if im feeling spiritual, there are countless religions that will tell me what I want to hear. just like AI...I specifically worded my question a certain way to get an answer that aligns with what I'm wanting to hear. AI uses algorithms, (just like Google, amazon, etc...) its merely pattern recognition. amazon has been doing it since the beginning where your searches are stored and analyzed and the pages of items are geared toward that info. I search Youtube for videos on camping and now every time I sign in, I get a home page of all outdoor related stuff followed by a stream of Amazon ads for tents. AI is pretty much like talking to a sociopath where they tell you what you want to hear based on their keen ability to cold read people and quickly see patterns that they can use to manipulate and exploit you. "AI" is still in its infancy as being a social norm, but that is how it works. resistance is good, but people need to understand how it works and why it works in order to better resist it. AI is promoted as being this neutral fact based super intelligence that has the right answer for everything. AI is being controlled and for me, anything that can be controlled cant be trusted...
I used Google AI on another thread on here about the Battle Born lithium batteries causing a fire. The AI answer was that it is perfectly safe to store said battery next to a propane tank in an enclosed space. Really?
as my earlier Google search, it went along with my premise that "overlanding" is a marketing ploy. now I ask Google AI if "overlanding" is misunderstood and it gives answers geared toward that and immediately has a search link about 'In defense of Overlanding'. is it a ploy or does it need to be defended? OR is it telling me what it thinks I want to hear so that I will rely on it more and more?
like I said, I'm a Gen X that has been self reliant all my life and is now cynical and sarcastic. I've been to the puppet show and I've seen the strings. Now I pretty much resist everything...if I do delve into social media, AI, or anything of that nature, its usually just for my amusement
but yeah, a lot of folk rely solely on it and have definitely developed cognitive atrophy. hopefully most will see it as the BS it actually is and will start reading books or simply go outside and develop some skills other than fast thumbs clicking a phone screen...
concerning overlanding...I'm expecting to see it rise again when people get fed up with all the politics and AI and just overall overloaded with everything. the solace of nature is healing and redeeming and that will never die
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