Ready or not, here it comes.

[Trapper62]

I asked AI to develop a full sleeve tattoo that went from my wrist to my elbow of a black bear, with scenery in realistic black and gray and got this in under 30 seconds. I just retired from 37 years in public education and I think AI is pretty useful in day to day life but it worries me too!

 

[Lycanthrope]

I will agree with KDM. People specialize. For example a bachelor's degree in entomology is very general. An acquaintance at NDSU specialized in the Lepidoptera family working on means to use a bacteria to destroy the digestive system of corn ear worm. A fellow doing a PhD on Chironomidae, a very difficult family to identify species, used the crushed saliva gland under the microscope to identify species. My point is the entirety of knowledge is to great for any 100 people to contain. A computer on the other hand can be built with expandable memory and contain information beyond 1000 men, but it's still information in and information out, and all that information came from thousands of contributions, all human. Ai can contain information far beyond any one human capability, but it's synthesized human knowledge.

The idea that only humans can create or collect data is very shortsighted. We already have self driving cars, no human needed. Do you think they arent observing their environment and collecting data?

 

[Lycanthrope]

I asked AI to develop a full sleeve tattoo that went from my wrist to my elbow of a black bear, with scenery in realistic black and gray and got this in under 30 seconds. I just retired from 37 years in public education and I think AI is pretty useful in day to day life but it worries me too!

Nice, you should try it with a flying eagle and mt rushmore in the background, lol

 

[Lycanthrope]

This was absolutely ridiculous...I watched it all and laughed out loud

Kids in the hall... used to be one of my favorite shows

 

[Obi-Wan]

I don't think AI can collect any data on it's own. It can only analyze what is given to it. No more, no less. How does AI collect soil samples? How does AI sample corn varieties to find out which ones grow best in sandy soils? How does AI take blood from patients? How does AI perform crash tests for new cars. How does AI determine vaccine reactions from pregnant women? How does AI create habitats for humans to live at 3000 ft under the surface of the ocean? It can't do any of that. Humans have to do the work and upload the data. Then AI can crunch the numbers and spit out a prediction. That is the truth of it. Is it useful, YES. Is it some overarching entity that is so much better than real people. NOPE!

So AI is only as accurate as what data it is given.

 

[KDM]

All the proof you need about AI happened when AI refused to show an image of a white person. I think it was google or some such. PEOPLE programed AI to have race bias. PEOPLE decide what AI will give you based on their bias. Humans give AI the boundaries in which to work. Why is it so hard for folks to grasp that AI is only a data processor, NOT a data collector?

 

[Jiffy]

As of now, yes. I think that’s what freaks me out. Who knows where this will go.

Alexa is a bitch! I still manually turn the radio on and off.

 

[KDM]

I will go one better in FAVOR of AI as a data processor. As a scientist, it is fopah to try to publish NEGATIVE results from research. Negative results means your experiment didn't work. I ADAMANTLY support publishing negative results because then additional resources are not used by another researcher who didn't know the work was already done and it didn't work. Uploading these negative results to AI would be a game changing resource for researchers who could put their research idea to AI and AI would then be able to search the databases and give the researchers insights into the probabilities their ideas will work.

 

[Davey Crockett]

Why is it so hard for folks to grasp that AI is only a data processor, NOT a data collector?

I don't know beans about it so I typed in google search '' does AI collect Data ?'' this is what it spit out.

Yes, AI systems rely on vast amounts of data to function and improve, and they collect this data from various sources, including the internet, user interactions, and sensor data, often without users' explicit knowledge or consent.

Here's a more detailed explanation:

• Data is the Foundation of AI: AI algorithms, particularly those used in machine learning, need data to learn, make predictions, and perform tasks.
  
  
• Sources of Data:AI systems can collect data from various sources, including:
  • The Internet: AI tools can scrape data from websites, social media, and other online sources.
    
    
  • User Interactions: Data from user queries, responses, and actions on apps, websites, and devices can be used to train AI models.
    
    
  • • Sensors and Devices: Data from sensors, smart devices, and IoT devices can be used to track locations, activities, and other information.
    • Purchased Datasets: AI companies may also purchase pre-existing datasets from third parties.
• • Examples of AI Data Collection:
    • • Facial Recognition: AI systems can analyze facial expressions and detect emotions from images and videos.
      • Voice Recognition: AI can transcribe and understand spoken language, and even generate human-like speech.
      • Social Media Analysis: AI algorithms can analyze user behavior, interests, and preferences on social media platforms.
      • Predictive Policing: AI systems can use historical crime data to forecast future criminal activity.
  • Privacy Concerns: The collection of personal data by AI systems raises privacy concerns, as users may not be aware of the extent or nature of the data being collected.
  • Data Ownership: While AI systems use vast amounts of data, the ownership of the data typically resides with the entities that collect or generate it.
  • AI-driven data collection tools streamline the process, improve data accuracy, and empower you with real-time insights for informed decision-making .
  • AI is transforming the field of data collection, enabling organizations to collect, analyze, and use data in previously unthinkable ways .

 

[Davey Crockett]

As of now, yes. I think that’s what freaks me out. Who knows where this will go.

Alexa is a bitch! I still manually turn the radio on and off.

Cell phones are probably the worst (or the best) whichever way you look at it. If any of my family went missing I'd for sure want the data from their cell phone or vehicles with onstar.

I agree it can be bad too, I don't like being tracked but my take on that is , if I'm not doing anything illegal , I don't have anything to hide but if someone is out to harm me or my family , I want to be able to track them down.

We use Alexa a lot , It doesn't bother me if anyone knows if my block heater or lights are on or off . I'm guessing smart tv's are no different.

Fun fact , I call Alexa "Lefsa" and she responds .

 

[KDM]

I don't know beans about it so I typed in google search '' does AI collect Data ?'' this is what it spit out.

Yes, AI systems rely on vast amounts of data to function and improve, and they collect this data from various sources, including the internet, user interactions, and sensor data, often without users' explicit knowledge or consent.

Here's a more detailed explanation:

• Data is the Foundation of AI: AI algorithms, particularly those used in machine learning, need data to learn, make predictions, and perform tasks.
  
  
• Sources of Data:AI systems can collect data from various sources, including:
  • The Internet: AI tools can scrape data from websites, social media, and other online sources.
    
    
  • User Interactions: Data from user queries, responses, and actions on apps, websites, and devices can be used to train AI models.
    
    
  • • Sensors and Devices: Data from sensors, smart devices, and IoT devices can be used to track locations, activities, and other information.
    • Purchased Datasets: AI companies may also purchase pre-existing datasets from third parties.
• • Examples of AI Data Collection:
    • • Facial Recognition: AI systems can analyze facial expressions and detect emotions from images and videos.
      • Voice Recognition: AI can transcribe and understand spoken language, and even generate human-like speech.
      • Social Media Analysis: AI algorithms can analyze user behavior, interests, and preferences on social media platforms.
      • Predictive Policing: AI systems can use historical crime data to forecast future criminal activity.
  • Privacy Concerns: The collection of personal data by AI systems raises privacy concerns, as users may not be aware of the extent or nature of the data being collected.
  • Data Ownership: While AI systems use vast amounts of data, the ownership of the data typically resides with the entities that collect or generate it.
  • AI-driven data collection tools streamline the process, improve data accuracy, and empower you with real-time insights for informed decision-making .
  • AI is transforming the field of data collection, enabling organizations to collect, analyze, and use data in previously unthinkable ways .

NONE of this can happen without first having humans program the data processor on what to look for. Facial Recognition: AI didn't know what a frown looked like until a human told it. Now it analyses data collected from cameras created by humans and programed by humans to upload the images. AI just processes the data.

Voice Recognition: AI didn't know what the word "Dumb" sounded like until humans programmed it in whatever language humans used. AI didn't know what it means either. Now voice recordings are uploaded by humans. AI processes this data and spits out a report or whatever a human asks for.

Social Media Analysis: It's an analysis. Humans have to use social media before AI can analyze anything.

Predictive Policing: Processes data already uploaded by Humans, crunches the numbers, and spits out probabilities.

All useful processes, but again, humans have to feed AI information and it can crunch it. I stand by my statement.

 

[ORCUS DEMENS]

If you did not change settings on your smart TV on day one and it connects via internet, then yes it is collecting ANY data, not limited to TV, streaming services, internet searches or data displayed on screen if you also use it as a monitor. I had to warn a friend who was going to use it instead of a dedicated monitor, he was a lawyer. All his clients information could have been captured. In settings, privacy, it can be turned off but it is hard to find.

 

[Fester]

Good by to all our jobs.....

 

[Davey Crockett]

If you did not change settings on your smart TV on day one and it connects via internet, then yes it is collecting ANY data, not limited to TV, streaming services, internet searches or data displayed on screen if you also use it as a monitor. I had to warn a friend who was going to use it instead of a dedicated monitor, he was a lawyer. All his clients information could have been captured. In settings, privacy, it can be turned off but it is hard to find.

That's good information.


https://www.consumerreports.org/ele...t-tv-snooping-features-a4840102036/#roku-t-vs

 

[Auggie]

 

[Lycanthrope]

NONE of this can happen without first having humans program the data processor on what to look for. Facial Recognition: AI didn't know what a frown looked like until a human told it. Now it analyses data collected from cameras created by humans and programed by humans to upload the images. AI just processes the data.

Voice Recognition: AI didn't know what the word "Dumb" sounded like until humans programmed it in whatever language humans used. AI didn't know what it means either. Now voice recordings are uploaded by humans. AI processes this data and spits out a report or whatever a human asks for.

Social Media Analysis: It's an analysis. Humans have to use social media before AI can analyze anything.

Predictive Policing: Processes data already uploaded by Humans, crunches the numbers, and spits out probabilities.

All useful processes, but again, humans have to feed AI information and it can crunch it. I stand by my statement.