ficial Intelligence and Overconfidence //
People are more productive when they’re less self-conscious. …” is a fine way to let your assertions be heard.
Our solar-powered LED calculator in school didn’t do such a thing. 6 x 7 equals 42.
Google search’s magic was its ability to be cocky and often right. It felt like a miracle because of its confidence and utility.
Google is not always right. Google rarely found the correct page every single time. We did the rest. The aura of omnipotence remained, and when Google failed, it was supposed that we blamed evil black-hat SEO hackers, rather than an imperfect algorithm or a greedy Monopolitist.
ChatGPT now has fully articulated statements about everything we ask.
It’s not surprising that the most common criticism we hear, even from wise pundits is that it’s too confident. It says without qualification that biryani is part a traditional South Indian Tiffin. But it’s not.
It would make a big difference if every response started with “I’m just beta of a programme that doesn’t really understand anything but human brains leap to the conclusion that it does, so take this with salt
This is actually our job.
Take a look at the information that appears on your computer screen.
Some email may not be spam.
Some offers may not be genuine.
GPT3 responses may not be all incorrect.
It doesn’t hurt to add your preface before you agree to it.
Overconfidence is not the problem with AI. It will lead to many cultural and economic shifts. One thing we should be aware of is our gullibility.
