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AI: Neither Artificial nor Intelligent. Useful and Sobering
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No surprise, I use Artificial Intelligence in my podcast production. As an early adopter of technology, I explore ways of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools during my podcast production. As a technology skeptic, I’m alert to ethics, dangers, and risks. I’m uncomfortable with the term Artificial Intelligence. It’s not artificial or intelligent. Wait, I heard that somewhere? Where? I asked Perplexity, my most common AI tool. Someone said that AI is neither artificial nor intelligent. What was really said?
[Side note: I converse with AI, ask questions, pose another question, and clarify, just like talking with my grandkids about Pokémon, video games, or politics. Also, note that in AI-speak, questions are calledprompts,and answers are referred to asoutputoranswers.]
Perplexity answered:
The statement “AI is neither artificial nor intelligent” was made by Kate Crawford, a prominent researcher and author in AI ethics and policy. Here’s a breakdown of what she really said and meant:
- Not Artificial: Crawford argues that AI is not truly artificial because it is “made from natural resources, fuel, human labor, infrastructures, logistics, histories, and classifications”…
