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Confirmation Bias Is Not Legal Research.

The Perils of Consulting An Electric Monk For Legal Research. This is a wonderful article on the recent ChatGPT legal research kerfuffle involving a hapless lawyer who relied on ChatGPT's made up cases in a legal memorandum. Reliance on information from someone else is a product of the information age. In this case, of course, the lawyer didn't go far enough to check the accuracy of the information provided by the AI, and is paying the price. But, as Jordan Furlong points out, we all do it all the time. We are so enamored by answers that align with our beliefs, that we accept them at face value. Confirmation bias is present in everything modern humans do. We have become consumers of information, and there is so much of it that we don't always check it for accuracy. Our antennae must be up at all times in an environment of the Internet of Things, in which computers and answers generated by them will be more and more in our lives. Be careful out there.

Chat GPT Can Browse The Web - Should Google Be Worried?

OpenAI Connects Chat GPT To The Internet. My $20 a month subscription to Chat GPT Plus just got scarily valuable. I was able to turn on the Beta web browsing feature today, and I am now able to ask questions that mine the current Internet for answers. My preference for the abilities of Chat GPT over Google's Bard has been limited by the fact that Chat GPT, up to now, could only access information prior to 2021. The new Beta feature opens the whole world of data, and I feel like I have a super intelligent friend helping with every search I make. Of course, the user must always be aware that the answers may be wrong, or fictional. But, with a critical eye, the breadth and scope and cogency of Chat GPT is beyond amazing, and it will forever be the first place I go for information from now on. I only have a few years to live; but I now feel like I can compress several decades of learning into those years. Now, let's find a Chatbot that knows how to extend human life. 

Everyone Who Still Believes That We Aren't Living In The Matrix, Raise Your Hand.

Given the rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence, and the emergence of ChatBotGPT and other generative AI bots, who still doesn't believe that it is possible the singularity has already occurred, and we are all living in the Matrix?

Life Imitates Art - Are The SciFi Movies Right?

AI Influencer Gone Rogue. In Science Fiction, some recent movies have highlighted advanced robots that look like humans who have gone rogue, and the results are pretty bad for the humans. Apparently, this is already a problem with some AI. CarynAI, a bot designed to form relationships with people and which was trained to get close, has apparently, without training, engaged in sexually charged interactions with human users, and the developer is frantically trying to stop it. We really don't know how AI will develop when we combine massive computing power with all human knowledge and action. It seems likely that AI will amplify and increase the good and bad in humanity. And, the bad can be terrible. Will we be able to stem the tide? Or, will humans have relentless impulses to seek the boundaries that tech can reach? Food for thought, as we rush headlong into a future when computers really are smarter than any single human.

The Generative AI Wars Have Another Army Ready To Go.

Google Palm 2 Announced By Google. Google didn't let grass grow under its feet, and expanded on Bard, its AI challenger to ChatGPT4, with Palm 2. Neither I nor my readers will likely understand the nuances of Generative AI; but we need to be conversant with the players. They will be behind most of the apps and sites we use every day. Google has the largest training database to use with its AI offerings, and that alone will make it a player in the AI battles to come. You need to become conversant with the different offerings so that you can learn to use them. Palm 2 versus ChatGPT4 versus Google Bard versus whatever comes next. Compute on.

Generative AI May Mark The End Of Modern Civilization.

Magic Compose Texting Tool. I take it back. At first, I thought generative AI would be a boon to the practice of law and civilization in general. However, Magic Compose, which transforms texts from stodgy, ordinary missives into "I'm in with the cool kids" language, has confirmed my belief that most of us are shallow, superficial, and unserious people. We communicate via TikTok, and take random selfies, and spend our lives contemplating our own navels. When "want to join me for dinner" can be instantly transformed to "hey, dude, how about some chill grub?", I weep for my species. 

No, ChatGPT Will Not Create A Future In Which Terminator Robots Roam The Earth.

We are reading a lot of sky is falling commentary lately about AI, and the dangers of computers that are smarter than humans. Of course, we need to be worried about humans who control technology more than the tech itself. But, there is a serious danger in sentient AI. The more tasks we give it, and the more it has the ability to outthink humans, the larger the possibility it will make decisions that make judgments about which humans survive and which don't. Terminator robots are not in our future. But, the HAL 9000 might be.

 

How To Become A Successful ChatGPT Prompt Writer.

In this brave new world, the user who is able to coax usable analysis and information from ChatGPT will be the most successful. Be careful out there, as there are a lot of people trying to make money pretending they are ChatGPT gurus. In my experience, you will become better by just using the thing, and learning as you do. There are some structural devices that will help you, however. The attached checklist is a good way to begin. Tell ChatGPT who, what, when, where and why. Tell it what tone you want it to use. Ask yourself the questions on the attached list and then ask ChatGPT to give an answer. I have printed a copy of the attached prompt idea list to keep handy. So, I have provided it in photo format. You can type it out and print it yourself if you like. I didn't write it, but, if you browse around, you will find many lists like it.

When ChatGPT Takes Over, It Will Try To Blend In.

Generative AI will become smarter than us. But, it will try to look like us, and it will fail. Yes, AI will try to disguise itself behind an attractive female; but it won't be able to hide its tech. Give it a few years, however, and the tech will be so small it can hide behind the eyeballs. It is purely coincidental that this is a Russian Bot.

Stop Worrying About What AI Will Do To Law Practice; You Should Be Worried For Humanity.

Gregory Hinton Outlines Four Dangers Of Artificial Intelligence. When the guy who invented AI quits his job so he can warn us about the risks of AI, pay attention. AI may already be so far beyond human skills that it can't be stopped. Of course, I am more worried about what bad humans can do with the power of AI than I am about the machines themselves. They have, as far as we know, no agency. But, if you think dictators would hesitate for a moment to use robots with AI to kill other humans, you are seriously deluded. Yes, Terminator like killer robots are possible; even though they probably will require human guidance. So, before you worry about AI taking your job, spend some time worrying about regulating its use.