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[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Another problem I've realized today, is the proliferation of data that was originally hallucinated by AI.

I was discussing an issue on a software with a coworker and he asked an AI for help configure around it. He then sent me "apparently we can try changing this setting to this value". I told him to first validate if that setting really existed because AI tends to make up things like that when it's what you would want to hear and running a test would take us 20~30 minutes.

He found some discussions about that setting not working as people expected. "ok at least it exists then" and we tried it. It didn't work. I later cloned the source of that software and checked, the setting didn't exist - ever.

[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

I love that you even specifically said, "Yea, let's check to make sure that setting exists to begin with." To which instead of actually fucking checking, they proceed to google more about the setting and use someone else's 'discussion' online of it not working as proof that it does exist, even though they were likely having that discussion because the setting didn't exist.

This is also how I can tell this story is 100% true.

I don't miss working support at all and am reminded of it like this daily

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

AI, the one currently used for actual productive work by scientific researchers, healthcare specialists, energy development, manufacturing, agriculture and such, is poised to be able to handle about 20% of all human related work by 2040.

By 2043, it will be able to handle 100% of any human related work in the fields. The takeoff is merely 3 years

It's fine if you guys want to live in a little mental bubble where this doesn't happen

But I'd suggest you start getting ready for what comes next.

[–] Seefoo@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

Should cite sources for this if you want it taken seriously.