What can we learn about how AI changes work based on >180k GitHub users? Turns out, quite a lot. AI induces people to shift task allocation towards their core work and away from non-core, project management activities. #ai #chatgpt #github #work #llm #artificialintelligence
Tag: large language model
Does using AI make us smarter, or just more confident?
Does using AI make us smarter, or just more confident? This ep covers a recent study on how generative AI affects our “metacognition” – our ability to judge our own performance. Researchers tracked hundreds of people solving logical reasoning problems with and without AI.
BEWARE OF BOTSHIT: HOW TO MANAGE THE EPISTEMIC RISKSOF GENERATIVE CHATBOTS
Really interesting discussion paper on the premise of ‘botshit’: the AI version of bullshit. I can’t do this paper justice – it’s 16 pages, so I can only cover a few extracts. Recommend reading the full paper. Tl;dr: generative chatbots predict responses rather than knowing the meaning of their responses, and hence, “produce coherent-sounding but… Continue reading BEWARE OF BOTSHIT: HOW TO MANAGE THE EPISTEMIC RISKSOF GENERATIVE CHATBOTS
AI, bullshitting and botshit
“LLMs are great at mimicry and bad at facts, making them a beguiling and amoral technology for bullshitting” From a paper about ‘botshit’ – summary in a couple of weeks. Source: Hannigan, T. R., McCarthy, I. P., & Spicer, A. (2024). Beware of botshit: How to manage the epistemic risks of generative chatbots. Business Horizons, 67(5), 471-486.… Continue reading AI, bullshitting and botshit
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