[kwlug-disc] ChatGTP + Bing: we're entering a new paradigm and it's mind-blowing

[Doug Moen]

With this technology, there is no way to "vet and verify" the underlying data. This technology, despite appearances, does not answer questions by looking up answers in a database. What this technology does is to invent works of fiction, by randomly selecting words to continue a prompt, based on the probability of those words following other words in English language text. The probabilities are established by analysing a corpus of English text. This technology is not human-like, it doesn't "know" anything, there is no concept of "truth". Like I said before, it is a bullshit generator. It cannot do anything else.

There are other technologies that can give trustworthy answers to questions, but they aren't as "sexy" as ChatGPT, in the sense of fluently passing the Turing Test. IBM's Watson technology, which became the world Jeopardy champion in 2011, is capable of correctly answering questions. Watson can also indicate a confidence level for its answers. ChatGPT fundamentally cannot give reliable answers to questions.

I would love to use a Watson-powered search engine. I do not want my search engine results contaminated by ChatGPT generated bullshit.

Doug Moen.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023, at 3:45 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> I do see possible uses for this technology when the underlying data is
> vetted and verified, in a certain sector or discipline.
> 
> One example, train it using the laws of a certain jurisdiction, then it can
> be the first step in lawsuits where subsequently humans take the output
> and check it.
> 
> Another example is to train it using references that have disease symptoms 
> and treatments, pharmacopias, FDA approved treatments, and then doctors
> can use it as a first step to diagnose and recommend treatment.
> 
> P.S. there are already iPhone apps used by physicians with a wizard like
> walkthrough interface that goes through flowcharts of diagnosis and
> treatments, so we are on that path already.
> 
> Or building codes, home inspections, ...etc.
> Thought again, there are already applications for those.
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