misinformation and meltdown
AI: Disinformation, misinformation and meltdowns
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken over our imagination in recent months, with Large Language Models, in particular, being touted as a ground-breaking development. However, as we move beyond the hype, the true capabilities and limitations of the technology are beginning to emerge. It is hard to deny, the recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that have been released are beginning to highlight to the masses the potential of AI in both our personal and professional lives. Over the past several weeks, people have revelled in the capabilities of chatbots, such as ChatGPT, even declaring that it could replace certain roles, such as those associated with customer care, media (advertising, content creation and technical writing) and research. However, over time, as more questions have been thrown as these chatbots and people actively test their limits, several cracks have begun to emerge, as few of which we outline below. As a result, people are beginning to ask more questions about the deficiencies and limitations of AI, especially the Large Language Models (LLM), such as ChatGPT, which to some degree, was being marketed as "the best thing since sliced bread" and being able to transform life as we know it.