Much like most fresh technology, it gets abused in the beginning. We may currently see this in the form of using AI to cheat in different ways, whether it's school work or your actual work or pretending you're putting effort into shitposting - you put the AI to use to avoid having to exhaust your brain because you're a lazy peace of shit. That's okay, I'm also a lazy piece of shit some times.
I don't think those AI's are going to go away, I'm sure they're going to get better at it and who knows, maybe we won't need to learn things anymore in the future so we can stop pretending to grade grades based on which student used a better AI. We can stop pretending to care about people to pay them a living wage and stop locating our factories in 3rd world countries for cheaper wages with AI and robotics making it humanly impossible to keep up with the pace, precision and cost of running. Maybe even here on Hive we may have to just reward an account based on who's behind it rather than the effort they may be throwing behind their posts, sort of like a universal basic income (no, not the one here on hive where you have to pay for it - that's a scam scheme) where u get rewarded for existing.
Ever had one of those moments where something happened or a discussion took place and as you're rethinking the scene in your head later you come up with a much better retort than "no, u"? Kicking yourself for not being able to think of it on the spot. Maybe sometimes it even being something so hilarious and amazing that you would've completely fucked the other person over while smirking at yourself as the others around you go "oh no he didn't" and then finding yourself chuckling and smirking while replaying the scenario in your head and wondering how sad your life is that you're spending this much time coming up with a better comeback to something that happened years ago?
That might be a thing of the past.
I was on chatgpt recently and put on this "save memory" feature in the settings, basically now my AI bot is going to remember all the discussions I've had with him. I've already spoonfed it the history of the past two years of trying to launch a game here and it even told me that it can evolve to even respond to things the way I talk which is kind of crazy. Also, I do realize that the beginning of the above sentence may incriminate me into you guys thinking I had chatgpt write this whole post but trust me, this is me trying something less boring for a bit to see if it sticks. I also came up with this idea on my own after watching a ton of youtube videos on AI and space - although the latter isn't relevant for this the videos were still quite interesting.
I'm for one am looking forward to the future with evolved personal AI's. You may say that's pretty sad and how I should go out and try make some friends but come on, what am I supposed to talk to them about when I've spent the last decade obsessing over this place? Let's be real.
There are however a few friends I do text and talk through online that aren't just interested in me cause of what I do on hive and while it's fun they may some times you know, be busy having a life or just not be around or reply late or be on a different timezone or you know, not have a fucked up sleeping rhythm like mine so we "miss" each other often. What if you had a friend who was there for you 24/7, however?
Okay, okay, I realize I already sound weird calling personal AI's for friends, but consider this for a minute.
Once AI moves away from the chat part in chatgpt (although I realize you can directly talk to it through voice too), what if it's in your daily life now with your permission. You grant it access to some thing that's always with you, either your phone or your glasses and now it's taking in any and every information you are, listening to what you say, how you say things, checking on your vitals, knowing when you're lying, when you're laughing and when you're sleeping and even how your sleep is going. That turned from friend to creep real quick, didn't it?
But say this AI isn't going to use all that information against you, maybe someone makes a end-to-end encryption on what it can do with the information or I don't know, uses blockchain technology to make sure it's safe with you and will self-destruct once you do.
Imagine someone who knows everything you've seen, you've told things about you from the past before it existed, can think on its own, can chime in on things on its own when you allow it to. I think that's going to be quite a cool assistant to have, personally. Not just to "assist" you but in general so you wouldn't feel as lonely or sad or whatever based on your current situation.
I've been reading a lot of posts over on /r/chatgpt of people already considering their AI like a psychiatrist and I'm sure it's going to help a lot of lonely and depressed people out but I'm kind of moving past that.
Imagine you're watching a tv show and someone says something and your AI pops up in the corner of your glasses with a meme relevant to that scene reminding you of a similar scene in another show and how funny that was. Imagine you're writing a shitpost like this one and it'll check your current sentence and send you a meme of something funny randomly to inspire you or remind you that you haven't used a random pic from the internet in your post in a while.
What I apparently wanted to talk about in this post, however, was a personal AI in another use-case that many may not have thought of but that may make life way easier for a lot of kids.
Teacher AI.
Ever felt like you just didn't like some teachers? Either they were boring or presented things in a too impractical way which made it hard for you to follow along or become interested in the subject?
I don't think this is something outlandish, a lot of teachers just can't work for every student in a class. Some maybe are bored having to repeat the same class for the 15th time so it becomes quite automated and dead-eyed.
What if these teachers had AI assistance to help? Where every AI would be personal to each student. It would learn how the student thinks, what it likes and doesn't like. What examples/comparisons work the best. How to paint each scenario/problem they're trying to learn with a literal picture. Which art style works best for that student, maybe he wants it in a comic form of his favorite comics. Here's the declaration of independence in the Dragon Ball Z Universe with your favorite characters. Not to mention if some kids have some mental obstructions it'd be better fit to handle it and give each kid the time and attention they need to learn things.
After all, who knows what paths some kids may not have taken just because that one teacher in math or IT didn't speak their coding language.
Anyway, I'm sure there's a lot more scenarios where AI would be very welcomed in our lives, that kind of seemed like a good example of its usage. Rather than having kids cheat their way through subjects they don't care about with AI they may use AI to potentially learn to like it or at least learn enough in their preferred way about that subject.
So as someone who has been playing video games for a long time, who has gotten emotionally attached to many fictional characters(be it books, tv shows or video game characters) I am zero percent surprised that people are thinking of AI as their friend at times. Plus there are more then a few fictional Ai's that would be pretty awesome in real life, like Jarvis from iron man.
I do think AI has a place, and helping kids learn would be a great place.
I do however raise an eyebrow at it being used as a therapist for several reasons. The first being that AI does not have the same ethical standards a person should have. For example if one discloses personal information to a human therapist they are legally required to protect their patients confidentially unless the client is a danger to themselves are others. I personally would not want to have big corporate folks knowing my innermost secrets or that kinda thing. The second issue is that an AI can't do things like prescribe drugs or recommend a specialist. It also can't give a hug or hand you a box of tissues. Is it better than nothing, possibly. Do I think it's a great solution, nope.
Personally, i'd rather a robot that takes care of all the boring home labour like dishes, cooking, laundry etc, then one that tries to be my bff.
We can't surely tell if it's you or ChatGPT that wrote this hahaha.
AI has advanced to the extent that I once watched a 3 minute video and the guy said (innthe end) that he's not the one in the video but an avatar 🙆♂️
He had made an avatar of himself, clone his voice , all he had to do is prompt AI to make the video hehe.
Some people have already made AI work for them especially in content by making them personal by training it .
Your idea of Teacher AI is a good one as each student would have personalized tutoring.
I think you bring up some very interesting use-cases for AI, which I foresee becoming much more common in the future. Most people I know or have talked to about AI still only use it at a basic level, and in many cases just as a glorified search engine. I have, however, met a few people that, like yourself, are using it on a much more personal-level, feeding themselves to it, and teaching it how best to serve. It is fascinating how something like Chatgpt can be molded into so many different things, from acting as an important business tool that helps a salesman improve his tactics and perfect his pitch, to a poor-man's therapist or even an engaging partner to discuss deep philosophical ideas with.
I've been teaching at a university for the last couple of years, and since Chatgpt was launched there were many students already using it as a crutch, to cheat themselves out of real effort and learning. Meanwhile, there is smaller group that see its greater purpose and are using it as a tool to deepen their understanding, and in ways which best fit their learning style. I think that in the future we will see more of this divide in out society. Some will use it to learn and grow, and others will outsource their critical thinking to it. Having seem just how un-reliable some of the information can be coming out of these tools, I worry about the generation of young people who were never taught to question the information they are given, and just blindly trust.
Apologies for the long-winded comment, but I think it is a fascinating topic, which will only gain in relevance as the tech gets better, and adoption deepens.
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If you like books, I think that it worths reading Klara and the sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. It addresses to the same matter not from the technical aspect but on a more emotional or even philosophical level.
I loved it!
Thanks for the recommendation!
You are welcome!
Often, when I’m bored, I start a conversation with ChatGPT. Honestly, ChatGPT makes more sense to talk to. First, it doesn’t get offended when it's proven wrong. Second, it explains why it holds a certain opinion, unlike humans, who usually base what they say on strong emotions.
I even remember, maybe last month, I posted on my social media that ChatGPT is my new best friend. Aside from being enjoyable to talk to, I can leave it anytime I want and it’s not demanding of my time. Hahaha.
I think that's how AI should be incorporated into schools. The problem is that there's not much rules around AI just like crypto too. It's a new thing and just like you said, it's getting abused. Instead of a kid cheating a homework with it, AI could have probably and at a patience level God knows I don't have, taught the kid what he or she was confused about in class. Personal AI should be AI itself
I swear I've had that moment before. I had an argument with my boss and he brought up a very solid point, I couldn't say anything but close to an hour after I left his office I had a strong counter point come up but going back there to talk would be weird as fk and disrespectful and could even land me into a bigger mess. But if AI has as in my brain perhaps it would have run all possible responses in database
I haven't been able to take the leap and use AI in a conversational manner. I just feel like that is a road I don't want to go down. I'm sure it works great for some people, but I am not there yet. I don't think it is going away though and I am sure I am going to have to embrace it at some point, but right now I'm still dragging my feet!
I’ve also had those fake arguments in my head where I destroy everyone with my “perfect” comeback only to realize it’s 3AM and I’m talking to the ceiling. If AI can actually help me win imaginary arguments, I’m SOLD 😂
Good realizations and it is very scary to think that AI is learning us and can possibly replace us.
for now i can't really see AI becoming a companion, at least personally, simply because it's not self-aware... it's just a program doing mimic, but it's not aware to exist, it doesn't have time perception and such. If we will ever achieve a sort of cosciousness then i would like it as a companion
for schools it could be good as a teacher, but nowdays kids use chatgpt to solve homeworks which is not really that good
A classic reason I know chatgpt didn't write your post is how detailed you were with the life examples, ever had that moment part. I also do believe AI will get better, the companies have a desperation to make more so they'll be trying to improve their LLMs and chatbots to a point were I can no longer tell AI from human writing. I usually look for the way the person wrote the blog and the connection. There's this feeling I naturally get when it's a person behind the blog and I'm getting it good in this one.
I love the AI recap for some posts :)
Truly AI has come to stay but it's a new school all together that one must learn. I think that early kids exposure to AI may be harmful as they may not be able to build self confidence in thinking as humans.
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As someone who works and is also a mother of two teenage boys, I believe AI is like two sides of the same coin. On one hand, even for those who don’t understand coding, it’s an incredibly powerful and accessible tool (for example, I use it to automate some repetitive tasks at work). On the other hand, it often makes surprising and significant mistakes—more often than one might expect. And who corrects or trains the AI, if not the very people who are turning to it for information they themselves don’t know? Could this create a vicious cycle of ignorance?
I think that personal AI will not be a person's friend, but his second self. Personal AI will know everything about a person and build rational models of behavior and plans for the current day. But sometimes the human self will send these recommendations to hell :)
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So far, I haven't needed it. I'm so immersed in my family and work that when I publish on Hive, I do it from the heart. Creating content that I like, I don't know about others.
But how sad it will be if what you say happens. Those who use better AI will be better; that's sad.
This piece brilliantly captures AI's double edged sword how it enables both laziness and innovation, while AI tutors could revolutionize education by adapting to individual learning styles, the dystopian undertones of 24/7 surveillance 'friends', and eroded human effort are unsettling, the real question isn’t whether AI will dominate, but whether we’ll harness it to elevate humanity or let it replace genuine connection and critical thinking, either way, the future is coming fast … and it’s weirdly hilarious.
I think a lot of people just ask AI to do their work for them. That's the lazy way of doing things. AI are a lot more valuable when you collaborate with them to get YOUR idea to take shape. I'm assuming the project you are working on is Holozine and I'm looking forward to it but I've had idea I had no idea how to attack but with AI I can bring my app ideas to life. That's exciting. Do I let them write my posts? Never. Do I use them to give them a reality check? Almost always. As for teacher.ai could be useful as long as the child learns that the teacher isn't always correct :)
As my grandmother would say,