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Re:Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says by RicoElectrico on Thursday October 21, 2021 @10:04AM (#28944549)
Me too, but I am afraid the human end needs to think critically as well. You don't need ML/AI to have people do stupid shit because "computer told them to do so". A good example would be validators bundled with the web OpenStreetMap editor iD, which are good from far, far from good.

https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2021-July/086...

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Re:Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says by jvanderbot on Thursday October 21, 2021 @11:15AM (#28945628)
I mean, you can't make a hammer and expect it to be as useful to someone without hands or nails.
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