Post #2326487

2026-03-21 11:26 UTC

I&#39;m not anti the general field of Artificial Intelligence, it&#39;s an extremely interesting subject. I am deeply skeptical of the LLM/GPT products that are being deceptively sold to people as &quot;AI solutions&quot; or claiming to be the science fiction of Artificial General Intelligence. The cult-like following developing around them is even more disturbing, it is like something from Dune or W40K. Please learn how these things actually work, even on a basic level, before making such wild claims. #ai

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@Twotired@universeodon.com 2026-03-21 14:13

@kelpana@mastodon.ie Exactly this. I have found AI ideally suited for machine vision; eg inspecting for blemishes in surface finish or part presence/absence. It’s good at answering the question “does or doesn’t this image resemble the sample images.” It doesn’t understand what it’s looking at and it doesn’t need to. It’s just determining whether a data set statistically resembles another data set. Very useful in a situation where you know a defect when you see one, but can’t articulate or quantify a definition.

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@Jorsh@beige.party 2026-03-21 14:28

@kelpana@mastodon.ie This perfectly encapsulates my feelings.

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@clickhere@mastodon.ie 2026-03-22 10:27

@kelpana@mastodon.ie This sums up how I feel about all of that so much more succinctly that I can ever manage (even if I didn't veer off into extended rants..). Thank you!

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