Rishabh made an AI blog question challenge and invited me to fill it out. Let's go!
- How was your first experience with AI models?
I used to have fun playing around with NeuralBlender, and used it to inspire glitch art of mine that I drew. Back when ChatGPT launched, I used it to teach myself HTML and CSS.
- Do you use AI or are you completely against using it?
On average, I use it once a week or less; weeks can go by where I don't use it. Due to my field of interest, I want to keep up to date on some use cases and capabilities, and make my own experiences instead of relying on what the hype online says. I feel like I can't properly write about my criticisms or privacy concerns if I don't use it at all, or don't test the use cases people rave about (which often leave me deeply disappointed). Occasionally, my boss will also ask me to trial out some use cases at work.
Situations I use it for in private when I am not testing what others are doing:
- I can't find something specific (like a specific word, jargon, saying, concept, item name etc.) via normal search engine use or can't find a clear explanation for something I find difficult to understand.
- Needing an easy language version for a really difficult paragraph, law text passage, case part etc. that I can't seem to crack on my own.
- Career and job questions I am unable to ask anyone both offline or online, because people I know in real life can't help, and I'd have to reveal too much to others if I asked online. Career trajectory brainstorming, 3-year and 5-year plan stuff.
- Do you have any preference among different models, for example Claude vs ChatGPT? If yes, how do you choose?
I only use ChatGPT and Lumo, and I'm trying to permanently move to Lumo. I no longer want to use anything made by OpenAI.
- What aspect of AI models do you like and what do you not like?
I hate the sycophancy and wordiness. Even when I adjust settings to be short and precise, they still yap. I don't like all the subheadings and bullet point lists, I prefer a full text. I turned emojis off. I also hate when they constantly repeat my name, so I removed that again. I also hate how mean Lumo can get; I want no sycophancy and the fucker will start bullying me for some reason. I like the aspect of being able to ask something when no one else is available (either due to the sensitive matter, embarrassment, or time issues).
- How do you feel about AI generated images? Does it annoy you if someone uses them in a blog post?
Seeing an AI generated image on a blog post is about as nice as being greeted by a steaming turd. Even worse when I know it isn't a bot blog and the person spent time crafting the text, only to include a graphic that has several errors, spelling mistakes and other unfitting or illogical stuff. Do you have absolutely no shame or quality standards? You wanna tell me you looked at that picture that said "thseism" instead of "theme" somewhere in it and thought "Yup, that's it, best I can do, hope my readers enjoy this total eye candy, can't see anything wrong with that"? What is it supposed to convey to me as a reader - that you didn't even look at it, or that you were too lazy to formulate a second or third prompt?
- Internet is flooded with AI slop now, full of generated text, images, audio and videos. How do you filter it from authentic human creation? Do you have a strategy?
I'm not on any of the big platforms or their replacements, and I consume the internet through my highly curated RSS feed reader where I follow real people who don't use it like that, or the Discover page. It's easier to avoid when your internet use is limited, in a niche, and mostly used for blogging, reading and studying. I have a good grip on detecting generated text and images, but I've noticed that videos and gifs can easily fool me by now.
- Are you hopeful for a better future with A.I. or a dystopian one?
Hard to say; I think AI is absolutely a dystopian nightmare when used in surveillance and war. For the rest, I assume the bubble will pop and few dedicated models for specific niches and use cases will remain that have proven to be useful and worth the cost, and the rest will fade away. I hope it can do some good in healthcare, but that may be wishful thinking. If AI went away completely, I would not miss it.
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