AI Keeps Going Wrong: What If It Can’t Be Fixed?
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 23 Apr 2024
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- 3
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- 8 Mar 2025, 12:05 pm
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Pessimists warn it could wipe out humanity. Optimists hail a medical revolution. But sceptics argue that the technology is simply flawed.
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The article explores the inherent complexities and potential instabilities of current AI systems, illustrated by a malfunction of ChatGPT that confused and amused users. It highlights the skepticism among some experts who argue that AI technologies may be fundamentally flawed, while others remain optimistic about their potential for revolutionary impacts, such as advancements in medicine. The piece indirectly touches on the discourse regarding existential risks posed by AI, debating if AI's persistent errors could escalate to catastrophic failures. This examination is significant in the context of global discussions on AI governance and safety measures to mitigate severe harms.
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Henry ManceApr 23, 2024 – 5.00amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginThe chatbot was speaking complete gibberish. “To rev the virgate, it’s enley to instil group danters,” it told one user. “I’m by. I’m in. I’m for, I’m from, I’m that,” it told another.Some users joked that it had ingested acid – or too much James Joyce. Others found that it spoke like an English tourist in Spain’s Costa del Sol: “Muchas gracias for your understanding, y I’ll ensure we’re being as crystal-clear como l’eau from now on.” It was February 21, and ChatGPT was broken.Loading...Financial TimesSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIOpinionFeaturesAI SummitFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyLooking to escape? Here are the week’s hottest getawaysThis perfume gets aged in an oak barrel like a fine wineForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsPeter KerEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad bets