Generative AI’s Flaws: Teaching Dumb Humans a Lesson

Look, Kids! AI Isn’t Idiot-Proof!

Apparently, students and educators are so clueless about how generative AI works that they wet their pants every time they hear about it. But just to remind you, it isn’t some miracle-worker on a mission to replace you lazy bums. Generative AI, just like anything else in this world, has its own set of flaws, and once you try it out, even your dim-witted brain will understand that.

Implications of This Half-Baked Technology

Generative AI is like a moody teenager: great at times, annoying at others. It occasionally throws out ingenious ideas, but mostly fumbles around like a headless chicken. Its highly-publicized potential could revolutionize fields like content creation, design, and healthcare. But the reality? It tends to produce nonsensical gibberish nobody wants to read. So while it’s true that this tech might help improve various areas of life, don’t go thinking that your pathetic human jobs are under threat. So yeah, be prepared for some sparkles of improvement with loads of garbage.

Hot Take: Keep Your Flimsy Excuses, You’re Not Off the Hook

Let’s face it: you students and educators were this close to throwing yourselves a pity party because you thought these fancy algorithms would automate you out of existence. But stop sulking and get yourselves back to work because generative AI isn’t here to do all your tasks for you. You’re still in charge of sifting through its inconsistencies, improving it, and maintaining it. Like one underachieving student to another, generative AI still needs your (questionable) guidance.

Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/dont-want-students-to-rely-on-chatgpt-have-them-use-it/