Then I guess it is good that my ego isn't so weak that I feel the need to impress anyone. Clearly your mileage does vary.

I literally said a discussion can contain counter-arguments. When someone isn't listening to counter-arguments it is no longer a discussion but rather a one-sided argument for arguments sake. I'm sorry this is too complicated for you to grasp.

I should have said it isn't just a search tool. The AI Mode of google search works great, but you can recognize someone who has never used it for any other purpose than as a search pretty quickly. I don't really have a problem with someone making the mistake. My issue is that many (most) Slashdotters who comment on AI these days don't even know what the questions are, because they already know the answer. The fact that they have no idea what they are talking about isn't going to slow them down, and when they are told that it is more they simply "already know" that it isn't and aren't about to take the time to find out that they are wrong.

Ah yes, the old LLM is the same as AI cluelessness. LLMs are just one Neural Network component, and they work in conjunction with numerous other components in a frontier model. You also don't seem to understand that since Neural Networks comprise the human brain complaining that AI is "just" a pattern predictor ignores the fact that the brain is "just" a pattern predictor. Furthermore AI is used productively all of the time. If you can't figure out how to do that color me not surprised. The cognitive dissonance required to write what you wrote and then say I am the one incapable of learning must be painful. I know just reading you document your ignorance is painful to me.

You have exceeded system stupidity capacity and have been banned from the system for life.

Since you still don't understand words, a discussion can involve counter-arguments ... that doesn't make the discussion an argument. When you refused to consider any counter-arguments, and made it obvious that you aren't about to even try to do what I suggested before coming back doubling down on your ignorance, it was clear that you don't know how to have a discussion which merely reinforced my original point. For this reason I am going to conclude with a shorter version of my attempt to shut down the very useless argument that you assume AI is only capable of, when clearly it is you that is only capable of it. That's the projection you aren't smart enough to see even after it has been pointed out to you. Off you go now ...

You are projecting. Now kindly go bury your head in the sand since you have, if nothing else, broadcasted that you don't know anything about AI and aren't about to gather any facts or experience that might educate you on the subject.

The fact that you think having a conversation and an argument are the same thing tells us everything we need to know about you.

"When I ask a question, I'm asking for first hand knowledge or experiences. The people who are deep in AI pshychosis cannot understand that. They will look it up on AI, pretend they are authorative and share it with you. If I wanted to look something up with AI, I would do it myself."

There is your problem right there. You think AI is a search tool. Obviously if you don't know anything about AI, and think it is a search tool, you won't benefit from it. To start with, start having conversations instead of looking for answers. Learn to use it to research. If you question something it says push back with your own counter-arguments. Stop believing the "AI is just a token predictor" nonsense and you will quickly realize that it posses the ability to reason and can function as a very well informed counterpart to bounce ideas off of and learn knew things.

That's so last year. Everybody know that on Slashot AI is the devil now and the biggest trick it did was convince people that it exists.

Well, now you know. Neutral Networks aren't deterministic, and don't follow instructions. I realize you think you are being clever, but you are merely broadcasting your ignorance.

If I continue to try to educate you then I will only allow you to drag me down to your level and beat me with your stupidity. Enjoy being an uneducated fool.

Your analogy breaks down just a bit when you realize that the IT guys don't make less money when nobody clicks, and if management is smart they recognize that the education provided by IT is working and they get a promotion or raise. Dentists also typically don't get blamed when a patient gets cavities, but IT guys *might* be held accountable if they had an education effort and this still continued to occur. It is telling that this thread started with a guy admitting he was stupid enough to click on the link, but has hate for the IT guys exposing him rather than admitting that he is living proof that this kind of thing is necessary.

No, "emberissing" is being so uneducated that you think that it would even be possible to keep such an absurd proposed conspiracy afloat. Either you have never seen the many Black Hat presentations including the OpenAI Hugging Face incident and interviews with experts including Bruce Schneier, Max Tegmark, Roman Yampolskiy, and many, many others or you are stupid enough to be a flat earther. You double down on the "emberissment" by proudly broadcasting your ignorance and stupidity to the world.

You are literally just repeated words you have heard without understanding on a basic level why you have no idea what you are talking about. In order to make such a ridiculous statement you have to literally zero understanding of AI, the fact that it is non-deterministic, and that it doesn't execute instructions. It doesn't do exactly as it is told. You should be embarrassed to post such a ridiculous and clueless comment.