Category: linguistics
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What the heck’s the difference between an “algorithm” and “AI”, anyway?
“Algorithm” and “AI” are two terms that often get used interchangeably, but they have important technical differences. I ran across an algorithm labelled as AI and realized that my intuitions about them are strong, but my definitions are fuzzier than I’d like. So what are yours?
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“Wrong but plausible” is the worst kind of wrong for AI
Generally, it’s better to have a small error than a big error. But the upside to a big error is that it’s easier to notice than a small one. With AI-generated information, plausible errors are more likely to go unnoticed, and thus may be a lot worse than just getting the answer totally wrong.
Hallucinating Parrots 