#like. why would you think it could write a recipe? it'll just smash common ingredients and measurements together without a thought
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so like. i'm not as hardcore anti-ai as it seems most on this site are. but i am BAFFLED at some of the things people irl will be shocked that chatgpt and it's ilk can't do. they'll say things like 'i asked it to write me a logic puzzle but the answer didn't make any sense :(' or 'i asked it to tell me the relevant bit of law for the situation i'm in but it was totally wrong :(' or 'i asked it to make me a recipe from the things in my cupboard but it tasted disgusting :('
like. no shit!
as soon as you realise that current ai is literally just an algorithm trying to fit new data to the limited number of examples it's been shown, i.e. trying to work out what "most likely" comes next, you know that it just cannot do these things.
of course it's going to give you a logic puzzle with no logical answer! it knows what a logic puzzle sounds like ("a man lies dead on the ground, no footsteps nearby...") and it knows what an answer sounds like ("he died of a heart attack"). that doesn't mean it knows how to connect the two.
of course it's going to tell you a law that's completely irrelevant or just made up! it knows what a law sounds like ("an extension of time of three months is available upon request"). that doesn't mean it knows the law or can apply it to a specific set of circumstances.
of course it's going to give you a recipe that doesn't take taste into account! it knows what a recipe sounds like ("1 tablespoon of rosemary"). that doesn't mean it understands how an ingredient or the amount of it affects a recipe.
the thing that's frustrating about this is that if you're aware of this, you can use ai for things it will do fine at. ask it to write you a speech. ask it to suggest something to eat. ask it to write you the pros and cons of some piece of technology. it will give you enough ideas to tear apart and re-use as your own just fine with any of those prompts. ask it to actually be creative or provide real-world advice? a fool's prompt.
#anyway this was set off by a friend complaining that 1 tbsp of rosemary in a pasta sauce recipe was disgusting#and that they used up all their ingredients making the recipe and then had nothing left to cook with#like. why would you think it could write a recipe? it'll just smash common ingredients and measurements together without a thought#i also feel the need to clarify (given i know most people's opinions on ai) that me personally?#i have used it once and once only to help me write some marketing bullshit that i could not for the life of me come up without some help#the sort of 'my work in x helps my clients because y' writing that i struggle with because it's so performative i find it hard to even star#i don't DO work x to help clients. i have the work i have lol#and then it was really just a jumping board for 'okay that kind of thing makes sense i'll write a paragraph on that'#and 'that's just that rephrased so that can be combined'#and 'that's stupid and will not be included'#i guess what i'm saying really boils down to. i agree with (some of) the fears about ai. i agree with (some of) the hopes for ai#but i am completely baffled by people who think it's this fool proof revolutionary tool to be used in any and all instances
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