Incorrect for practical endeavors is revealed through catastrophic failure rather than mere anomalies
Evidence
In March 1986, a nine-page article about the Chernobyl nuclear installation appeared in the English-language edition of Soviet Life, under the heading of Total Safety’. Only a month later, over the weekend of the 26–27 April, the world’s worst nuclear accident—thus far—occurred at the plant. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 13 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
But that doesn’t mean AI is a magical oracle. One time, I aimed ChatGPT at my garage door, which was struggling to open. Using the video feed, it confidently diagnosed a faulty sensor. But there was no faulty sensor. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 423 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A true but incomplete theory can make its holder misread anomalies; AI can incorrectly diagnose problems, leading to misleading solutions. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 423; Ineluctable failure does not prevent winners and losers, truths and errors — Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity, 123 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- A true but incomplete theory can make its holder misread anomalies
#expands(0.78) - Confidence in expert systems can be catastrophically misplaced
#exemplifies(0.78) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 13 - AI can incorrectly diagnose problems, leading to misleading solutions.
#exemplifies(0.72) — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 423 - Ineluctable failure does not prevent winners and losers, truths and errors
#qualifies(0.72) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity, 123