The problem is that it refers to so many and constantly changing things that it doesn’t refer to anything specific in the end. You can replace the word “AI” in any sentence with the word “magic” and it basically says the same thing…
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0laura@lemmy.world 2 years agoit’s a good term, it refers to lots of thinks. there are many terms like that.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 years ago
So it’s a bad term.
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 2 years ago
It’s literally the name of the field of study. Chances are this uses the same thing as LLMs. Aka a neutral network, which are some of the oldest AIs around.
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 years ago
If people consistently misunderstand it, it’s a bad term for communicating the concept.
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 2 years ago
It’s the correct term though.
It’s like when people get confused about what a scientific theory is.
0laura@lemmy.world 2 years ago
the word program refers to even more things and no one says it’s a bad word.