In the latest episode of the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 podcast, Emily M Bender makes the insightful observation that one aspect of the hype associated with AI chat systems is the promotion of a …

… worldview that a system that has no accountability for what’s being said is a good source of information.

Emily M Bender, Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 63.

These AI systems are increasingly in our face, but with no guarantee of quality, and absolutely no accountability for when it’s wrong. I note that Google’s AI overview now comes with a public confession of ineptitude and disavowal of accountability.

This is akin to a restaurant putting a sign on their door …

Our servings may include excrement.

No one would be excited about eating at that restaurant, yet somehow we’re supposed to be excited about consuming AI.

Google’s AI (Accelerated Ineptitude) continues to infuriate me. Take the following screenshot as an example.

• The first sentence is correct but maddeningly vague.
• The second sentence is correct.
• The third sentence is false.
• The photo is of the former Adamstown police station, not Lambton!

I just wish it would all go away 🙁