Which means that lots of content is being generated by these software systems and flooding the internet.
AI Makes Up Way Too Much Stuff
Why is generative AI a threat to information?
The short answer is that generative AI “hallucinates.”
I’m a professional online writer, and at best I can knock out 5000 words a day.
An LLM could do ten times that without breaking a virtual sweat.
I also think that current estimates are probably lower than reality, sinceAI text detection simply doesn’t work.
If those sources are tainted by nonsense, it means running the risk of unknowingly spreading misinformation.
AI-Generated Books Are a Scourge
Writing is a tough and time-consuming job.
With the advent of generative AI however, virtually anyone can pump out writing at literally inhuman rates.
So it should be no surprise that AI-generated books areflooding online stores like Amazon.
It’s not just annoying, it can be legitimately dangerous.
Even scientific journalsaren’t immune.
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These are permanent, physical records of human knowledge before it could have been tainted by AI text generators.
A gold standard against which to measure the claims of LLMs and human authors alike.
Perhaps just as important are historical records.
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Can you imagine a future where we believe a historical timeline invented by sloppy AI systems?
With the rise of AI-generated images and video, the same can be said for them.
Physical discs may become critical to preserve, and the same digital safekeeping could be applied.
I’m the last person to be against the potential benefits various AI technologies can offer us.
So hold on to that encyclopedia set!
