What you don’t know about artificial intelligence (AI) can really harm you (and your health). Considering there’s so much misinformation everywhere you look and AI is a real thing you can’t avoid, managing your digital footprint is vital… so where do you begin?

Tech consultant and UX researcher Rachel Miles returns to dissect the pros and cons of AI and how it can be a valuable tool so long as you use it properly this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Rachel and her expertise in AI and other computing technologies at her Renaissance Rachel and Conscious Navigator websites. Check out Rachel’s free AI course — Navigate AI Consciously in 7 Days — at this link.

Listen to her Renaissance Rachel podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download them and on YouTube. Order Rachel’s ebook, A Conscious Navigator’s Guide to AI, here. Find her on social media via Facebook and Instagram.

Previous conversation: https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-317-rachel-miles-making-technology-work-for-you/

Timestamps

9:53 The great equalizer.

21:24 Artificial intelligence is no more or less than a large pattern synthesis engine that has been trained on lots of data and is not conscious.

31:22 Humans need to stay in the loop on AI development so we don’t give it too much power over our lives.

41:47 Avoiding AI tools completely and not understanding them make you much you more vulnerable to manipulation.

55:48 Did you know AI (or Google) doesn’t generate completely accurate information?

1:06:21 Bad algorithms and coding lead to biased, non-factual data.

1:14:07 It takes a lot of computing power to train AI models.

1:23:49 The environmental cost of AI versus the benefits.

1:30:20 AI is designed to give you answers and opinions even when it’s wrong.

Resources

The ELIZA effect

Qualia

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