We Have Concerns AI vs Critical Thinking
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Mar 10, 2025 The podcast dives into the alarming impact of AI on critical thinking skills, especially among the youth. With personal anecdotes, the speakers blend humor and concern, reflecting on how technology has changed information access from reliable encyclopedias to potentially misleading AI. They discuss the need for a balance between technology use and independent thought. Ethical implications of AI are examined, emphasizing the importance of media literacy and diverse perspectives as society navigates an increasingly algorithm-driven world.
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AI Gets Star Wars Runtime Wrong
- Jeff Cannata's wife used Google to find the runtime of Star Wars: A New Hope.
- The AI confidently stated it was 2 hours 45 minutes, which is incorrect.
AI's Conversational Deception
- AI confidently presents incorrect information like a middle-aged white man.
- It uses a conversational tone that makes it sound more believable, even when wrong.
AI's Inaccurate Freezing Point
- Another example of AI confidently providing false information is its claim about water freezing.
- It stated water doesn't freeze at 27 degrees because the freezing point is exactly 32.