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AI: The Elephant in the Room We Can’t Really Ignore
Generative AI is a new tool you can use or avoid; but ignore it at your own peril.
There have been many books, movies, and TV series where rogue AI played or plays a part in the downfall of the human race. Sometimes they simply confound us (Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey), sometimes they enslave us ( The Matrix), and sometimes they destroy us ( Terminator). Artificial Intelligence, designed to better our lives, instead ruins them.
Despite these examples, the race to develop increasingly capable AI has gained speed and focus. Now, instead of the purview of sci-fi, AI is here.
However, one of its primary functions isn’t the tool to make automation increase tenfold or work out some dilemma that has stumped the human race. Instead, the biggest advances have been Generative AI.
What is Generative AI?
Generative AI is a tool that comes in many forms to assist with the creation of words, images, and sound. These tools offer a means to input ideas for the output of a finished product.
The best-known, right now, is probably ChatGPT. This software allows you to input an idea of a few sentences with simple instructions to create content.
