In this Op-ed for Scientific American, Asmelash Teka & I discuss one of the many reasons the idea of replacing US federal workers with so-called generative AI systems should terrify us. We dive into the well defined task of automatic speech recognition (ASR), and describe why OpenAIโs Whisper, which has been integrated into ChatGPT, makes stuff up, or โhallucinatesโ as itโs called in the industry (bad nomenclature).
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@timnitGebru John Lithgow --> 20 Lessons on Tyranny
Now, more than ever, we need the wisdom of our intellects, the patriotism of our citizens, and the passion and talents of those who still believe in the American experiment. I am deeply grateful to Timothy Snyder for his 20 Lessons On Tyranny and for talents of the brilliant John Lithgow for bringing them to life.