> Asked about “the pros” of ChatGPT by Jimmy Fallon on a December episode of “The Tonight Show,” Altman talked effusively about the tool’s use for health care. “The number of people that reach out to us and are like, ‘I had this crazy health condition. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. I just put my symptoms into ChatGPT, and it told me what test to ask the doctor for, and I got it and now I’m cured.’”
I've always believed, don't blame the tool for the user, but can't help but feel the sellers are a little complicit here. That statement was no accident. It was carefully conceived to be part of discourse and set the narrative on how people are using AI.
It's understandable that they want to tout their tool's intelligence over imitation, so expecting them to go out of their way to warn people about flaws may be asking too much. But the least thing to do is simply refrain from dangerous topics and let people decide for themselves. To actively influence perception and set the tone on these topics when you know the what ramifications will be, is deeply disappointing.
I've always believed, don't blame the tool for the user, but can't help but feel the sellers are a little complicit here. That statement was no accident. It was carefully conceived to be part of discourse and set the narrative on how people are using AI.
It's understandable that they want to tout their tool's intelligence over imitation, so expecting them to go out of their way to warn people about flaws may be asking too much. But the least thing to do is simply refrain from dangerous topics and let people decide for themselves. To actively influence perception and set the tone on these topics when you know the what ramifications will be, is deeply disappointing.