Originally Posted by luka ➡️

... generative AI doesn’t “know” anything. It predicts likely sequences of words based on patterns in its training data. It can’t verify facts, understand nuance, or take responsibility for what it says. When asked to produce accurate medical information, legal guidance, or historical analysis, it might generate plausible-sounding nonsense—what’s known as an “AI hallucination.” The tone may be confident. The form may be polished. But the content? Often flawed, misleading, or entirely fabricated.

This doesn’t mean AI has no role. Used as a tool, with careful human oversight, robust fact-checking, and ethical boundaries, it can support creativity, assist in workflows, or help explore new ideas. But used as a substitute for human judgment, research, and responsibility, it becomes a liability.

AI can mimic authority, but it doesn’t possess it. It can echo expertise, but it doesn’t hold it. And if we let it draw the lines of the future unsupervised, we shouldn’t be surprised if we end up in a ditch.[/I]