Comment on Why are people seemingly against AI chatbots aiding in writing code?
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 month ago
Basically this: Flying Too High: AI and Air France Flight 447
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Panic has erupted in the cockpit of Air France Flight 447. The pilots are convinced they’ve lost control of the plane. It’s lurching violently. Then, it begins plummeting from the sky at breakneck speed, careening towards catastrophe. The pilots are sure they’re done-for.
Only, they haven’t lost control of the aircraft at all: one simple manoeuvre could avoid disaster…
In the age of artificial intelligence, we often compare humans and computers, asking ourselves which is “better”. But is this even the right question? The case of Air France Flight 447 suggests it isn’t - and that the consequences of asking the wrong question are disastrous.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I know about this crash and don’t see the connection. What’s the argument?
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 month ago
I recommend listening to the episode. The crash is the overarching story, but there are smaller stories woven in which are specifically about AI, and it covers multiple areas of concern.
The theme that I would highlight here though:
More automation means fewer opportunities to practice the basics. When automation fails, humans may be unprepared to take over even the basic tasks.
But it compounds. Because the better the automation gets, the rarer manual intervention becomes. At some point, a human only needs to handle the absolute most unusual and difficult scenarios.
How will you be ready for that if you don’t get practice along the way?
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I got a lot of listening lined up but I’ll add it to the list. I hope they offer some statistics. Flying has become a lot safer over the years. I’d be surprised if automation works against the trend rather than for it.
Thanks for the answer.