2026-01-01
Who has not heard of ChatGpt, Grok, etc? - Almost nobody.
Who understands how they work? - Almost nobody.
Who understands how good their results are? - Very few.
So of what use are they?
Well, as an improvement on a traditional search engine, they are indeed useful, especially if we are examining a reasonably cut-and-dried topic, say for instance, the Statute Book. It exists. It's not "fuzzy" except in so far as its provisions can be extremely complicated, even contradictory, and thus not easily understandable by mere humans, which is one of the reasons we have hitherto had to have highly paid and experienced lawyers ... in an attempt to understand the output of our Parliamentarians ... ("but ignorance of the law is no excuse").
Now take a look at economics. Could an AI unravel the best economic policies for the country?
If you ask me, not a chance.
It's all far too uncertain and you'll probably never find a roomful of economists to agree on anything very much. When I was a student, the biggest most ponderous and least useful textbook was on Economics - it isn't a "science" because human beings and their predilections and choices are simply not overall capable of reliable prediction without taking into account all manner of extraneous factors. And economics is all about the choices of humans.
Are there areas in between that could benefit from a better type of AI?
Well, human-designed AI is still in its infancy, the "explosive growth" phase is almost certainly still current, and so the answer must be a resounding "yes!".
So, what form might an improved AI take?
"AlterAI is experimental software in active development. Responses may be inaccurate, incomplete, or occasionally unexpected. Always verify important information independently"
If you feel tempted, best do some rigorous testing ...
