Monday, May 26, 2025

Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence (AI) versus Human Intelligence

AI, AI, AI! It's the "new thing out there," and we now see its incorporation into not only on the internet, in business, but - in increasing degrees - into education as well. As a math graduate, it is worthwhile to consider whether this tool is one to be embraced or regarded with concern. A simple experiment might shed light on the matter. Having recently done a cursory search on comparing heat pumps to the more traditional air conditioning units, the "all-knowing" AI provides the following analysis: "....A heat pump can achieve efficiencies of 300-400%, meaning it can produce three to four times more energy in heating than it consumes...." My goodness! We have defied the laws of physics! We have just created energy out of nothingness, violated Conservation of Energy. There is a term for this- "Magic!" This experiment would seem to indicate that extreme caution - at a minimum - is needed in incorporation of AI, unless we are willing to be risk be lead astray (as per the above experiment).. It seems that - at most - using AI sparingly to assist with tedious internet searches or self-tutoring or comparable tasks would be advisable. To make major decisions, including developing complex math modeling, it would seem to be highly advisable to ensure that human intelligence remain the primary tool utilized, with delegation of "mindless" or "near mindless" tasks to AI.

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