"So-called artificial intelligence predicts the most probable and most useful continuation of a sentence on the basis of the enormous quantities of data at its disposal. So-called artificial intelligence has neither consciousness, nor emotions, nor personal life experience—the very foundations of human belief. To put it more plainly, it has no 'heart' that could stand behind an idea; its points of departure are probability and logic as modes of rational procedure."
"Any system trained on human texts inevitably absorbs human biases. Yet it should not be controversial to claim that its role is not to convince us of its truth, but rather to provide information so that a human being may ultimately form their own judgment. In this sense, so-called artificial intelligence does not possess beliefs, but guidelines."
A critical distinction exists between what artificial intelligence actually does and what public discourse assumes it does. AI systems predict the most probable continuation of sentences based on vast data quantities, but they lack consciousness, emotions, and personal life experience that underpin human beliefs. While AI systems trained on human texts inevitably absorb human biases, this does not mean they possess beliefs or intentionally govern human thinking. Rather, their role is to provide information enabling humans to form independent judgments. The concern about AI bias is legitimate, but conflating information provision with belief formation misrepresents AI's actual function and capabilities.
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