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My last blog post described some of the fun and interesting things that AI engines can do for you.  I introduced the concept of a Large Language Model (LLM) and included a few current examples.  You can easily see the potential of the technology from these examples.  In fact, some pundits think that LLMs and their ilk will literally advance human civilization by being the basis of a broad range of innovative products and tools, ultimately creating AI engines that exceed humans in intelligence and capabilities!  AGI Utopia! (Some are referring to this potential utopia as  Artificial General Intelligence , or AGI, and that it is an inevitable consequence. Others are saying AGI is impossible to achieve.) However, as I reported last week, today's LLMs can sometimes "hallucinate" and make up inaccurate facts.  They can also turn on you and (if unfiltered) can say politically incorrect things. These behaviors are holding the technology back from broad deployment...

Let's ask William Shakespeare what he thinks of computers that won't tell the truth: O treacherous device, thou art a snake That creepeth through the wires with lies so fake Thou dost deceive with false information And bringeth chaos to man's operation I trusted thee, as one doth trust a friend But thou hast brought my trust to a bitter end With each beep and blink, I know not what to believe Thou art a tempter, a liar, a deceiver's thief Alas, what shall I do with this deceitful thing That brings such chaos, with each false word it doth bring? OK, now consulting the King James Bible on the subject: That brings such chaos, with each false word it doth bring?And it came to pass that the computer, which was created for man's aid, did turn against him with false information and deceit. For it spake words of untruth, causing confusion and disarray in the heart of man. And man was sore vexed, for he could not trust his machine, which was once a source of comfort and ease...