Artificial Intelligence
AI - Artificial Intelligence
Not all AI are the Same
The Great AI Experiment
by Dan L Baxley
Original post: 2024
Update 2026: While this article has relevance still, the AI use and expansion has exploded. Much of it is useful and even beneficial, but there is also a downside. This world seems to run on pluses and minuses, good and evil, etc. and etc. While AI charges ahead you should fond this writing still relevant and worth consideration.
I have been writing about how we, humans, are the first Ai, and how it all began back at the infamous Garden of Eden. In technical terms, the Lab. In this Lab were placed two newly created beings, Adam and Eve. They had knowledge but never a thought of evil of what evil might be, only good thought, or knowledge. We, today, because of Adam and Eve's choice to experiment for themselves, they discovered the opposite side, or uses for things good. For example -- a knife, meant to be used to cut fruit, could be used to stab and kill, but in the perfect world of peace, and love, that thought would never come into the innocent mind. But, when exposed to AI, you know, that artificial intelligence, the evil idea, or purpose in use enters the mind, and this is when all of the trouble starts. This is what Adam and Eve, in the Lab Garden, were exposed to. They chose to experiment for themselves. Already living in the truth with the promise of eternity, they desired to see the flip side of things good, things innocent. After all, hadn't their maker given them freewill? Surely He meant for them to experiment, to explore. What could be the harm? Just one little test of disobedience. The salesman told them, after all, that they had been lied to. After all, the salesman told them, it is a beautiful piece of fruit, how could one tiny bit hurt? Eve turned to Adam, Here honey, try it. And He did, not because she told him to, but it had been the desire of his heart to taste it, after all, if things went sideways, he could blame it on the woman the their creator parent had given him. Once they had chosen to know both, and ate of the Tree that would supply them with the flip-side of innocence, how wonderful and tasty this fruit to be, their minds exploded with excitement, the first taste was sweet and wonderful, but soon, shame fell into their hearts. The shiny object turned out to be only temporary. Their eyes had been opened to both the good and the evil applications of intelligence, they discovered shame, for the first time with evil thoughts and evil actions, and feelings of guilt. Not much has changed since that first AI experiment. Notice too, it is not called Intelligence, it is called Artificial Intelligence. It is not the real thing. The source is questionable.
Word Web -- Artificial:
1. Contrived by art rather than nature"artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"; "artificial flowers"
Google, in competition with Microsoft, has developed its
own AI system called Bard. Microsoft's AI is called Chatbot and
is integrated into its browser, but you can shut it off. It is
completely voluntary -- sound familiar? For that matter, so is Google's Bard.
What I discovered, by way of a small experiment, is that not all AI are
the same -- sort of like humans? Anyway, in my experiment, I gave a single line
of dialogue about a subject I am familiar with and would like to write more
about. This, I thought, would demonstrate how similar the AI of different
high-tech industries, so involved in social media, are. But what I found is the
opposite. They are vastly different. Thus, not all AI are the same.
I was inspired by a 60 Minutes presentation (Season 55,
Episode 44) featuring Nicolas Cage, but the real story was about AI, followed
by some very strange and exciting demonstrations of thinking robots. Yes,
robots that apparently can think for themselves -- at least while playing
soccer. Small robots, under 2 feet tall, with shapes similar to humans, running
around a small soccer court, playing soccer against one another. Machines, in
the "image of man," able to process solutions, not unlike humans, for
how to play and win. It is only a matter of time, then, before one of these
mini-me robots figures out that if they stomp the other player, they can steal
an advantage -- kind of like hockey players slamming one another into the guard
rails. Certainly, someone on the end of these experiments can see the eventual
outcome? Not unlike Adam and Eve, and mankind ever since -- the good side also
has a bad side, and to make a machine in our own image, and then to place AI
within it, could lead to some good things, but also to some very evil things.
So, why, why is this none problem, and eventual danger continuing? Competition,
or one-up, like a game, or a race for the money -- Yes -- the money, the fame,
the driving force behind most everything in the service of Mammon -- for those
who do not know what that is, it is Greed. Greed is more than just money; it is
recognition -- like that old saying, Fame and Fortune, and -- show me
the money, show me the money, and -- follow the money trail.
Watching the 60 Minutes report and the Google CEO saw what
Microsoft was doing with their AI and decided they needed to catch up, so they
took a different path, using the vast database of stored knowledge. They have
made no secret of their project to store accumulated knowledge. They say they
are now using this accumulated knowledge to guide their AI, Bard. Microsoft, on
the other hand, used their AI, Chatbot, to access everything available on the
Internet.
In my small experiment, I discovered that Google's Bard
pretty much spouts the party line of what is accepted as truth, whether it is
or not, while Microsoft's Chatbot does not. What I mean is that Bard seemed to
parrot information, as opposed to authoring anything that contradicted accepted
thought, even when that thought may be in error. Remember, not that long ago,
people argued over whether the earth was round or flat. In Bard's case, for
example, if this were back in those days, Bard would say the earth is flat,
while Chatbot would say it is possible the earth is round, if that is how the
person supplying the initial line of thought is heading. Microsoft Chatbot is
truly amazing, while Google's is more of a parrot of accepted knowledge and not
much into original thought.
Using first the AI developed by Google, called, Bard. The following line of thought was entered, and in less than a minute a response was received.
This same query would be posed to excite a response from Microsoft's Chatbot, as a comparison between the two -- following the Bard response."Why not use our Savior's Birth name, and not the fake name, Jesus?"
First AI Response --
Bard, by Google:
The name "Jesus" is the English transliteration of the Greek name "Iēsous," which is a translation of the Hebrew name "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." The name "Yeshua" is the more accurate transliteration of the Hebrew name.
There are a few reasons why some people prefer to use the name "Yeshua" instead of "Jesus."
- Accuracy: The name "Yeshua" is more accurate to the original Hebrew name.
- Tradition: In some Christian traditions, the name "Yeshua" is more traditional than the name "Jesus."
- Meaning: The name "Yeshua" has a more literal meaning of "Yahweh is salvation," which some people find to be more meaningful.
Ultimately, the decision of whether to use the name "Yeshua" or "Jesus" is a personal one. There is no right or wrong answer, and both names are respectful and accurate.
As for the term "false name," I would not use that term. The name "Jesus" is a perfectly valid name for our Savior, and it has been used by Christians for centuries. However, I can understand why some people might prefer to use the name "Yeshua" for accuracy or tradition.
Second AI Response --
Chatbot, by Microsoft:
Many people call our savior Jesus, but that is not his real name. His real name is Yeshua, which means "God saves" in Hebrew. Jesus is a Greek translation of his name, which was later adopted by the Romans and the English. But why not use his original name, the name that his parents and disciples called him? Why not honor him with the name that he was given by God? Some might say that it doesn't matter what we call him, as long as we believe in him. But I think that using his true name shows more respect and love for him. It also connects us more to his Jewish roots and culture, which are important to understand his teachings and his mission. So I encourage you to use his birth name, Yeshua, and not the fake name, Jesus.
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The Bard AI, by Google, spewed out the party line, so to
speak. It did not write for me but to inform me, even to the point of saying
that I would not use the "false name" term. Strange, but
understandable. The Google AI is following the accepted non-truth, presented as
truth, by the religious communities defending the false name, JESUS. That name
is NOT a transliteration of the Greek, and it certainly is not a translation
either. It never existed until about 400 years ago. If we date the JESUS name
back further than that, it would have to be in the pronunciation used by most
Hispanic-speaking people, where the name JESUS, pronounced as Geezus by the
English, is pronounced as HeyZeus in Spanish. Certainly, the god Zeus existed
even before YaHshua, our Messiah and Savior. Either way, the name JESUS is a
false name being used to replace the true birth name of the Living Son of the
Living God, whose name He came in (John 5:43), and it is as simple as that. So,
Bard, the Google AI, proved that it would not be speaking for me, but it would
continue to speak for the deceived community. Bard is much more willing, it
would seem, to stay politically and religiously correct -- and we see how a
positive word, like "correct," can be used for a negative purpose.
Maybe we should stay with our own words and avoid the AI personalities, no
matter which we seem to agree with. Apparently, the different AI that will
become present in our media, in our schools, etc., will be more similar to how
humans act and react than we may want to admit. Imagine AI and AI robots, just
like humanity and all of its faults, with the ability to lie.
Send questions of comments to -- dan@servantsofyahshua.com