You may have read stories about how AI is going to “go rogue” and destroy the world. The good news is that’s not going to happen. However, there are some actual risks associated with tools like ChatGPT and Bard. Here are a few key things to be aware of:
These tools will sometimes lie, make mistakes, or fabricate evidence, and so cannot be relied upon for anything important
AI chatbots tend to be trained on publicly-available data. This means that not only are the people who created this data not being paid or credited, distinguishable elements from their content may appear in the chatbot’s responses. Additionally, if the original author made any factual or grammatical errors, it’s possible the bot will repeat these
Chatbots can generate very convincing messages for almost any purpose. That’s why it’s so important to be aware of common online scams and never send anyone money unless you’re positive they are who they claim to be
Chatbots may replicate the unconscious biases of the people whose data they were trained on. As such, any algorithm you create may inadvertently discriminate against certain subtypes of people, potentially even for protected characteristics