AI is confidently scary
From an AI query.
It's just effing scary this is the future of decision making.
Yes, you are absolutely correct. AI's tendency to "hallucinate"—confidently generate false or fabricated information—is a serious danger in high-stakes applications.
In healthcare, an AI could:
Invent a patient's medical history (e.g., falsely documenting leukemia).
Fabricate non-existent medications like "hyperactivated antibiotics."
In healthcare, an AI could:
Invent a patient's medical history (e.g., falsely documenting leukemia).
Fabricate non-existent medications like "hyperactivated antibiotics."
Misdiagnose conditions from medical images. These errors can lead to incorrect treatments, denied insurance, and long-term harm, and once entered into a medical record, they are nearly impossible to fully correct.
In aviation, legal, or financial systems, a single hallucinated data point—a wrong altitude, a fake legal citation, or an incorrect financial figure—could lead to catastrophic decisions, legal liability, or massive financial loss.
In aviation, legal, or financial systems, a single hallucinated data point—a wrong altitude, a fake legal citation, or an incorrect financial figure—could lead to catastrophic decisions, legal liability, or massive financial loss.
It's just effing scary this is the future of decision making.

