Generative Artificial Intelligence

[ua_guy]

i.e. ChatGPT

What are some ways generative AI could save you money, increase profit, or productivity? I know the healthcare industry is leaning in, as well as many others. What are your thoughts?

[disneysteve]

I don’t really know. There isn’t anything I do routinely that involves writing so I can’t think of anything an AI system could replace for me.

As for for healthcare, I don’t know how AI could help me in documenting my findings during a visit.

[myrdale]

I am completely unfamiliar with AI and it's operation. There is a channel on YouTube who's stick is posting AI generated pictures of various movie characters as dark 80's movies. It is scary when you consider what sort of mock photos could be generated of politicians or even citizens in comprising situations. It is going to be a real challenge to our first amendment rights when someone post an AI generated photo (or video) of someone engaging in an illegal act for example. I am not aware that there is anything that is illegal to draw or paint and I would consider AI generated pictures to be the next evolution of that.

As for the OP question, maybe writing a resume or financial reports on my investments and projections for retirement?

[disneysteve]

There is a channel on YouTube who's stick is posting AI generated pictures of various movie characters as dark 80's movies. It is scary when you consider what sort of mock photos could be generated of politicians or even citizens in comprising situations.

Photoshop has been around for a couple of decades. AI might make it easier but creating altered photos and even video (deep fake) is nothing new.

[kork13]

I'm still too wary of this type of AI systems, due a variety of reasons. Off the top of my head:
(1) Security & storage of the prompts & responses
(2) Currency of the language model -- ChatGPT was "trained" using information that stopped pulling in new information back in ~2019
(3) Accuracy/reliability of information -- they have a tendency to sometimes make up information when it can't readily locate a piece of information. For example, if you ask it to write a paper about X topic with academic citations, testing has found that a noteworthy percentage of those citations are fake (the "cited" paper, article, sometimes even the author, doesn't actually exist).

That said, I do think that they can absolutely have value & impact, if used with integrity (not passing off AI responses as your own creative thought) and a critical eye (not trusting its results without QC of what it produces). Some great examples:
(1) using the AI system to break out of writer's block -- prompt with your existing writing, then ask what topic should be covered next.
(2) using it to summarize a lengthy article/report.
(3) generating ideas to spark your own creativity -- ex: "Help me find a gift for my sister whose interests are [x, y, z]."
(4) practicing anxiety-producing conversations/interviews -- this use is particularly cool. For example, you tell it "Act like a hiring manager at [company]. Interview me for a job doing [job description]."

I'm optimistic that in the future, with continued development, these type of AI systems could become very useful as an AID to the creative or analytical process, among other areas. We're just not there quite yet.

For a great discussion about all of this, I'd suggest listening to this recent podcast from Adam Grant (Wharton Business School professor).

[ua_guy]

I don’t really know. There isn’t anything I do routinely that involves writing so I can’t think of anything an AI system could replace for me.

As for for healthcare, I don’t know how AI could help me in documenting my findings during a visit.

Cedars-Sinai did an interesting study with AI where assessment of cardiac function was shown to be a little more accurate than human sonographers.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/cedars-sinai-creates-ai-tool-that-can-diagnosis-cardiac-function.html

Here's more on where Cedars-Sinai is exploring the use of AI in Healthcare.

https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/research/areas/artificial-intelligence-medicine.html

There were a couple of mentions lately by a hospital CIO/chief information officer that AI may be deployed to create SOAP notes in the chart as the doctor is giving information to the patient verbally. AI could aid in way-finding for patients. There's a hospital I heard about in the Northwest that now uses a robot to pick supplies and run samples to the lab. I've also heard about AI being used to provide more clear guidance with highly complex medical scenarios *I want to read more about this one, I've only seen it listed as a bullet point but have no further information on it.

I'm mentally filing all this away as interesting/scary But I think AI could be transformative in certain areas of healthcare.

[disneysteve]

I’m also aware of some AI usage in healthcare. Some places are using it for reviewing mammograms. I was just answering for me personally. I do t think there are any tasks that I perform where AI would be helpful, but who knows.

[myrdale]

I’m also aware of some AI usage in healthcare. Some places are using it for reviewing mammograms. I was just answering for me personally. I do t think there are any tasks that I perform where AI would be helpful, but who knows.

It might seem a bit off topic, but there is something called Motion Amplification. It's used in maintenance for example videoing a pump and then instead of seeing a video of a pump sitting still, it amplifies the vibrations so it makes it look like it is wobbling, so you can "see" the vibration.

It also has the possibility of monitoring a person. If you point it at someone's face you can "see" their heart beating. Colors flushing across the cheeks, neck expanding and contracting.

Also there are new imaging technologies that allow you to see the movement of individual cells. I can't remember the term at the moment for it.

While all of this seems like science fiction, it is actually becoming reality. All that tied in with an AI system to detect and diagnose a problem, and the full body scanners you see in scifi movies may be reality sooner than we know.

[disneysteve]

That’s neat stuff, myrdale. Cameras can definitely capture things our eyes can’t. Tie that in with computer interpretation and all sorts of possibilities open up.

[AllyStreelman]

AI can be used in many ways across various industries, particularly for research. For instance, it can be used to conduct a competitor analysis, brainstorm new marketing tactics, respond to social media messages, or generate witty subject lines for emails from a business perspective. Individually, you can use it to get goal guidance and monthly/yearly financial plans all personalized to you. But given the stage at which AI is currently, not sure how accurate and reliable it will be as of now. The power of the tool, however, is in the prompts its given. If used well, it can enhance productivity, increase profit, and build better money habits.

[kork13]

AI can be used in many ways across various industries, particularly for research. For instance, it can be used to conduct a competitor analysis, brainstorm new marketing tactics, respond to social media messages, or generate witty subject lines for emails from a business perspective. Individually, you can use it to get goal guidance and monthly/yearly financial plans all personalized to you. But given the stage at which AI is currently, not sure how accurate and reliable it will be as of now. The power of the tool, however, is in the prompts its given. If used well, it can enhance productivity, increase profit, and build better money habits.

See, that's funny, because I could almost swear that this response was written by a bland generative AI system.

So now I've just realized another pitfall with this generative AI stuff -- feed it the previous posts in a given message board thread & it can spit out a spammy response that seems just real/reasonable enough to not get flagged as such....

[ua_guy]

Now we'll have to prove it's not ChatGPT speaking on our behalf...

[myrdale]

That’s neat stuff, myrdale. Cameras can definitely capture things our eyes can’t. Tie that in with computer interpretation and all sorts of possibilities open up.

These are a pair of YouTube videos on the topics I listed.

https://youtu.be/9euW5iCjKDo

https://youtu.be/rEoc0YoALt0

[james.hendrickson]

One idea - have the AI generate art, and sell the images. Or use the images for your website.

[james.hendrickson]

Oh and have you guys had a chance to check out AgentGPT?

If not, I'd take it for a spin and see what you think.

https://agentgpt.reworkd.ai/