Sorry, But A.I. Doesn’t Exist.
It’s no secret that there’s a lot of hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI) right now, that there’s a lot of hyperbole, exaggerations and even some blatant lying going on. Even by Google and it’s release of Gemini. Yet, A.I. tools may be some of the most important technologies we’ve developed in a long time.
But Artificial Intelligence in and of itself, does not exist. There is no Artificial Intelligence. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. It’s just not a thing. What does this then mean? What do I mean by A.I. doesn’t exist?
If you’re one to worry about the arrival of The Terminator and AI taking over the world, this article should help you put aside those fears. We may never actually reach what is termed as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
If you’re also worried about your job being lost, so far the only job being lost to AI is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. So there’s that.
The words Artificial Intelligence (AI) are best understood as a branding term, another name for a toolbox of various technologies. But there is no singular AI. You might wander off into the digital forest hunting for it like pigs for truffles, but it’s not there.
Ask any computer scientist and if they’re honest, they too will admit this is true. I had occasion several years ago to work with the Canadian computer scientist…
