Actual Intelligence

That's AI -- actual intelligence.

I love this bit by Steve Wozniak. He plays cute with the AI question from the eager reporter. Sure, I try it. Sure, it's ok. But you know...

I pretty much avoid LLMs because I want things to be really... that I know is accurate. Like something works rather than it didn't work. And I don't like to be surprised. I want to think about everything that I read or hear and really think it out, that I understand it and can express it in my own words. That's AI -- actual intelligence.

Does it really help you if it doesn't create? It just repeats things, so it's a very good search engine for me.

Does it really help me? I like to understand things, so I generally avoid LLMs.

"A" stands for "artificial", but we read and speak past it, thinking only "intelligence".

Much like artificial sweetners, we just drink it and know that it's sweet. Willing to dupe ourselves.

The Woz is an interesting fellow. One of the things I admire about him is the intentional approach he takes to life -- what he wants out of it and what he'll do to get it.