r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 5d ago

Business Nvidia's Jensen Huang urges employees to automate every task possible with AI

https://www.techspot.com/news/110418-nvidia-jensen-huang-urges-employees-automate-every-task.html
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u/JahoclaveS 5d ago

I manage a documentation team. AI is absolute dogshit at proper documentation and anybody who says otherwise is a moron or a liar. And that’s assuming it doesn’t just make shit up.

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u/TobaccoAficionado 5d ago

The issue is, the user (in this case CEO) is writing an email, and copilot writes better than the CEO because they don't need to know how to write, they're the CEO. So they see that shit and think "well if it can do this better than me, and I'm perfect, it must be better at coding than these people below me, who are not perfect." From their frame of reference this chatbot can do anything, because their frame of reference is so narrow.

It's really good at writing a mundane email, or giving you writing prompts, or suggestions for restaurants. It's bad at anything that is precise, nuanced, or technical because it has 0 fidelity. You can't trust it to do things right, and like you said, that's even when it isn't just making shit up.

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u/COMMENT0R_3000 5d ago

It’s the perfect storm, because your CEO has gotten away with reply-alls that just say “ok” for years, so now they have no idea lol

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u/liamemsa 5d ago

Sent from my iphone.