use of ChatGPT for HIFI

I think one needs to be very cautious with AI. There are way too many stories of AI just making things up.  A few months ago a lawyer got in big trouble with a judge when he used AI to research case law for a trial. It turned out all of the cases cited by AI were just made up.  

Another two stories.  First, at my workplace, I asked Chat GPT about a situation in which I'm our resident specialist. AI cited out-of-date, incorrect info but presented it as current. When I challenged it on that point, only then did it admit it did not have access to the current info.  Left unchallenged, I would have thought I had the right answer when I didn't.

In another situation, I was recently talking to a fellow who thought he was being stalked by the post office because he was seeing mail trucks everywhere. It was a mental obsession with no basis -- he never worked for the post office nor had any dipsute or encounter that would have explained why the PO picked him.  However, he had been asking AI about the stalking and the program was actually encouraging him in the delusion -- he showed me the AI responses on his phone.  Unbelievable that AI would actually encourage a person with mental issues in their delusions.

AI has its place in the world, but one still needs to be careful when using it.

The big rush behind AI is to see who's first to get contracts for mass surveillance of American citizens. Palantir (owned by Thiel, a South African like Musk with shared views) is getting all of our personal data that Musk vacuumed out of all the government agencies he broke into and use it to sway opinions (like Cambridge Analytica did in that election), trigger people, incite violence when necessary and herd us in the direction they want. 

The MSM has helped romanticize the notion of AI in the public eye which leads to discussions like this. It's already working and they're refining it as we speak and debate the issues of it. Why do you think Congress slipped a measure into their bill that forbids any state to ban, challenge or contest the use of AI for the next ten years? They're thinking long term and we're discussing quaint notions and entertaining Terminator fantasies about something  more dark and foreboding.

All the best,
Nonoise

ChatGTP Can be very useful but it does make mistakes and will admit it is wrong when properly challenged with facts or math.   It can advise as to whether a phono cartridge is a good match for your system, comparing specs from the two.  

I alway take a look at the answer and do a little verification if models are involved. They seem to be good at general and not good at specifics.

I think audio dealers could be threatened by this, I would prefer to deal with AI and then when I get real serious review issues with the dealer and then purchase.

are we gonna reach a point where dealers maybe under pressure from direct sales.  After all they have to purchase the equipment and then sell it so they don’t have the availability anyway.  There are a few flagship locations in big cities that always have sound rooms and a variety of products.  Otherwise really difficult to shop for equipment.  If you live around New York you can visit and hear anything you want.