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"Some say it’s em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emoji. Others suggest
that maybe the word “delve” is a chatbot’s calling card. It’s no longer the
sight of morphed bodies or too many fingers, but it might be something just a
little off in the background. Or video content that feels a little too real.
The markers of AI-generated media are becoming harder to spot as technology
companies work to iron out the kinks in their generative artificial
intelligence (AI) models.
But what if instead of trying to detect and avoid these glitches, we
deliberately encouraged them instead? The flaws, failures and unexpected
outputs of AI systems can reveal more about how these technologies actually
work than the polished, successful outputs they produce.
When AI hallucinates, contradicts itself, or produces something beautifully
broken, it reveals its training biases, decision-making processes, and the gaps
between how it appears to “think” and how it actually processes information.
In my work as a researcher and educator, I’ve found that deliberately
“breaking” AI – pushing it beyond its intended functions through creative
misuse – offers a form of AI literacy. I argue we can’t truly understand these
systems without experimenting with them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
