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"Imagine your team has been tasked to deliver a high-stakes policy paper under
intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence
(AI) and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured
arguments and authoritative-looking citations.
The team then transfers the AI-generated text into the corporate template,
polishes the narrative flow and structure, and gives it one final check before
sending it up the chain. Leadership takes a glimpse of the polished-looking
draft, and – assuming the underlying research has already been verified – signs
off and publishes.
This scenario is not hypothetical. South Africa’s
Draft National AI Policy
had to be withdrawn earlier this year after reviewers found a number of the
citations pointed to journal articles and authors that didn’t exist.
Ironically, the mistakes were introduced by AI.
Similarly, last year, consultancy firm Deloitte provided a partial refund to
the Australian government after admitting that generative AI had been used to
help produce a commissioned document which contained fabricated citations and
referenced quotes from sources that simply did not exist. The report cost
Australian taxpayers A$440,000.
But the cost of letting AI do our work and thinking also comes at a cost to our
brain."
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
