It’s a good idea to think twice before using AI, says AI researcher Elisabeth Wetzer. What it says might be incorrect or untrue.
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It’s a good idea to think twice before using AI, says AI researcher Elisabeth Wetzer. What it says might be incorrect or untrue.

Sciencenorway.no: Four reasons why you should not blindly trust artificial intelligence

Why should we think twice before using AI as a therapist, romantic partner, or to help out with homework? AI expert Elisabeth Wetzer explains (Popular science article on sciencenorway.no / forskning.no).

Sciencenorway.no: Four reasons why you should not blindly trust artificial intelligence

Why should we think twice before using AI as a therapist, romantic partner, or to help out with homework? AI expert Elisabeth Wetzer explains (Popular science article on sciencenorway.no / forskning.no).

By Petter Bjørklund, Communications Officer at SFI Visual Intelligence

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We are using artificial intelligence (AI) more than ever. Everything from doing schoolwork to having a chat about things we are curious about.

In fact, Norway uses the most AI in all of Europe. A whopping 56% of Norwegians use AI for different things!

“Smart to think twice”

Even though AI can help us with many different things, we shouldn’t always trust what it tells us.

This says Elisabeth Wetzer, associate professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

She researches AI at Visual Intelligence, a research centre at UiT.

She believes we should think carefully before using AI for different purposes.

“There are several reasons why,” says Wetzer:

1.       AI can make up things that are not true

2.       AI learns things about you – without you even knowing it

3.       AI can discriminate against people

4.       AI rarely disagrees with us

Read the full article here.

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