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How Smart Is AI After All These Years?


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Virtual assistants are still miles away from reaching general intelligence of an average human being. They also tend to fly with their script no matter what you say.

Credit: Tidio

How was your week?

I spent over 30 hours asking OpenAI, Cortana, Replika, and Alexa the most ridiculous questions I could think of.

Why?

Let's put it into perspective—

According to Juniper Research forecasts, the number of AI voice assistant devices in use will exceed the human population within the next two years. That's a real AI takeover.

It might be a good time to learn how to communicate with artificial intelligence. We should all be aware that it's not yet advanced enough to hold a conversation that feels natural to us humans. That's why a healthy dose of skepticism is advisable.

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