Custom trained Ai Agents are the next thing.

I totally agree with your point.

If it works well but still needs a human and can be done by an AI or robot. The AI or robot will be developed or used to do it as the cost to use drops below the cost of a human and the performance surpasses the majority of humans who do it.

Look at how Amazon uses AI and robotics to replace human. But the technology is advancing so a Spanish tutor or will be able to create an AI avatar for their students to practice with. Between sessions with the human tutor.

Robot and AI are being developed to replace fast food and restaurant workers. For the customers who are fine with that that will be their for the customers who want human interaction that will be available.

Maybe not at Walmart if they can't replace all their tellers with self check out or the self checkout leads to to much theft they will close the stores where it doesn't work and leave the stores open where it is profitable.

It is my understanding that lawyers are using ChatGPT
because it can cite laws and cases, as well as adjudicate
legal matters.

There was a news story about a judge using it to decide
a case, although this was not in the U.S.

Colombian judge says he used ChatGPT in ruling

There are others, but that was the first one that I ever
heard of where a judge used it to decide a court case.

I'm not sure AI is ready for legal prime time yet. Here's a link to a recent article about a federal judge who not only tossed a case out of court, but also fined the lawyer $5000 for using made up case law that openai gave him.

He probably should have double checked before filing the case with the court...


Lawyers have real bad day in court after citing fake cases made up by ChatGPT

We should remember that any form of writing, like human language itself, is representational. We attach empathy to words only by combining them with a complex cocktail of learned and acquired signals, expectations and context.

Dogs, or people come to that, don't have to speak to engender empathy.

Yes, I see your point. Sadly most people only show empathy to people in their own tribe. Sometimes not even then.

I guess that's where the AI robot of the future comes in...

Didn't you hear the news, Kay? Victimhood is the new courageous. At least that's what I keep hearing on the news...
And that's why I stop watching the news every once in a while. So I can detox from all the BS.

Sad times indeed.

MJ DeMarco has been testing an AI assistant at his BusinessFastlane forum. Nothing Held Back facebook group is about to morph into a site, where Alan Sultanic is developing his AI assistant from his massive amounts of work he has done. Should be very interesting to see how they work.

My AI PA, so far, just can't capture my "get off the lawn", curmudgeon, smart ass personality but I'm sure with some more training...I can be sipping cool ones on the beach whilst GJ AI continues to give the forums his sarcasm, meaness and the true love behind each and every post IT makes.

GordonJ

Yep. That's how I use multi-modal LLMs. Here are some day-to-day stuff that I ask it to do for me:

1) Accessibility Assistant (I'm completely blind): "Analyze this [ input_image_showing_visual_graph ]. Convert the data into a spreadsheet that's accessible to blind users of PC screenreaders." Then, code to save the output in CSV format.

2) From Logic Gates to Contextual Gates in Writing Programmatic Workflows: "Analyze this data: [ input_data ]. If it makes sense based on these parameters, then write 0 and nothing else: [ input_parameters ]. Otherwise, write 1 and nothing else." Then, "If 0, [ do_this ]. Otherwise, ignore and proceed to next item."

3) Navigation Assistant: "Analyze this top view map of my immediate (indoor or outdoor) environment: [ top_view_photo_from_drone_or_overhead_cam ]. I am currently at [ input_3D_location_from_IMU_sensor_data ]. Tell me how to go from my current position to the nearest male restroom."

4) Orientation and Placement Assistant: "I am looking at this scene: [ current_frame_from_wearable_video_cam ]. What are the largest objects around me? Describe each briefly. Also tell me each object's XY position in clockface orientation, and each object's Z distance in feet. Use my current position as reference." Then, I can send a follow-up question like: "Are there vacant chairs? If yes, then guide me to it."

5. OCR for Text in the Wild and Physical Documents: "Analyze this frame: [ current_input_frame_from_wearable_video_cam ]. If there's an area with text, write 0 and nothing else. Otherwise, ignore and move on to the next frame." Then, "If 0, write 0 if text is clearly readable. Otherwise, write 1." Next, "If 0, read text out loud using [ prefered_TTS_voice ]. Otherwise, generate and playback spatial 3D sound of scribbling pen from XY location and Z distance of text area." This way, I can navigate towards and centrally focus the text area, so as to input a much clearer text area for subsequent OCR.

Google PaLM is going to be exactly this... a true personal assistant with a closed portion of "Personal Data"

Basically a set of personal preferences that is obtained through Google / android devices that will then reach out to the greater internet set of "knowledge" and return customized personal responses.

AI as we are using it now is anything and everything from personal... its basically a jacked up search engine. Ask a question get an answer - Try asking ChatGPT what your favorite song is and it would not have a clue - in my mind this is where sh stuff gets interesting - and dangerous

I think some people get 'giddy' with the whole idea of AI replacing this and that.

It will replace some things. It can't replace some things.

AI replacing an attorney is ok for things like Privacy Policies, and other paperwork.

Having a daughter who is an attorney, and having had conversations with her about this subject...

an attorney represents you in court in front of a jury. A big part of the representation is the way they conduct your defense. What they say. How they say it. It's giving a speech with persuasion. How they connect with the jury, etc.

Remember OJ and 'if the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit"

That one phrase by an attorney was believed to help seal the Defense argument.

Imagine if you went to court to contest a traffic citation and you just played back an AI-written article to mount your defense...

won't work. The judge looks at your demeanor, your attitude, and a whole list of everything else.

In order to have an AI attorney, you would need an AI judge, an AI jury...even an AI Defendant and plaintiff.

So, I think some people are getting a little carried away at times with their love of everything AI and how it is going to replace humans.

I like AI, but let's keep it real.

Actually there's a BIG difference between AI Agents and ChatBots, but that doesn't prevent from programming a ChatBot as an AI Agent.