{"id":32290,"date":"2025-02-26T22:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=32290"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:06:12","slug":"10-unpopular-truths-i-have-learned-about-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/10-unpopular-truths-i-have-learned-about-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Unpopular Truths I Have Learned About AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">10 Unpopular Truths I Have Learned About Artificial Intelligence<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Number 10<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">AI is approximately a 24 year-old with an IQ of 90. But with almost unlimited time.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re below, the bar, IQ 92 AI is coming for your job<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re above the bar and also above zero dollars, AI is your bitch<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705;Number nine<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Why is being above zero dollars important?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Being below zero dollars or at zero dollars means you cannot leverage<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Anything multiplied by zero is zero<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Therefore, if you\u2019re above dollar zero, AI can help you<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re below zero dollars, AI is going to screw you<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; number eight<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">An unpopular truth about artificial intelligence is that it makes the people who ask smart questions incredibly smart smarter<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Inside baseball is the concept of, \u201cprompting\u201c<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you do not train the model, then the model is training you<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; number seven<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The algorithm<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">So while people are doomscrolling, the algorithm is programming your brain<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you thought the algorithm was bad at programming your brain, wait until you become reliant on AI<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">I always thought that AI would be able to M&amp;A 100% of people\u2019s brains. It turns out just because an AI can pass a Turing test does not make singular AI as smart as every human on the planet.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; number six<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Reading is the superpower<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">AI can read very well.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">AI can summarize at the level of a 24 year-old NC State grad who\u2019s working as a consultant at a big 5 five consulting firm<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the problem.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Few can read the nine paragraphs that Grok 3 GROK \u2013 three produces<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705;Number five<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">When we paste copy without reading, curating and vetting<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">You have now become reliant upon AI<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image0-35.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/email-publish-post\/\">www.duck9.com\/blog\/email-publish-post\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&#x2705; Number four<\/p>\n<div>Drawing things<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Having AI draw things for you is absolutely amazing<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image1-25.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image2-20.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image3-16.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image4-17.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image5.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image5-16.jpeg\"><br id=\"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" dir=\"ltr\" x-apple-data-detectors=\"true\" x-apple-data-detectors-type=\"telephone\" x-apple-data-detectors-result=\"1\">650-283-8008<\/a>, number that&nbsp;Steve Jobs texted me on<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; number three<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Having AI automate repetitive processes<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">https:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div>&#x2705; number two<\/div>\n<div>Since 9-14-15, being ahead of the game, helps us win<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image6.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image6-10.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 17.333334px;\">&#x2705; number one<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 17.333334px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 17.333334px;\">What if Irv Grosbeck got a computer science degree from University of Illinois and applied that to his search fund model<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 17.333334px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image9.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image9-9.jpeg\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Unpopular Truths I Have Learned About Artificial Intelligence Number 10 AI is approximately a 24 year-old with an IQ of 90. 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