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AI is a tool. Software is an ecosystem in which AI is but one of many tools. Comparing one to the other is silly. As it stands, AI isn’t even the tool, it’s a f
by glitchc 6y ago
AI is a tool. Software is an ecosystem in which AI is but one of many tools. Comparing one to the other is silly. As it stands, AI isn’t even the tool, it’s a feel-good word. The actual tool is ML.
Now if ML were compared to, say SQL, I could understand. Both derive meaningful results from raw data. Even that may hold little value as in both cases good tools will be let down by poor implementation, ergo bad software, which is what the original article was really about.
- dh00608000 6y agoAbsolutely. In fact, I intentionally used the word AI in the article and was hoping I would get this sort of comment. I fundamentally believe that we can only make progress in many areas of what constitutes AI if we have a concrete focus on the underlying technologies. And there we are looking at ML (among other things). Especially when it comes to higher-level topics such as regulatory policies, AI is all too often used as an intellectual wildcard. The consequence of that are low-quality discussions and misguided policies.