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Artificial "Intelligence" and the Future
Where is the tech world going?
Issue: 23.5 (September/October 2025)
Author: Marc Zeedar
Author Bio: Marc taught himself programming in high school when he bought his first computer but had no money for software. He's had fun learning ever since.
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Lately, I've been thinking about the future. Artificial "Intelligence," as limited and undefined as it is, is going to change everything. That doesn't mean it's the end-all, nor does it mean there will be no more tasks for humans. Like every tool, using AI will require skill and will take practice.
There's no question that today's generative AI has serious flaws. Its answers can be flat-out wrong, and it's clear it doesn't actually understand anything.
But it's also obvious that today's AI is useful; it can help, and it's getting better every day. In some ways, that's part of the frustration: it's tantalizingly close to doing what we want.
I certainly don't consider myself an AI expert in any fashion; I've only been toying with it and trying to learn. I find it fascinating. It's like a magic trick where you know the magician fooled you but can't figure out how.
Today's AI does just enough to sucker you in and make you think it's smart. Only when you dig deeper do you realize it's a mirage.
Again, that's not to say that AI isn't useful or worth exploring. For some use cases, it's already invaluable. The scary thing is we are just at the beginning. AI today is like PCs in the late 1970s: primitive, underpowered, expensive, overly complicated—and surprisingly capable of useful work.
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