> I used to joke that Data Scientists exist not to uncover insights or provide analysis, but merely to provide factoids that confirm senior management's prior beliefs.
I think AI is used for the same purpose in companies: signal to the world that the company is using the latest tech and internally for supporting existing political beliefs.
So same job. Hallucination is not a problem here as the AI conclusions are not used when they don't align to existing political beliefs.
> I used to joke that Data Scientists exist not to uncover insights or provide analysis, but merely to provide factoids that confirm senior management's prior beliefs.
I think AI is used for the same purpose in companies: signal to the world that the company is using the latest tech and internally for supporting existing political beliefs.
So same job. Hallucination is not a problem here as the AI conclusions are not used when they don't align to existing political beliefs.