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tech futures.Introduction to AI

Lesson 3: Trust and AI

Introduction

In this lesson you will learn:

  • how AIs can make mistakes
  • ways to check that information from AIs is true
  • the importance of keeping data private from AIs

Have you noticed an AI (like Lumen) say something that is not true?

Sometimes, AIs will make mistakes, even presenting information that is not true in a confident way. We call these hallucinations.

Sometimes the training data might be out of date or contain patterns that lead to biased answers, which you will learn more about in this lesson.

It's important to understand AIs don’t 'think' like humans do and to always check when it is unsure.