AI doesn't understand anything

Engakuji Temple。I prefer this way of drawing

It's hot, isn't it?。This is the forecast for today's maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.。Wow! It seems like something like that、38℃ is already familiar。39No one is surprised anymore because we have heard about temperatures above ℃ several times on the news and weather forecasts.、That's surprising。

Sometimes I chat with AI。This is for me to get used to AI.。While chatting、I don't seem to understand what you mean when you ask about AI.、I often feel that。He answers simple questions in surprisingly well-written sentences.、If you ask me some more details,、Only the text is normal、I keep getting empty and “stupid” answers.。Moreover, I looked at her from above and said, “Did you find this helpful?”。

What does that mean?、I read it in the digital version of a certain newspaper.、I was convinced by the interview article with Professor Mutsumi Imai of Keio University.。Simply put,、This is what it means。
“Even if the word melon is recorded in the AI,、It's just a statistical word、The meaning is not understood。but、It's a big fruit for humans.、Experiences and facts that include various aspects such as sweetness、It is connected to the melon itself to create the "meaning (of the word)" (this is apparently called "symbolic grounding" in cognitive science).。That's not the case with AI.。(The way people memorize words is the exact opposite of humans)
AI is before and after the word “melon”、It's just learning what words are ``statistically'' arranged.、If you deviate from this, the sentence becomes meaningless (the article has been shortened)."

As expected、That's what it feels like。I feel something similar with image generation AI.。At first, you might be surprised and say, “Wow!”、If you do it a few times, you'll start to feel like maybe it's stupider than I thought.。I don't have the feeling of "thinking".。They just come out one after another。
If you think about it、Even new generation computers、That's not what I'm thinking about, per se.。However、Has a huge memory (and never forgets)、Unusually fast learning ability、Making full use of the weapon called “statistics”、"(Theoretical、This means that they are able to quickly draw "rational" conclusions.。For that person, it would take 1000 years.、Perform complex calculations in a few seconds。The one who connected that computing power to language generation was、It was chat GPT.。Because I already had that foundation.、It's quickly becoming popular。
AI is just an extension of a tool (for now)。Originally our “hands”、How we use those “hands” is our own problem.。if we are stupid、AI also has the potential to become a terrifying tool.。

The “magic” of time

What is this?

See photos。What is this? —It's "pickled rakkyo"。What kind of black pickled rakkyo is this?、I think most people have never seen it。10This is because it has been pickled for over a year.。

this、Can I still eat it? While saying、My wife was afraid to take it out of the glass bottle.、An unknown black thing。what、this? —pickled rakkyo。I made it a long time ago、I was thinking of throwing it away if I couldn't eat it...。

while cleaning the room、came out from the corner。Although it was in my memory、Miscellaneous things pile up、piled up、It took more than 10 years to reach that place again.。It sounds like it's a large room measuring tens of thousands of square meters.、Very ordinary 8 tatami room + Alpha。to that alpha、It was laid down for a long time, as if forgotten。
I tried smelling it, but、I don't feel bad。on the contrary、There is even a slight sense of elegance.。It's a good "poison detector" for the body.、As soon as I touched it with chopsticks、The tip of the chopsticks sinks smoothly.、This might be amazing - the sticky texture、It had an exquisite deep flavor.。"this、That's amazing、Exquisite! ” I couldn’t help but scream.。I am once again impressed by the depth of vinegar pickling.。

instead of regular sugar sugar、Apparently they used Okinawan brown sugar.。Apparently they added a little chili pepper, but I don't feel the spiciness.。Speaking of pickled rakkyo, the appeal is the fresh and crunchy taste.、Also, the feel is so different that you can't imagine it's made from the same material.。I would like to say "make more"、It wasn't my wife who made this.、The truth is “the magic of time”。今から10年後では(もしかしたら5年でも、3年でもいいのかもしれませんが)生きているうちに味わうことができるかどうか微妙です。But、ヨカッターとりあえずこれを味わえてと本当に思いました
 皆さんもしも古い酢漬けが残ってしまったら捨てる覚悟であと2~3年保存してみたらいかがでしょう魔法が現れるかも知れませんよ

Book

"Transparent Water" Currently editing the production video

I completely stopped reading books.。My eyesight has gotten worse and it has become difficult to read.、My computer takes up too much time、And it makes your eyes tired。There is no longer a bookstore nearby、This may also be due to the fact that libraries have been closed for a long time due to the coronavirus.。But、I feel that the main reason is that my level of intellectual curiosity has declined.。

new things、Become enlightened about areas you didn't know about before、Probably fun for everyone。That's why there are so many computers and mobile phones (although the name is still "telephone").、Most of the contents are computers) have become popular.。Find out what you want to know right away、Does this mean that the demand for “search” is that big?。

But、On the other hand, what do you want to know?、What about the subject of interest?。When I asked AI about that,、The top searched items are、Beauty/cosmetics、entertainment、It seems like the news that is trending at the time.、Maybe I have some “prejudice”、It doesn't seem like it's out of intellectual curiosity.。Most of the “information” is right in front of you、It may be fair to say that we are being swayed by momentary consumption.。
I feel like this is deeply related to the "lightness" of information.。PC、Much of the information searched on mobile phones is "almost free"。This is information that is worth throwing away.。Time loss is only a few minutes at most.。
Book (paper)。below、(I'm talking about paper books) doesn't work that way.。If you buy a small book, it will cost from about 1,000 yen to 10,000 yen (if it becomes a little more specialized).。Should I go to a bookstore and look at the content in person?、You will need to research the reviews carefully before purchasing.。It takes money and time。It is absolutely necessary to take the time to read it even after purchasing it.。It also takes up space to put the book.。Compared to so-called web information、It costs a lot。

For old and analog humans like me,、We have ingrained "habits" that cannot be understood without this cost.。Only by reading books、Each piece of fragmented knowledge is not systematized.、Knowledge that is not systematized cannot be applied.。
Reading a book requires an unexpected amount of physical strength (stress to maintain concentration)。Regardless of age or physical strength、When I stop reading books、This physical strength will quickly decrease.。certainly、New systematic knowledge and ways of thinking will not come in.、You end up having to make do with only your previous knowledge.。This means that you won't be able to keep up with the times.。
To prevent it from being imported into your computer、(Even if it seems like an old tool) I still have to read the book.、That's what I thought again.。