{"id":253279,"date":"2023-07-24T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=253279"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:01:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:31:39","slug":"a-case-for-a-new-pronoun-for-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-case-for-a-new-pronoun-for-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"A case for a new pronoun for AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cA case for a new pronoun for AI\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d <\/strong>on 22nd July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Science and Technology<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Issues related AI<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>The article explains the issue of use of pronoun for AI tools<\/p>\n

What are some facts about chatbots?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Large Language Models<\/strong> are empowering chatbots to engage in conversations like human experts. In some cases, they outperform even the most skilled individuals.<\/p>\n

To utilise LLMs effectively, we need to become proficient in using prompts<\/strong>. These prompts can be user-generated questions or instructions<\/strong> provided by software programmers to elicit specific responses<\/strong> from the algorithm.<\/p>\n

Why is there a need for a pronoun for AI tools?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is a shared agreement that misrepresentation of AI’s identity<\/strong> seems manipulative<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Experts propose that restricting AI from using first person pronouns and other human pronouns <\/strong>could decrease cases of AI mistaken identity<\/strong>. It will make it easier to distinguish machine-generated text.<\/p>\n

This is crucial because pronouns play a significant role in defining identity<\/strong> in today’s context.<\/p>\n

Even ChatGPT acknowledges that granting AI a distinct identity can help clarify its role and prevent confusion<\/strong> with human beings.<\/p>\n

AI requires pronouns to establish an identity that is distinct from that of humans. For ethical and security reasons<\/strong>, human beings should know that conversing with a bot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the prevalent practices by big companies having AI based products?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Apple has stereotyped Siri with a feminine-sounding voic<\/strong>e, although it offers masculine and gender-neutral alternatives.<\/strong> The aim is to establish an emotional connection<\/strong> with users.<\/p>\n

The original default version of Siri unintentionally reflected society’s gender assumptions<\/strong>. It is portraying a preference for a submissive feminine assistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Technology companies approach the use of pronouns with caution. Google’s Smart Compose technology, <\/strong>which automatically completes sentences on Gmail, avoids predicting pronouns<\/strong> to prevent unconscious gender biases<\/strong> in the AI model.<\/p>\n

What is the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Regulators should seize the chance to address this issue proactively<\/strong> before conventional AI pronouns<\/strong> become widely established.<\/p>\n

To achieve a systematic solution<\/strong>, regulators should collaborate with lexicographers and linguists<\/strong> to establish a standard for major languages<\/strong> from the outset. Pronoun guideline<\/strong>s can then be included in style guides for prompt engineering AI models<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cA case for a new pronoun for AI\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 22nd July 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology Relevance: Issues related AI News- The article explains the issue of use of pronoun for AI tools What are some facts about chatbots? Large Language Models… Continue reading A case for a new pronoun for AI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,242,10498],"class_list":["post-253279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}