AI isn't as smart as you think it is

I uploaded this ancient coin image to Chatgpt and asked it "what kind of ancient coin is this". Read the reply below. Can it be more vague.

 

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FAFO?

Given my opinion about stochastic parrots, I'm not surprised at all. If they string two correct phrases together correctly, that's when I get surprised.

 

AI is only as smart as the persons that programmed it.

 

AI is just getting started. When I was in highschool the internet was dial up. This is like the former CEO of Microsoft criticizing the unveiling of the first iphone because it didn't have a keyboard. I don't know that it's specifically being developed to identify random ancient coins yet which for many, there is very little known data on anyway.

 

Hi @-monolith- ,

I assume you knew it was CPE-B310 (Sv-351). The counter marks are a cornucopia and two ears of grain, both in ovals. The coin is overstruck on a Seleucid bronze, probably SC 572 (Antiochos II). For a similar one, overstruck and similarly countermarked, see http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html and scroll to the section “Ptolemy II - Ptolemy III - Ptolemy IV Queen Portraits”.

Take that AI.

- Broucheion

 

Actually that's quite a reasonable reply for a general purpose chatbot.
You really need to test a bot specifically programmed for the specific special purpose subject of ancient coins.

Ross G.

 

Arthur C. Clark foretold this nonsense years ago in a short story. Wholly Crap! It's here....

 

Which one do you have in mind? Wondering if I've missed one...