Is Today’s AI Really Artificial Intelligence… Or Just a Clever Parrot?

Jim Edwards
5 min readJan 27, 2023

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  • Do we need to fear the robots taking over the decision-making aspects of our lives and creating a “Terminator” scenario?
  • Can AI really think like a human, yet?
  • The answers may shock you based on all the hype about AI and ChatGPT

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In case nobody has explained it to you, the GPT in Chat GPT stands for “Generative Pre-trained Transformer,” and is a type of AI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to generate human-like text.

It is based on an algorithm that uses a large dataset of text (Large Language Learning Models — LLLM) to learn how to write similar sentences. GPT AI is typically used to generate natural language text from a prompt, such as a headline or a sentence.

Key point: This type of AI is focused on mimicking language patterns and does not actually think.

It’s a very expensive parrot. That’s not a bad thing and not a negative judgement about GPT… it just is what it is.

General Artificial Intelligence (AI), on the other hand, is a type of AI that is programmed to think and reason like a human. This type of AI is capable of learning from its environment and experiences. It can make decisions based on its understanding of the dataset it’s analyzed.

This type of AI requires a larger set of data and more complex algorithms to learn from.

Key point: This is the type of AI you should be VERY afraid of.

Both GPT AI and General AI have made considerable advances in recent years. GPT AI has been used to generate human-like text, which is useful for tasks such as those performed by Chat GPT.

General AI has been used to create machines that can play video games, and even beat the world’s best chess players.

Coming Advancements

In the next five years, GPT AI is likely to become even more advanced, with the potential to generate text that is completely indistinguishable from human writing.

This should give 11th grade English teachers around the world hair-pulling fits of rage as to whether Little Johnny is a genius… or a dirty little cheater with a Chatbot in his pocket.

By the way, there’s an easy way to solve this problem in education. Have the kids write essays out by hand in the classroom with no technology in hand. Teach them… don’t just plug them into tech and expect the tech to raise them.

Kinda brings back memories of blue book exams in college… but I digress.

General AI will continue to progress, with the potential to become even more intelligent and capable of performing tasks that were previously thought to be impossible…. Which should scare the CRAP out of you!

Here are few specific examples of where I think both types of AI are going in the next few years (just as a heads up).

GPT AI In The Next 5 Years:

1. Automated content creation for websites and blogs will continue at an exponential pace. Entrepreneurs will transform from copy and content creators to content curators, simply because they can quickly and easily create content that is both engaging and high quality.

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2. Automated customer support. GPT AI can be used to create automated customer support bots that can answer questions and provide support in a natural language that will eliminate the need for front line customer support personnel. Though automated customer support bots suck right now, they’ll get better fast!

3. Summary functions. As the avalanche of human and machine generated content continues, GPT can be used to process large amounts of content and generate custom summaries of news articles and more. It’ll function like the old news clipping services, only faster and much more customized.

General AI In The Next 5 Years:

(I’ll let the AI tell you itself where things are going — here it is with zero editing)

1. Automated marketing automation. General AI can be used to analyze customer data and create targeted campaigns for specific customers.

2. Automated data analysis. General AI can be used to analyze large datasets and find patterns and correlations that would be difficult for humans to find.

3. Automated decision-making. General AI can be used to make decisions based on its understanding of the data it has been given. This can be used to automate decision-making processes, such as in finance or healthcare.

Okay, it’s me again… a human writing.

That last one should scare the crap out of you! I don’t want AI making financial or healthcare decisions for me… hell no!

So, there you have it, the lowdown on both types of AI, with a future projection of how it impacts you as an entrepreneur, author, content creator or professional.

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About Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards helps entrepreneurs create MORE Leads — MORE Sales — And Stronger, More Profitable Relationships. Jim is the author of the instant classic “Copywriting Secrets”, Jim is also the Co-Founder of Funnel Scripts, along with Russell Brunson, for which they recently received the 8-Figure Award for over $10 Million in sales. He was one of the first people to ever publish an ebook on the Internet back in 1997 and was featured in the NY Times as a result of his first ebook funnel.

Jim is most famous for his online software “wizards” and scripts which make many repetitive and difficult tasks such as writing emails, sales letters or video scripts push-button simple. Jim is also known for his landmark programs including “The Jim Edwards Method”, The Net Reporter, Mini Site Creator, and others.

Jim has taught around the world on 4 continents on everything from webinars, self-publishing, video production, sales copy, email marketing, membership sites, and other e-commerce topics. He publishes two podcasts, including “Funnel Scripts Live” and “Sales Copywriting and Content Marketing Hacks with Jim Edwards”.

Jim enjoys chicken ranching, working out, and playing with his wife, grandchildren, and chihuahuas.

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Jim Edwards

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