If I disagree with CoPilot, it's me that's wrong

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DH is utterly obsessed with CoPilot. He now seems paralysed to make decisions unless CoPilot validates them first. Everything must be put to CoPilot, and if I (with my 58 years of life experience and two Masters degrees) disagree with the output, it is me that's wrong. He currently has a rash, it could be shingles or a reaction to medication, but CoPilot says it's due to sun exposure/sun lotion allergy, therefore my views are inaccurate.

He will ask me something and then check my response with CoPilot, or ask me something and tell me that CoPilot has a different view. He presents CoPilot output as valid opinion, without admitting that the expert he is supposedly quoting is actually CoPilot. It's driving me nuts.

This is moronic behaviour on his part. I'd ask if things are ok with the relationship aside from this, but it must take up most of your conversations.

I'd firstly be presenting him with the stats about how often AI is wrong. Secondly it might be ultimatum time. How disrespectful he is being.

Does he think AI is some magic fountain of knowledge? It’s only as good as the data it’s trained on. However, deferring to it like it’s an autonomous agent is dodgy ground and I think he should delete it 😅

I feel your pain. I tried to tell a work colleague (senior) something was inaccurate and explained I had check the local authority website. She gave me a pitying look and told me she’d already asked ChatGPT, therefore she knew she was correct. Turns out she was wrong, and our boss pointed out what I did… and she then DARED to say ‘oh we did check, but obviously misunderstood…’ ugh, so frustrating. She now quotes ChatGPT daily and will use it to write long and pointless emails without properly reading what has been sent to her…. But if this was my husband I’d be furious.

AI is the bane of my life. The coffee machine at work is broke. It should have a sign on it that says ‘out of order’. Nope, the sign is six paragraphs long and says absolutely nothing more than ‘out of order’ conveys. It’s such a waste of time. Someone asked copilot a question at work today while I was standing by them. The answer was not only wrong but demonstrably stupid. Sorry OP you have my sympathy and solidarity.

Weird! I've not been impressed with CoPilot so far. Gemini and Grok seem far better.

I know that's not the answer your'e looking for, sorry. I suspect what you're experiencing is what will be happening in all relationships in the next two years.

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Some people will lose the ability to decide anything

Have you tried asking Co pilot what you should do about his behaviour and - depending on the answer of course- if it confirms he is being ridiculous showing him what Co-pilot thinks of his behaviour?

Next time he asks you something, just say "Ask CoPilot, and that's my final answer". 😁

Your DH is a donkey. Copilot isn’t even very good.

Or claim to have a new trial AI called "Pilot". Pilot outranks CoPilot.

Copilot told me some complete lies when I was using it to help me understand some of my biochemistry work. It gets all sorts mixed up and hallucinates answers.

Gawd he sounds insufferable. You need to make him see it hallucinating. If you ask it about things he knows loads about already there will probably be some bullshit in there after a couple of minutes of interaction.

He's idiotic for thinking an AI is able to diagnose the source of a rash. It could be literally dozens of reasons.

Why don’t you ask Co-Pilot what to do about your other half deferring to Co-Pilot all the time. Ask it for a solution. Then present it as a PowerPoint to your other half.

Next time he asks you where his laundry is, or where he left his keys or wallet, or what date his mate's birthday barbeque is, or if his mother likes lavender soap, or if the shirt goes with the trousers he has picked out, tell him to ask co-pilot!

This sounds like one of those manly phases/obsessions that will pass. Try not to batter him to death with his own phone in the meantime!

The problem with some of the chatbots is that if you seem to be biased in one direction then they will validate what you say and lead you down a rabbit hole, You need to use them with great care.

They are wonderful at sorting through long documents and condensing them to a series of bullet points. They are great at preparing a very basic draft and generating ideas for you to explore further. However you do need to check the facts.

One of my relatives had to fill out a benefit application form and was using the chatbot to generate answers. It was coming up with clinical expressions like "cognitive impairment" which no ordinary person would use when filling out such forms. A normal person would say they "felt confused" or "could not concentrate". You have to translate what they say into words and expressions that you yourself would use.

What an idiot.

This weekend we were talking about the new town mayor (friend of a friend) and my parents wanted to see if they knew them (as it's a common name) so my dad looked them up on his phone's browser. AI pops up with a photo of a mayor and blurb with the name. The name was correct, the photo was not. "how do you know?" because that photo is of Katy Jones who I work with and was the mayor two years ago and the new mayor is not that person.

I fear this is going to become more and more common. People are quite literally taking leave of their senses. These AI products can be super helpful as someone mentioned previously, but cannot be taken as being the truth above all else

AI is going to become addictive. People are like sheep these days, just being fed stuff all the time.

How horrible. And absolutely stupid.

AI will base its answers on his inputs. So if he neglects to mention something or accurately describe symptoms it obviously won’t have the capacity to check or question that.

and AI is ultimately a sophisticated word calculator. It’s based on probabilities in regards to language use. Probabilities that may not even apply to your specific situation. And probabilities obviously just reveal a likely or possible answer.

he’s also incredibly disrespectful. How can you live with this??

Show him https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZMP8_jD-y0s

That would be so annoying! I'd get to the stage where I wouldn't respond. If he asks a question I'd say "I don't know, what doesn't copilot say?" with a sweet expression on my face. You could then blow his mind by asking chatgpt or a.n.other.

It was coming up with clinical expressions like "cognitive impairment" which no ordinary person would use when filling out such forms. A normal person would say they "felt confused" or "could not concentrate".

I used that exact phrase yesterday when discussing a vulnerable family member and his care needs - and I'm not a HCP in any way.

Then again, I started a thread on Sunday about Eurovision and people were declaring my OP as 100% pure AI, and then discussing whether I was justified in having used it or not - I have no interest in AI at all and it wouldn't even cross my mind to try to use it!

Urgghhhhhhhhhhhhh I bloody loathe the rise of the androids, literally terminating our agency to think for ourselves like we used to. I'm certainly no technophobe, I can fix software and hardware issues, PCs at least, but I cannot bear how AI is everywhere and people seem to trust it as some kind of authority. It is only ever as good as the data it has been given, but none of it... as yet... is capable of making human decisions or evaluations. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....... how old is this person ?

I actually have a friend who uses ChatGPT for absolutely everything. I refuse to use it. Period. She has an incredibly high IQ as well. Sigh.

... I could be biased here mind you, as my idiot ex spent most of his free time masturbating to AI generated women 😝