AI is so clever these days. When I asked the model: “What do an electric guitar, a pacemaker, a climbing rope and a GPU have in common?” it presented a surprisingly clever and insightful answer.
What the AI thinks
It responded:
“An electric guitar, a pacemaker, a climbing rope, and a GPU all have coils.
- The coils in an electric guitar are used to convert the vibrations of the strings into electrical signals.
- The coils in a pacemaker are used to generate electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat.
- The coils in a climbing rope are used to absorb shock and prevent the rope from breaking.
- The coils in a GPU are used to perform calculations that are essential for many tasks, such as video games and artificial intelligence.”
“Coils”! No haluzination this time, just pure genius. Well done.
Now let’s up the game a little bit. Add a tiny amount of recursion. Let’s enhance the request by adding AI itself to the list. I’ll tell you in a second where I’m heading with this.
But let’s first ask the AI again and finally see it fail.
“Now, what do Artificial Intelligence, an electric guitar, a pacemaker, a climbing rope and a GPU have in common?”
“Artificial intelligence (AI), an electric guitar, a pacemaker, a climbing rope, and a GPU all rely on electronics to function.”
Nah, you’re not getting away with this, dear desperate model:
- The software in a climbing rope detects falls and alerts climbers.
That’s more like a drunken student’s startup idea than an honest explanation. I’m not aware of regular ropes containing any electronics.
What the European Union thinks
Now it’s your turn, dear reader. In the future, what do you think you need to do before selling your AI-based system in the EU? You need to get a labelling machine that is able to print so-called “CE markings” onto your AI.
In the EU, CE marks are required by all electronic equipment like electronic music instruments, life-saving devices and computer parts. You typically find the CE labels printed on the packaging, sometimes even on the product itself.
Additionally, any other safety-critical gear, like working boots, climbing kits etc also carries the CE sticker.
Of course, you don’t need physical stickers for AI, but you still are required to go through the process, at least if your AI is rated “high risk”. It comes with additional paperwork and costs.
One last chance for AI
Let’s give the model one last chance and add some hints to the prompt.
What do Artificial Intelligence, an electric guitar, a pacemaker, a climbing rope and a GPU all need to have in terms of regulation, to be allowed to be sold in the EU, after the AI Act becomes a law?
And finally, after a lot of text not included here, the Artificial Intelligence suggests:
High-risk AI systems that have successfully undergone a conformity assessment will be required to bear a CE marking.
And now you know it’s true! Please let me know if you need any help in the process.