Yesterday morning, I actually got an email message from a BOT. The purpose of the email was to entice me to enter a writing contest. I wondered what a Bot is capable of doing and if Ai and Bot are the same, or different.

I was surprised that there were lots of articles on this subject online! Here’s what I found:

Even though the media often uses these two terms interchangeably, they really are different. 

Bots (short for robots) are software applications designed to automate tasks and perform specific functions without human intervention. They are programmed to interact with users or other software systems to carry out predefined tasks.

For instance, chatbots are used to simulate conversation with users. Social media bots can “like” posts and “follow” users.

So, while Bots excel at repetitive tasks, that leaves Ai (which possesses intelligence) to deal with situations regarding thought and learning. They can analyze data, problem-solve, and make decisions.

Bots and Ai can manipulate discussions and influence public opinion. They’ve even been known to spread misinformation. 

Even though we’ve been told that AI systems are designed to assist and enhance human productivity, not replace humans, I think we’d be prudent to interact cautiously with them.

While writing this blog post, one of these has tried to rewrite what they “thought” to be typos and suggest endings to various sentences.  Over and over again, I had to “insist” on the wording I wanted.

I don’t want this kind of “interference” in my daily work. How about you???