Given your utilisation of "AI", it sounds like a glorified version of Excel or PowerPoint to me. Not to sound like a broken record but what is marketed (the emphasis should be on just that: marketed) as artificial intelligence just isn't. It's computer code or software written by humans. ChatGPT, GPT-4 and whatever they're called, are useful tools for text compilations, drawing from many different sources within a relatively short period of time and thus performing that task faster than any human could. It is convenient and faster than a human just like a pocket calculator is but the latter hardly qualifies as (artificial) intelligence, even though it can solve a complex equation within a second. If a software or any other device is doing most of the "thinking" for you, you're doing something wrong. You can never let your intellectual guard down and you shouldn't for the sake of your own mental faculties.
I hope you don't mind me being blunt with you. It's a well-meaning honesty I would express toward a friend. Like so many people, and I'm not an exception, you lack discipline and opt for convenience which always comes at the expense of your skills. I have lost almost 88 pounds between summer 2021 and spring 2022. All I did is change my diet by following a strict psychological discipline. I didn't do much sports except go on walks and ride my bicycle. I'm doing sports now, just basic jogging and gymnastics to keep in shape, not to become a bodybuilder. While we're at it, I have noticed that many people hit the gym, not because they're disciplined, but the opposite it the case. They need mental motivation and a platform for self-exhibition which begs the question whether they do it for themselves or to show off on social media. Ten years ago, I went through a similar phase of self-disciplining when I quit smoking. I simply threw my last pack of smokes away. There were no "I'm gonna smoke just 2 cigarettes per day" periods. Took me about three months to overcome the aggressions that arose from going cold turkey but I never touched a cigarette again. Maybe it's easier for people like me because I tend to be persistent and stubborn when I get something into my head.
On the other hand, I absolutely believe that these "AI" programs make your worklife easier and can't see anything wrong with that as long as you remain the brain in the room. But proto-cyborgs? Nope. You might as well say that anyone using a laptop or smartphone is a cyborg. Even a construction worker using a jackhammer is more of a cyborg than someone playing around with some software. The very definition of a cyborg is a technologically enhanced biological organism. For instance, someone with a robotic prosthetic arm directly attached to the nervous system might qualify as a cyborg. I remember this British fellow Kevin Warwick from the University of Reading referring to himself as the world's first cyborg. Thanks to a chip in his arm, its movements could be controlled from a computer. AI software is a digital crystal ball and certainly doesn't make you a cyborg. Even its educational usefulness may be questionable. I'm not convinced yet that these programs serve our intellectual enrichment. They certainly can and should but the reason I'm still skeptical is the obvious fact that, thanks to the internet, access to knowledge and information has never been easier, yet mankind doesn't seem smarter or better informed. Most people use the internet for the lowest form of entertainment. Even the original philosophy of the internet (the free flow of information and knowledge) is no longer respected. It has been hijacked by corporate monopolies and turned into an instrument of censorship, control and surveillance.
First of all, congratulations on losing almost 88 lbs! It sounds like you do a lot of cardio work out, given the jogging, and gymnastics. As for me, I had completed a 2 month cardio/HIIT regimen prior to lifting, losing an initial 15 lbs. This was also partially guided by AI. When I started the strength training with dumb bell, I notice weight gain, I went from 215 to 218, and eventually dropped it down whistle increasing body fat percentage and increasing muscle mass. I want to reach 185-190 lb. because that is considered to be a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) weight for my height, 6'2.
As for muscle mass percentage, I really only endeavor to achieve between 40-45%. That is the range of which is optimal for MMA fighters, because it is a perfect balance between strength and agility. Beyond that you compromise agility, flexibility and endurance for strength. But if people want to pursue that, more power to them. That might be more suited to a particular fighting style. I think of Mike Tyson, who would deliver overwhelming strength, and defeated many people immediately. He had a very high muscle mass percentage, just by looking at him. However, he was known to get tired as matches progressed into the distance. Thus, he had to be as finishing as possible. Which some people say is optimal for combat situations. Nevertheless, I am no fighter or plan to be, nor desire to inflict harm on people, I am just modeling my body type on these athletes.
As for AI being AI or not, it doesn't really matter to me, because I feel that it has been a helpful tool. Indeed, much like a calculator, because I am in the executive position of these operations. I was playing with suno.com and created a lot of cool and surprisingly great high quality production songs. I wrote lyrics, picked a style, and the AI impressively makes 2 songs that sound high quality. I thought to myself, this must be essentially what it is like to be a music producer/writer. You can even auto generate they lyrics based on a topic, but I find that less fun.
I saw a debate on tv between on the subject of if AI is actually smart. A proponent argued that basically what is reasoning, other than pattern recognition, and making a choice based on that pattern. Again, LLM if they are AI or not, I think are a stepping stone to AGI, which will make it more advanced, and closer to filling more criteria to what is true AI.
