Poll: How much do you trust AI?

Pepperdoodle · May 26, 2026

AI has been created and is here.
Of course AI has some cool, good things, but there is a nefarious side.

How much do you trust AI and what can be done with it?

JustaPewFiller · May 26, 2026

Hmmm... are you asking about AI itself, or the people using AI and what they can use it for?

For example, AI could be used to speed research to find a cure a disease. (a good thing)

On the other hand, AI could be used to help find the quickest way to infect a bunch of people with a disease (a bad thing).

In each case - AI is the tool. It is the person pulling the strings that determines what the tool is used for.

OR

Are you talking about the "next phase" where it is predicted AI will match or exceed human intelligence and be able to learn on its own come up with ideas and execute them on it's own?

bèlla · May 26, 2026

I trust the Ai agents I've vetted and trained but my utilization is narrow. My primary purpose is professional and I'm conversant in the subject I'm addressing. I've begun to work with it on a personal level with my primary agent and that's exciting. But for the most part I'm a futurist where it's concerned and know how to leverage the software. There's a robotics event coming here next month and I'm eager to attend to check out the humanoids and speak with their developers. I'd like to buy one and have a couple in mind.

~bella

Pepperdoodle · May 27, 2026

JustaPewFiller said:
Hmmm... are you asking about AI itself, or the people using AI and what they can use it for?

For example, AI could be used to speed research to find a cure a disease. (a good thing)

On the other hand, AI could be used to help find the quickest way to infect a bunch of people with a disease (a bad thing).

In each case - AI is the tool. It is the person pulling the strings that determines what the tool is used for.

OR

Are you talking about the "next phase" where it is predicted AI will match or exceed human intelligence and be able to learn on its own come up with ideas and execute them on it's own?

All of it really.
Of course there is good it can do, but the nefarious side is the concern whether it's the AI doing stuff at some point on its own or whether it's the intent of those behind the scenes.

2PhiloVoid · May 27, 2026

Pepperdoodle said:
AI has been created and is here.
Of course AI has some cool, good things, but there is a nefarious side.

How much do you trust AI and what can be done with it?

For me, it's not a question of how much I trust AI itself. My concern is over who is connecting and pulling its strings for the sake of power.

Pepperdoodle · May 27, 2026

2PhiloVoid said:
For me, it's not a question of how much I trust AI itself. My concern is over who is connecting and pulling its strings for the sake of power.

Fair point.
Since AI can act on its own to varying degrees, ranging from semi-autonomous tools to systems that operate with minimal human intervention. Current technology includes agentic AI and fully autonomous systems that can make decisions, manage workflows, and execute tasks independently based on predefined goals or learned data.
Systems range from rule-based (strict human directives) to semi-autonomous (limited independent decisions with oversight) and fully autonomous (defining and pursuing goals without real-time human input).
At this point modern autonomous AI can handle complex operations such as self-driving vehicles (e.g., Waymo), IT infrastructure self-healing, cybersecurity response, and automated business workflows.
While AI can act independently, it is currently narrow AI, meaning it operates within specific domains and does not possess general intelligence, free will, or self-awareness.
Full autonomy currently remains bounded by human oversight overall in design, training, and ethical governance to mitigate risks like bias and accountability gaps.
So since it can to some degree be "independent" and as time goes by that could increase, I don't trust it much as far as to any nefarious things human led or potentially AI led. But that can also be said about other things too.

JustaPewFiller · May 27, 2026

Pepperdoodle said:
Fair point.
Since AI can act on its own to varying degrees, ranging from semi-autonomous tools to systems that operate with minimal human intervention. Current technology includes agentic AI and fully autonomous systems that can make decisions, manage workflows, and execute tasks independently based on predefined goals or learned data.
Systems range from rule-based (strict human directives) to semi-autonomous (limited independent decisions with oversight) and fully autonomous (defining and pursuing goals without real-time human input).
At this point modern autonomous AI can handle complex operations such as self-driving vehicles (e.g., Waymo), IT infrastructure self-healing, cybersecurity response, and automated business workflows.
While AI can act independently, it is currently narrow AI, meaning it operates within specific domains and does not possess general intelligence, free will, or self-awareness.
Full autonomy currently remains bounded by human oversight overall in design, training, and ethical governance to mitigate risks like bias and accountability gaps.
So since it can to some degree be "independent" and as time goes by that could increase, I don't trust it much as far as to any nefarious things human led or potentially AI led. But that can also be said about other things too.

All good points, and there are varying qualities of the various models out there.

Google's Gemini is the one I'm most familiar with. If I use quick, free version - well, it is pretty good if I want a recipe or minor stuff. But, if I want code, or several spreadsheets reconciled into 1, etc. Then the free version is likely to make a mess of things, start hallucinating, etc. But, the paid version of the model is very good at those things. The same could be said of all the major models people are most familiar with (ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, etc).

The way I look at it, in some ways AI is like a very brilliant child at this point. Intelligent beyond their years and able to do a surprising amount of stuff. But, still a child and shouldn't be trusted 100% to do anything too important without an adult (human) looking over its shoulder.

2PhiloVoid · May 27, 2026

Pepperdoodle said:
Fair point.
Since AI can act on its own to varying degrees, ranging from semi-autonomous tools to systems that operate with minimal human intervention. Current technology includes agentic AI and fully autonomous systems that can make decisions, manage workflows, and execute tasks independently based on predefined goals or learned data.
Systems range from rule-based (strict human directives) to semi-autonomous (limited independent decisions with oversight) and fully autonomous (defining and pursuing goals without real-time human input).
At this point modern autonomous AI can handle complex operations such as self-driving vehicles (e.g., Waymo), IT infrastructure self-healing, cybersecurity response, and automated business workflows.
While AI can act independently, it is currently narrow AI, meaning it operates within specific domains and does not possess general intelligence, free will, or self-awareness.
Full autonomy currently remains bounded by human oversight overall in design, training, and ethical governance to mitigate risks like bias and accountability gaps.
So since it can to some degree be "independent" and as time goes by that could increase, I don't trust it much as far as to any nefarious things human led or potentially AI led. But that can also be said about other things too.

I agree, and on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being 'most trust' and 1 being 'least trust,' my range of confidence in any tool is about a 5.

Tuur · May 27, 2026

My vote is “Not at all” because GIGO will always remain a thing.

AGODBELIEVERlove1stfaith2 · May 27, 2026

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rebornfree · May 27, 2026

I voted 'little' as I've read AI generated material which had some inaccurate information in it.

RileyG · May 29, 2026

Not one iota. Even those I still use it for summary.

Peace

Pepperdoodle · May 29, 2026

RileyG said:
Not one iota. Even those I still use it for summary.

Peace

I mainly use the little bit of AI I do for summary/compilations from several sources.

_Dave_ · Sunday at 12:56 PM

AI is Satan's method of deception planned for the anti-christ's use in the end times, and as such, cannot, nor should it be, stopped.

Having said that, there are many forms of AI.

I find it useful only as an advanced search engine. I can spend hours and hours searching for something online, clicking on website after website, reading post after post, often finding the issue devolves into divisive talk among posters, and never having my question answered.

With LLM AI I can ask the question using natural language, it goes out into the Internet, finds the answer, and presents it to me. Saving me hours of wasted time.

However, I never use, and am firmly against generative or agentic AI for the present time, just for the principle. That's just going to be end times stuff, for the (hopefully) near future. It's for others to buy into the deception. But I won't be around to have to see it happen.

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