The Incompetent AI

My take on the narrative of humans getting replaced by AI

An AI, to replace a human being should be able to change a diaper ❌, plan an invasion ⚠️, butcher a hog ❌, conn a ship ⚠️, design a building ⚠️, write a sonnet ✅, balance accounts ✅, build a wall ❌, set a bone ❌, comfort the dying ❌, take orders ✅, give orders ⚠️, cooperate ⚠️, act alone ⚠️, solve equations ✅, analyze a new problem ⚠️, pitch manure ❌, program a computer ✅, cook a tasty meal ❌, fight efficiently ❌, die gallantly ❌. Specialization is for AInsects.

I’ve often referred to “The Competent Man”, a poem by Robert A. Heinlein, as a source of inspiration for a variety of conversations.

I just adapted the poem for a quick check of AI’s current capabilities (it’s not meant to be scientifically accurate).

Based on my assessments, we are far from being replaced.

Legend:
✅ can do
❌ cannot do
⚠️ It may look like it can, but it cannot