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Prolog's predictability contrasts with current AI's opacity

The user is discussing the predictability and explainability of Prolog compared to current AI systems. They note that Prolog, while inefficient, provided consistent and understandable outputs, a standard they feel modern AI has failed to meet. This comparison highlights a perceived regression in AI's reliability and transparency. AI

IMPACT Highlights user concerns about AI's predictability and explainability compared to older systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of user opinions comparing a programming language to AI.

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Prolog's predictability contrasts with current AI's opacity

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ zzt Prolog was inefficient, but its behavior was explicable, and bugs can be permanently fixed. Which again, is a stupidly low bar for a computer program, but

    @ zzt Prolog was inefficient, but its behavior was explicable, and bugs can be permanently fixed. Which again, is a stupidly low bar for a computer program, but here we are again with # AI .

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ zzt Prolog gave you the same answer every time, which is a stupidly low bar to ask from a computer program, but apparently here we are with # AI .

    @ zzt Prolog gave you the same answer every time, which is a stupidly low bar to ask from a computer program, but apparently here we are with # AI .