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When not to use AI
Also called: is AI the right tool, fit for purpose
The judgment that some tasks are a poor fit for AI — where a formula is exact, where being wrong is unacceptable, where the data can't leave, or where a person's attention is the point.
The fastest way to lose trust in AI is to use it where it doesn't belong. Naming the no-go cases up front is what makes the yes cases credible, and often saves cost and risk at once.
Being anti-AI. Choosing not to use it for a specific task is a fitness decision, the same kind you'd make about any tool.
- Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology · 2023-01-26
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