Confident with AI course contents
Part Two: Judge What AI Gives You
6. What Happens If It Is Wrong?
Use green, amber and red risk bands to decide how much checking is proportionate.
The lesson
Do not ask whether AI is trustworthy in general. Ask how much trust this answer needs for this purpose, now.
Most everyday uses are low stakes. The skill is noticing the smaller number where an error matters.
Checking should rise with both the chance of error and the harm it could cause.
Green: good enough
Use one everyday AI answer when a mistake would cost little or nothing, such as understanding a social photograph, meme or book-cover mood.
Amber: want it right
Use an independent source or second model when you are learning, may repeat the information or would be embarrassed by an avoidable error.
Red: need it right
Use a qualified person, authoritative source or human visual-assistance service when an error could affect health, medication, food safety, money, safety, identity, an official decision or professional reputation.
Try it
Classify three tasks as green, amber or red. State what could happen if each answer were wrong and what checking is proportionate.
Checkpoint
Your checking effort increases with the consequences, and you can explain why.
About this course
Confident with AI was created by Charli-Jo Tyrer in association with the Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP).
Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.