Humans are able to sleep-on-it and make better decisions, so what about generative AI? In today’s column, I examine a longstanding expression that we all have undoubtedly used from time to time, namely that when making a decision sometimes you say that you will sleep on it. The semblance of this common remark is that you want more time to think about the decision that needs to be made. Humans say this quite frequently.
Does the same remark of aiming to sleep-on-it apply to generative AI? I say yes, it does. This analysis of an intriguing proposition is part of my ongoing Forbes.com column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various AI complexities (see the link here).
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