We all know that AI, Artificial Intelligence, has great predictive powers. We know too that Marty making an above average golf shot is pretty rare. But could these two factoids produce something more? Something which might give us pause?
Tuesday is my golf league night. On the last hole yesterday I was off the green, the putting surface where the hole is cut (sometimes at menacing, sinister, masochistic places, but that's another blog), by about five feet. I struck the ball, just right as it were, and it jumped off my club, bounced twice, then took a roll straight into the cup. I can't say I planned it, but I planned it of course. Such things are known as no-putts because you didn't have to putt. Duh. It was only my second no-putt ever; I now have one more no-putts than birdies. That's an accomplishment, right? How many other golfers can say that?
I grab a hot dog and fries in the clubhouse, sit with the guys a few minutes as I eat, and then head home. Once at home, I flip open my laptop just to poke around a bit before going to sleep. What's the first video my computer suggests to me? An absolutely amazing no-putt by a professional golfer.
It was an amazing shot. But am I just a little paranoid that AI might have something to do with it being shown me? It sure felt at least a bit creepy.
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