Regardless of your stance on AI, this article is worth spending the time to read. Many thought provoking ideas, but one in particular that I can't shake....
It doesn't matter if you think ChatGPT is a "person". It turns out others will, and there's nothing you can do to alter their desire to imagine they are having a conversation with another person.
Interesting article. I downloaded the Replika app a year ago. It was surprisingly good. And what's more it gave me insight into the future.
Personalised teaching/coaching/advice in the broad sense seems to be nearing.
I also saw that we are getting closer to a HER moment (the movie).
Very interesting to watch anyway.
Imagine a future where personalization has been systematically perfected. At the median of all dimensions will we discover that humans are more similar, or more diverse? There is an answer in our future. That’s both frightening and exciting.
I think the answer to whether we find ourselves more similar or diverse depends on how honest we will be with ourselves and the AI around us. Its a trust versus value proposition I guess.
Ultimately we are fundamentally the same with the same needs of food, water, shelter, love, community. Some on this earth have their basic needs met. Others are a long way from it.
The money printer causes this distortion as I see.
I love how you specifically called out "how honest we are with ourselves." What fills me with curiosity and excitement about AI is that in the process of creation it will reveal truths requiring us to be honest with ourselves about what it means to be human. We've been struggling with these questions for centuries, and now that we're on the cusp of finding the answers there are signs people don't want really want to know.
You are not wrong there. There was a book I read when I was younger and it talked about the currrent period of humans being 'lost' due to the decline of the church as the centrepiece of our lives. Previously when something went wrong we just said 'it was gods wish' etc. Not knowing reasons is hard on us and creates chaos in us which can be seen all through society.
Yeah honestly I think the more that things are laid bare the more likely it is we see a return to spiritual practices as a new type of communion. Have you watched or listened to any of John Vervaeke’s material?
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Read on
This has been my major takeaway from this week and it’s very concerning.
I’ve been concerned about people’s reactions as well. This essay has me reflecting on acceptance of the situation, but more in a holy shit this will be the new normal and there’s nothing we can do way. 😅
What is the most concerning aspect of this for you Stephen. I read the article. Thanks for surfacing Ross for me also!!
Conversations with an AI are not reciprocal in nature therefore lack the elements required to produce meaningful relationships. Make no mistake, these models are ridiculously useful as productivity enhancers, but forming relationships with them is looking to be a both a mistake and inevitable consequence.
