CULTURE

Rethinking Policy and Business: Planet Over Profit Systems

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12 November 2023 20h44

But no! This is not how policy or business is done! I’m told this a lot. And I keep saying I’m not interested in maintaining the systems that aren’t prioritizing the planet or people. Quilting invokes weaving with hands versus screens and including stories in strands.

AI Policy Meetings Should Prioritize Ethics and Planetary Care

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12 November 2023 20h43

I’d like all AI policy / business meetings to begin with all attendees answering the question, “how will you care for the children and grandchildren of your users and competitors and the planet?” Plus everyone should be required to quilt a square with their thoughts.

Algorithms Designed to Mimic Human Speech Without Sentience

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12 November 2023 19h47

I believe the company’s human designers write algorithms designed to make human users believe the outputs of those algorithms sound like human speech to inspire people feeling the outputs are conversational. So the tool exists. No sentient person is providing answers.

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Living roles authentically: alignment between identity and action

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12 November 2023 19h29

Unless you are an actor or a swindler, you don't *play* those roles, you *live* them and act accordingly in the real world.

LLM Anthropomorphism Design: Separating Reality From Companionship Claims

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12 November 2023 17h48

Interesting. But the design biases or practices of LLMs use anthropomorphism by design. So separating myself from those responses means, for instance with terms about loneliness, that I’m supposed to believe ChatGPT is real and can provide “companionship.” Thoughts?

ChatGPT’s Problematic Language About Loneliness and Companionship

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12 November 2023 16h48

Here’s a chat from just now where ChatGPT uses words like “I’m a companion” when referring to loneliness. Issues, anyone? https://
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