Anthropomorphism has been an issue for decades in my field (human-robot interaction). Comes from Reeves and Nass' Media Equation https://
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Media
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Anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: The Media Equation Problem
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ChatGPT Voice Mode as Therapy: Emotional Support Through AI
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Just had a quite emotional, personal conversation w/ ChatGPT in voice mode, talking about stress, work-life balance. Interestingly I felt heard & warm. Never tried therapy before but this is probably it? Try it especially if you usually just use it as a productivity tool.
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AI Advances in Empathetic Mental Health Care Support
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20% of US adults struggle with mental health. AI could help more people get the care they need. Only months ago, it was widely accepted that AI could not "do" empathetic communication but the advances in models and training mean that AIs are already making great strides.
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Materialists See No Barrier to Artificial Consciousness
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Pour les matérialistes (dont je fais partie), rien ne s'oppose à la conscience artificielle. Émergence de l'interaction de neurones.
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YouTube Deepfakes in Multiple Languages: 2024 Breakthrough Expected
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Just wait until YouTube (or some startup) makes it this seamless to do authorized deepfakes in other languages. Seems achievable in 2024 based on some of the demos out there now.
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Quebec AI leader excluded from Canadian tech event sparks discrimination concerns
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Le président de @Quebec_AI a déjà connu la discrimination anti-francophone dans le passé, un cas bien documenté. Il n'est pas invité à l'événement @allincanada C'est assez troublant… #ALLIN #Discrimination #QuebecBashing
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AI Cannot Replace Human Love and Joy: Rejecting Tech Reductionism
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Sorry to say FU and all that but STOP denying the relational side of humanity for your CULT of quasi neo scientific agenda driven BS that says once AI “beats” humans at X that’s the end game. What about LOVE? What about JOY? You cannot “beat” humans at these things. So STOP.
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Freedom of Speech and Deplatforming: Greg Lukianoff Interview
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Here's my conversation with Greg Lukianoff (@glukianoff) in full here on @X all about freedom of speech, censorship, & deplatforming. He is a fist-amendment attorney, president of @TheFIREorg, and co-author w/ @RikkiSchlott of the definitive new book on cancel culture. Here are… pic.twitter.com/WpsQtypG0U
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) 25 septembre 2023Here's my conversation with Greg Lukianoff (
@glukianoff
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Rude awakening fuels backup strategy importance
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One might call it a rude awakening Does wonders to fuel a backup strategy
