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Well... what really is empathy? To me it stands to reason that it is the ability to recreate the mind of another using inference based on their behavior and com
by azhu 7y ago
Well... what really is empathy? To me it stands to reason that it is the ability to recreate the mind of another using inference based on their behavior and communication, and thus be able to experience a similar emotional state or set of mental circumstances.
It would also stand to reason that this ability would be directly related to how similar the data contained within empathizing brains is.
If you conceive of empathy as “responding to behavior in a way that is considerate of the other party’s ability to understand and receive benefit from it” in the sense that designers and product folks use it then it becomes clear that AI trained on data more similar to what a human would’ve drawn most meaning from would naturally be more empathetic.
- taneq 7y agoInferring the mental state of another entity would more fall under 'theory of mind' rather than empathy, which is not only inferring their emotional state but also feeling it yourself. I guess you could define 'empathic behaviour' as per your last paragraph, as a synonym for 'considerate', but unless it's driven by empathy it's really just mimicry of empathic behaviour.