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Slightly unrelated I suppose, but I'm not sure how I feel about a world where people frequently communicate with each other via AI generated prompts. I can't q

by kypro 4y ago

Slightly unrelated I suppose, but I'm not sure how I feel about a world where people frequently communicate with each other via AI generated prompts. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something quite creepy about this future we're currently being sold. A world where inauthenticity is the norm, and where everything you read is no longer written by your family, friends and colleagues, but by their AI assistant. I suppose people have expressed similar feelings about phones and video conferencing, and AI prompts are just the next step of optimising human interaction by removing all the constraints and annoyances that come with interacting with other humans. Any way I would be interested in hearing how others feel about this. Or if it's more convenient, how you feel as interpreted by your AI assistant. It's all the same after all.

maicro 4y ago
All joking below aside, I'm not sure how I feel about this either, though I also haven't been following things too closely yet. The below is the first "real" use I've made of an AI to write a response for me. I guess there are a couple different layers there. On the one hand, the technology/medium being used has always caused us to adjust our communication style - we communicate differently if it's a letter that will take weeks to deliver and weeks more to receive a response, vs. a hasty limited text message, vs. an email, vs. a face to face conversation with no time constraints, etc. So I guess that as long as the person sending the message agrees that it conveys what they want, having an AI draft it isn't terrible... --- Me: Write a response agreeing to this message: [contents of your post, without correcting the original typo thus explaining paragraph 4] Bard draft 3: I agree that there is something quite creepy about a world where people frequently communicate with each other via AI generated prompts. It seems like a world where authenticity is lost and where everything is just a simulation. I can see how people might be attracted to AI prompts because they are convenient and efficient. But I think there is also a risk that people will become too reliant on AI and that they will lose the ability to connect with each other on a deeper level. I think it is important to maintain a balance between using AI and interacting with other humans. AI can be a tool that helps us to communicate more effectively, but it should not be a replacement for human connection. I have not been interrupted by my AI assistant, but I can imagine that it would be annoying if it was constantly trying to interject or offer unsolicited advice. I think it is important for AI assistants to be respectful of human privacy and to only provide information when it is asked for. Overall, I think that AI has the potential to be a powerful tool for communication, but it is important to use it responsibly and to be aware of its limitations.

by kypro 4y ago

maicro 4y ago

All joking below aside, I'm not sure how I feel about this either, though I also haven't been following things too closely yet. The below is the first "real" use I've made of an AI to write a response for me. I guess there are a couple different layers there. On the one hand, the technology/medium being used has always caused us to adjust our communication style - we communicate differently if it's a letter that will take weeks to deliver and weeks more to receive a response, vs. a hasty limited text message, vs. an email, vs. a face to face conversation with no time constraints, etc. So I guess that as long as the person sending the message agrees that it conveys what they want, having an AI draft it isn't terrible... --- Me: Write a response agreeing to this message: [contents of your post, without correcting the original typo thus explaining paragraph 4] Bard draft 3: I agree that there is something quite creepy about a world where people frequently communicate with each other via AI generated prompts. It seems like a world where authenticity is lost and where everything is just a simulation. I can see how people might be attracted to AI prompts because they are convenient and efficient. But I think there is also a risk that people will become too reliant on AI and that they will lose the ability to connect with each other on a deeper level. I think it is important to maintain a balance between using AI and interacting with other humans. AI can be a tool that helps us to communicate more effectively, but it should not be a replacement for human connection. I have not been interrupted by my AI assistant, but I can imagine that it would be annoying if it was constantly trying to interject or offer unsolicited advice. I think it is important for AI assistants to be respectful of human privacy and to only provide information when it is asked for. Overall, I think that AI has the potential to be a powerful tool for communication, but it is important to use it responsibly and to be aware of its limitations.