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The risk is not that one cannot forge correspondance in the style of another. The risk is that any one of us peasants can do it without having to have a bunch

The risk is not that one cannot forge correspondance in the style of another. The risk is that any one of us peasants can do it without having to have a bunch of other people in on it

memhole 2y ago
That’s exactly what the problem is. I’ve done some content work using LLMs. Once I started to think about how inevitably it’ll get coupled with ad networks and how anybody can do this stuff, it made me go this isn’t good. On the bright side, it might push us back to paper or other means of exchanging info. The cost should be prohibitive enough that it increases the quality of content. That’s very hypothetical, though. Mailers are already a direct contradiction.
PaulHoule 2y ago
My fear is that it will be used for scams https://archive.ph/uMRXa https://archive.ph/uMRXa Ordinary people have trouble seducing other people because they can't deliver perfect mirroring because of their own self (e.g. they are uncomfortable adapting to another person's emotional demands because of the needs of their own self or aspects of their self that are unappealing to the other person manifest) Sociopaths and people with narcissistic personality disorder do better than most people precisely because their self is less developed. An A.I. has no self so it has no limits.
- deadbabe 2y ago
  Imagine being catfished for years, and in the end you discover that not only was the person who catfished you not who they said they were, they weren’t even human.
  - nullc 2y ago
    "Doesn't matter, had cybersex"
  - portaouflop 2y ago
    Is it truly better if they were human though?
- yorwba 2y ago
  Do sociopaths and people with narcissistic personality disorder do better at seduction? How would we know? Would a double-blind experiment setting up blind dates between sociopaths and average people to rate their seductiveness even be ethical if sociopaths are dangerously skilled at it?
  - memhole 2y ago
    I'm not sure about seduction. Afaik, one of the defining traits is being very adept at manipulation.
  - PaulHoule 2y ago
    Consider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson
  - UltraSane 2y ago
    At the very least they are not hindered by any conscience or empahty preventing their efforts and that is a major "advantage"

The risk is not that one cannot forge correspondance in the style of another. The risk is that any one of us peasants can do it without having to have a bunch of other people in on it

memhole 2y ago

That’s exactly what the problem is. I’ve done some content work using LLMs. Once I started to think about how inevitably it’ll get coupled with ad networks and how anybody can do this stuff, it made me go this isn’t good. On the bright side, it might push us back to paper or other means of exchanging info. The cost should be prohibitive enough that it increases the quality of content. That’s very hypothetical, though. Mailers are already a direct contradiction.

PaulHoule 2y ago

My fear is that it will be used for scams https://archive.ph/uMRXa https://archive.ph/uMRXa Ordinary people have trouble seducing other people because they can't deliver perfect mirroring because of their own self (e.g. they are uncomfortable adapting to another person's emotional demands because of the needs of their own self or aspects of their self that are unappealing to the other person manifest) Sociopaths and people with narcissistic personality disorder do better than most people precisely because their self is less developed. An A.I. has no self so it has no limits.

deadbabe 2y ago
Imagine being catfished for years, and in the end you discover that not only was the person who catfished you not who they said they were, they weren’t even human.
- nullc 2y ago
  "Doesn't matter, had cybersex"
- portaouflop 2y ago
  Is it truly better if they were human though?
yorwba 2y ago
Do sociopaths and people with narcissistic personality disorder do better at seduction? How would we know? Would a double-blind experiment setting up blind dates between sociopaths and average people to rate their seductiveness even be ethical if sociopaths are dangerously skilled at it?
- memhole 2y ago
  I'm not sure about seduction. Afaik, one of the defining traits is being very adept at manipulation.
- PaulHoule 2y ago
  Consider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson
- UltraSane 2y ago
  At the very least they are not hindered by any conscience or empahty preventing their efforts and that is a major "advantage"