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I agree with your assessment of people. I find that there is a lot of overlap with this old quote: Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events
by metalliqaz 5mo ago
I agree with your assessment of people. I find that there is a lot of overlap with this old quote:
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
AI is the perfect product for that third group.
However I disagree in that I don't want to "talk to AI" either. Any time anyone sends me AI output, I simply reply that I can prompt GPT myself, if I want; just send me the inputs.
- sodic 5mo ago> I simply reply that I can prompt GPT myself, if I want; just send me the inputs. I didn't quite get this, you ask them to send you their prompt? Does this disincentivize them from sending AI responses in the future? P.S. I always found it ironic that this quote does the very thing it classifies as small-minded - discusses people :)
- metalliqaz 5mo agoHere's an example that may help: Their prompt: "write a polite and friendly email message to turn down an invitation because I already have plans at that time." What I want them to send me: "thank you but I already have plans" I don't want 2-paragraphs of milquetoast slop. P.S. Ideas can involve people.
- sfink 5mo ago> Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Heh. It's a believable taxonomy, but it makes me suspect it could often have the corollary: Small minds create work; average minds do work; great minds talk about work.
- tredre3 5mo ago> Any time anyone sends me AI output, I simply reply that I can prompt GPT myself, if I want; just send me the inputs. In my experience their prompt is usually a verbatim copy-paste of the message I sent them, personal info and all. They simply put zero thought in it.