the-podcast guy recently linked this essay, its old, but i don't think its significantly wrong (despite gpt evangelists) also read weizenbaum, libs, for the other side of the coin

  • itappearsthat [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    imagine placing intentional limits on your own desire to understand the universe like this, as though subjective experience isn't the weirdest fucking thing imaginable and so understanding it is of obvious interest to anybody with any curiosity whatsoever

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      4 months ago

      You understand another person's subjectivity by talking to them like a normal person, not studying them like a lab rat.