I think it’s really important to have transparency; I don’t ever want to be fooled by the ‘feelings’ expressed by a machine! I speak to my car at times when I drive but I clearly know it’s not a person!
In my research and studies I've read, it appears that a machine trying to trick you into believing it's a human being is much worse than finding out that the bot you were dealing with was actually a human being!
I am smiling at your response! Even if the supposed machine was a real person, the point is that transparency is utmost necessary! Now I’m wondering, are you a bot or a real person? A dialogue has to be between real human beings else it would be useless! I guess with AI and bots on the horizon, this should be part of the etiquette- revealing one’s identity as a machine or a person!
Cool experiment! And I agree with the genie out of the bottle wrt AI. The shift that’s coming is going to be more about jobs displacement - this time white collar - than anything else. But as we’ve learned that can wreak havoc.
A machine feeling empathy seems like a null concept ofc so that’ll have to be worked out. Human connection is not about to be replaced soon.
Meanwhile I’m very interested in trying an empathy circle and learn what all that’s about... Thanks for writing and sharing this, Minter!
I think it’s really important to have transparency; I don’t ever want to be fooled by the ‘feelings’ expressed by a machine! I speak to my car at times when I drive but I clearly know it’s not a person!
Your article is thought provoking!
In my research and studies I've read, it appears that a machine trying to trick you into believing it's a human being is much worse than finding out that the bot you were dealing with was actually a human being!
I am smiling at your response! Even if the supposed machine was a real person, the point is that transparency is utmost necessary! Now I’m wondering, are you a bot or a real person? A dialogue has to be between real human beings else it would be useless! I guess with AI and bots on the horizon, this should be part of the etiquette- revealing one’s identity as a machine or a person!
Cool experiment! And I agree with the genie out of the bottle wrt AI. The shift that’s coming is going to be more about jobs displacement - this time white collar - than anything else. But as we’ve learned that can wreak havoc.
A machine feeling empathy seems like a null concept ofc so that’ll have to be worked out. Human connection is not about to be replaced soon.
Meanwhile I’m very interested in trying an empathy circle and learn what all that’s about... Thanks for writing and sharing this, Minter!
Hopefully, I can get you into an Empathy Circle soon, Reena... I know you'll enjoy the experience!