I’m currently reading (amongst 3 other things) 2021’s The Dawn of Everything: a new history of humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow. It’s exactly about pre history human’s and their intelligence. You gotta check it out if you haven’t read it. (I love it and it doesn’t even have aliens in it!)
I started Dawn of Everything but didn't finish yet... It felr too similar to Against the Grain (which I'd just finished) at the time. I should give it another go.
Have you ever physically met Ursula? If not, how do you know she's not an AI? Obvious answer: Because you've known her since before AIs were a thing. So fine, true enough for you and me and our old online relationships. But what about our children? They are of the age where they may "meet people" online today who may be AIs. They may continue to "know" these people and develop parasocial relationships with them over many years. Today's AIs struggle with memory - but better ones may remember the past better than our human friends do (perhaps they will have to be deliberately programmed to occasionally mis-remember things in order to not give away that they are AIs).
Meatspace is obviously different, but when it comes to purely online relationships, it's hard for me to imagine much that an AI that is say, an order of magnitude "better" than current AIs, couldn't replicate.
I've met Ursula Vernon, Tom Doyle, and Ada Palmer in person. I would not be surprised to find that more and more people go back to having in-person relationships and fewer online relationships.
This will probably be good overall, although I will be eternally grateful to OkCupid for introducing me to my husband.
Perhaps a different framing. Not that you and I are super closer or anything, but how do you know that *I'm* not an AI?
I hope the answer isn't "Because an AI couldn't be that dumb!"
Generally speaking, I am unconvinced that AIs (not the ones we have now, but theoretically better ones) cannot wholly replace all sorts of online-only relationships, from friends, to romantic partners, to casual acquaintances who debate politics in blog comments.
You, personally? Because your involvement in communities I'm meatspace-verified in predates AI. And it *matters* that that community is one in which I interact with in meatspace. I hang out in person with some of our mutual "online" friends on a monthly basis; they have been to my house, I to theirs, and I consider them close personal friends of mine.
“Meaning is maybe the one thing AI can’t find for us.” Well said.
Thank you
Thanks for the gift mention!!!
Yo I have painted two different bathrooms to match that Sailor Jerry print, I love it. Also I miss you, hope the kids are doing great :)
I’m currently reading (amongst 3 other things) 2021’s The Dawn of Everything: a new history of humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow. It’s exactly about pre history human’s and their intelligence. You gotta check it out if you haven’t read it. (I love it and it doesn’t even have aliens in it!)
I started Dawn of Everything but didn't finish yet... It felr too similar to Against the Grain (which I'd just finished) at the time. I should give it another go.
Not sure I agree.
Have you ever physically met Ursula? If not, how do you know she's not an AI? Obvious answer: Because you've known her since before AIs were a thing. So fine, true enough for you and me and our old online relationships. But what about our children? They are of the age where they may "meet people" online today who may be AIs. They may continue to "know" these people and develop parasocial relationships with them over many years. Today's AIs struggle with memory - but better ones may remember the past better than our human friends do (perhaps they will have to be deliberately programmed to occasionally mis-remember things in order to not give away that they are AIs).
Meatspace is obviously different, but when it comes to purely online relationships, it's hard for me to imagine much that an AI that is say, an order of magnitude "better" than current AIs, couldn't replicate.
I've met Ursula Vernon, Tom Doyle, and Ada Palmer in person. I would not be surprised to find that more and more people go back to having in-person relationships and fewer online relationships.
This will probably be good overall, although I will be eternally grateful to OkCupid for introducing me to my husband.
Perhaps a different framing. Not that you and I are super closer or anything, but how do you know that *I'm* not an AI?
I hope the answer isn't "Because an AI couldn't be that dumb!"
Generally speaking, I am unconvinced that AIs (not the ones we have now, but theoretically better ones) cannot wholly replace all sorts of online-only relationships, from friends, to romantic partners, to casual acquaintances who debate politics in blog comments.
You, personally? Because your involvement in communities I'm meatspace-verified in predates AI. And it *matters* that that community is one in which I interact with in meatspace. I hang out in person with some of our mutual "online" friends on a monthly basis; they have been to my house, I to theirs, and I consider them close personal friends of mine.
Also: come to meetup!