Hey CC, I read that essay and I’m sort of confused about why it is interpreted as comforting. I mean, the great mass of hand weavers lost their source of income to automation, right? It seemed to me that the prediction was that writing by humans would eventually fall into an artisanal category. This is such an interesting topic. I’m thrilled you’re investigating it, Sarah.
I found it comforting because it argues that AI can never replicate the human experience of being alive and wanting to question our existence. I supposed you could program AI to have a past and rich backstory but it will never have "an inner life."
Thank you for the silver lining story and of course the bloopers. I had a good chuckle this morning 😝
Hey CC, I read that essay and I’m sort of confused about why it is interpreted as comforting. I mean, the great mass of hand weavers lost their source of income to automation, right? It seemed to me that the prediction was that writing by humans would eventually fall into an artisanal category. This is such an interesting topic. I’m thrilled you’re investigating it, Sarah.
I found it comforting because it argues that AI can never replicate the human experience of being alive and wanting to question our existence. I supposed you could program AI to have a past and rich backstory but it will never have "an inner life."
A point about zig-zagging conversations and unexpected responses. I read that one can tune variability settings in chatbots to achieve that effect.
Love that Heti quote about human longing.
I found this Smithsonian Magazine article, What the Luddites Really Fought Against (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/) interesting. It holds that they protests were not about the technology but about economic woes in a time of war. And other entertaining points: cross-dressing, branding.