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TikTok’s entire strategy is to turn viral content into public domain “trends” that anyone can participate in, thus robbing any singular creator of ownership.
Turkle made the point that AI companions aren’t qualified to converse with you about life’s challenges because they don’t have *standing* to do so: they haven’t lived a life. They haven’t suffered loss or fell in love or struggled with parenthood. I thought this was a nice point.
AI as Golem and Egregor
Matthew B. Crawford
If you are talking to a human and he or she doesn’t understand you, you might make your question simpler. That is exactly the wrong tack to take with ChatGPT. You will get a better result by making your question more detailed and complex.
ChatGPT: What Kinds of Questions Get Good Answers? A User's Guide - Bloomberg
Tyler Cowen
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