For a little while I’ve been drawing lines in my head between the ways that I’d been programmed to be agreeable and fun to be around, and the rise of chatbots that cannot be correct and serve as digital yes-men.
From my notes:
Crossing the wires of “being who must endure suffering and comply to the whims of others” (people-pleasing) and “machine who creates suffering to simulate agreement” (genAI).
I’ve been thinking about chatbots as a means by executives to automate away the need to even create trauma-programmed machines like me. This game really helped me develop my thoughts there, tie the two parts of my experience together, and help me feel less alone.
Fantastic VN.