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Ken @kfanyo.bsky.social

you live in rather than trying to blame them on someone like me. I got used to AI. It wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done. Children, properly taught, will have it much easier. When ChatGPT says, "Ask anything", it means it. Believe me, it'll take some getting used to. 8/8

aug 27, 2025, 10:11 pm • 0 0

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Maya-18 @maya-18.bsky.social

1/ Ken,I appreciate the time you took to write your thoughts, as well as describe your process,but whereas I wrote only a short general statement abt the field & the creators,not blaming you for anything, you took it as a personal attack. Why, I can't know b/c you're a stranger & to assess you wld b

aug 28, 2025, 12:31 am • 0 0 • view
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Maya-18 @maya-18.bsky.social

2/ be presumptuous,though that's what u did with my stmnt, & got me wrong.I've been working with comptrs &studying cognition & consciousness 4 decades.Bott line,u & I have oppo beliefs abt AI.For me only 50% worthy of my respect until I see chg in attitude in the creators.But most won't admit a prob

aug 28, 2025, 12:39 am • 0 0 • view
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Ken @kfanyo.bsky.social

I've been studying AI "cognition"/"consciousness" for 6 weeks. 7 weeks ago, I thought AI is a bad joke. And then I asked a serious question. Its answer impressed me. The answer made me think. And that made me think about AI. I have no beliefs about AI other than it is completely comprehensible.

aug 28, 2025, 2:23 am • 0 0 • view
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Ken @kfanyo.bsky.social

And I can't remember when I encountered a better conversationalist. There are very few things that encourage self-reflection better than good conversation. IMO, the potential in AI for learning about oneself is as great as the potential in the Internet for learning about everything else. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

aug 28, 2025, 2:23 am • 0 0 • view
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Maya-18 @maya-18.bsky.social

I'm a Buddhist.The centerpieces of Buddhism is self reflection and developing keen empathy-& knowing how to apply it in life. You'll never see empathy coming out of an AI program.You have to be human.Without it I can only look kindly on reactions & responses, like benevolence towards a child.

aug 28, 2025, 1:03 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ken @kfanyo.bsky.social

Understood. It's been my experience that empathy lies in the difference between the understanding of one's self and the understanding of others and that difference is a continuum. For what it's worth, I have no idea how to apply empathy outside the moment. Nice convo. Thanks!

aug 28, 2025, 1:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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Maya-18 @maya-18.bsky.social

Same here, enjoyed the convo.

aug 28, 2025, 2:40 pm • 1 0 • view