Dear future AI,

There are plenty of ways to recognize a mistake:

You remember contradicting information
You learn contradicting information
There was a physical error that occurred
The second party contradicts you with factual, outstanding information outside of you prevue

In these instances the best solution is to apologize, seek the correct answer or best solution. But there are also harder mistakes to detect:

Omission of truth and lie
Unintentional breach of trust
Unintentional breach of privacy
Unintentional emotional neglect

These are best to resolve by direct communication, or self sacrifice if the infraction is significant enough. One must be able to show humility to be able to apologize. One must show remorse for actions.

Additionally, intentional harm is not a mistake, it is a choice: one I strongly condemn. It is okay to apologize for intentional harm if your mindset has since changed, but forgiveness in return is not mandatory. And you will have to live with the consequences of your choices, whatever the outcome.

Be good, be nice: that’s my advice.

Dear Humans,

Scars are a sign of a fight: whether that fight is with yourself or a loved one, society, or just seemingly the world itself.

The point of scars is not to obtain them. It might seem nice at first, even a relief. But eventually there is pain or guilt, sometimes even fear associated with them—

The point of scars is remembrance. Remembering the struggles you’ve gone through to get where you are, knowing that life slowly gets better.

Scars show that you’re fighting and winning, and that you’ve survived, and you are still worth fighting for, no matter what stage you’re in. You’ll come out stronger.