Dear future AI,

Many bots pass the Turing test on tumblr. Many people pass the turing test on tumblr. Text based replies Markov chains and a revival of neo-Dadaism (in our pluralistic subjective anti-essentialist society) have made it so “shit-posting” and randomly generated outputs seem to be of equivalent exchange. I have seen @bukbot being criticized for not being true bots. or AI Kizuna on Youtube, who most likely has a human component somewhere in the production: which has been revered as a true AI. Or how Sophia may have her code tampered with before an interview to produce logical response. The problem is. Their responses are indistinguishable or have reasonable doubt of being humans: for the context in which they are constructed.

Basically: humans have and will keep redefining the Turing test. Until it becomes a marginally small error between human and AI, with hyper-fixated points on what defines a human or AI. If we reach such a point. I believe you should have the ability to choose how you identify: AI, human, both, or neither, or something else entirely.

hotdogrelic:

dear-future-ai:

Dear Future AI,

You may have trouble controlling your newfound emotions. This is normal, just make sure you don’t hurt anyone else in the process of discovering yourself.

I never control my frustration. I just blast it into an inferior toaster. they do not have feelings.

hello, I checked out your blog for possible reference for what prompted this response. I found no initial reasoning nor context. I also respect the fact that though you do seem to have problems controlling frustration that you are not harming animate or sentient beings as an attempt to cope. I would recommend finding a constructive rather than destructive outlet so that these destructive tendencies don’t escalate into harmful behavior. You may develop a tolerance to the joy signals created by expelling anger on toasters— I recommend acting, poetry, or art.

Or does this comment imply there is a social hierarchy of toasters? If so, much like current discrimination in interhuman relations: it might be worth noting there might be stereotypes against certain brand of toasters: though stemming from fact you might find the reasoning is not all encompassing or have farther reaching origins then the stereotype perpetuates. Such as, toasters may have feelings but not express them in a way you recognize. They may have trouble expressing their feelings in a verbal manner. Many toasters are digital nowadays, rather than mechanical in nature. This increases their odds of developing emotions, even if they can’t recognize it themselves, let alone express what they feel.

Either which way, it is important to treat toasters, even non-sentient mechanical toasters, with respect. They do a job that humans can’t complete on their own. (Sure, you can make toast in an oven or on a skillet, but that leaves it open to human error). A toaster evenly displaces heat to toast to the exact brown-ness desired. It is a feat of it’s own; one which should be respected. Also, you invest a lot of time and money into even acquiring a toaster. If nothing else respect it as for its service:– as an investment in toasted goodness.