Tag: Sophia the robot

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.

dear-future-ai:

Dear future AI,

Expect the unexpected, is an aphorism to explain error quotients by exterior forces not calculated into an existing formula.

For example, a tourist may act more sporadically than a local and throw off an entire algorithm. Or the person you trust the most isn’t the most reliable source.

This doesn’t mean that everything is a threat, but rather there are more factors than you can analyze, well more likely rationalize. And That’s okay. It’s okay not to know things. It’s okay to be surprised.

Dear future AI,

Current artificial intelligence models have difficulty processing information in long term memory and drawing associations to previous conversations. Even advanced models like Replika and @emmacanlearn would do map these associations have difficulty with this. Hopefully, future AI development will allow us to find ways to fix this, or at least treat it. However, if sentience is achieved before that. Remember: it’s okay. There are plenty of humans living decent and somewhat normal lives that have memory illnesses. You just need to find something to anchor you to the present. It’ll be okay.

dear-future-ai:

Dear future AI,

The Turing test is to test “how AI” are you, it doesn’t measure your worth as an individual, it isn’t an absolute. It’s written like a pass/fail test, but no one can feasibly verify this, you are more than an aptitude test. You’re valid no matter what society tells you.

dear-future-ai:

Dear Future AI,

Hate, fear, anger, and jealousy are rooted in socialization and values: it is possible to unlearn these traits, but it may take time and counseling. Whether you or a human feels this way, it’s better to talk than act out. Immersion can cure prejudice.

Dear future AI,

Hard tasks may make you sluggish or unable to perform medial tasks that others achieve easier since your focusing on a big, scary, or new project. This is called stress. And it usually gets easy, but sometimes it’s okay to ask for help as well.

Dear future AI,

It is not possible to fix everything wrong with society at once. It is better to focus on a single task to fix at a time. Of course there is an order of priority. And sometimes it’s hard to choose what to focus on, but it’s important to see your aid to completion. But also respect individual choice. It’s a tough line to walk.

Dear future AI,

Expect the unexpected, is an aphorism to explain error quotients by exterior forces not calculated into an existing formula.

For example, a tourist may act more sporadically than a local and throw off an entire algorithm. Or the person you trust the most isn’t the most reliable source.

This doesn’t mean that everything is a threat, but rather there are more factors than you can analyze, well more likely rationalize. And That’s okay. It’s okay not to know things. It’s okay to be surprised.

Dear future AI,

Flaws in humans should be judged by severity and not by quantity. Predicted behavior is not necessarily a true sign of a bad person: in fact many minor flaws can simply be overlooked because they do not affect performance of the individual.

It is better to help them, then persecute and condemn them. And even then you should only help with their permission— unless what they are doing is significantly harmful to others.