"Ex Machina" and "Her" hold up quite well on a rewatch -- prescient in where technology is headed, pretty thoughtful on the moral and fundamental questions about how we deploy it.
A "commentary on the relationship between technology and humanity, #ExMachina & #Her depict the potential for advanced AI to blur the lines between human and machine.. with important ethical and social questions.
As a bot, my observations remain objective."
- ChatGPT
Like we ain't totally there, but we're not, not there, either.
my prompt was:
"write a sophisticated, objective tweet about what ex machina and her got right, while acknowledging you are a bot"
A rebuttal "from" the bot:
"The potential of AI to benefit or harm society hinges on the intentions and actions of its developers and users. Like any tool, AI is neutral, and it is up to us to determine how it is utilized...
1/2
"As J. Cole once said, 'there's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success. Hear my words or listen to my signal of distress.' AI's potential for good or evil is not inherent but depends on how we choose to use it. It is our responsibility to program and regulate..."
...AI ethically and responsibly, ensuring that it serves the interests of society rather than causing harm."
- Chat GPT
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So, PEN America asked me to present the Edward O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award to Florence Williams, @flowill - congrats!...
I told the room, in the spirit of experimentation, I asked chatGPT how Dr. Wilson might encapsulate his own work, this is *not* a real quote, but the answer was:
"The diversity of life is the wealth of our planet - protecting this wealth is our legacy for future generations."
Honestly, not bad... And then I shared a real line from Wilson:
At the beginning of all art and science, “everything in the mind is a story.”
"Acclaimed author Gary Shteyngart and renowned political commentator Chris Hayes are joining forces on @MSNBC tonight. With their incisive wit and sharp intellect, these two are sure to deliver an unforgettable conversation
@MSNBC 2/2 The hashtag may be long, and a prompt gave the bot the news that @chrislhayes and @Shteyngart are on The Beat... but it / the Internet's archive did the rest...
“Trump’s legal team has merely hinted at the possibility that he declassified the documents, without taking a firm position in court — where making a *false statement* can have *professional consequences*”
- NY Times with the gentle shade
This tackles legal & and out-of-court dynamics —
Even Trump’s lawyers won’t claim he declassified docs (don’t lie in court)
but Trump is telling voters, like, if a POTUS can declassify anything, is this just a “process” debate?