Chatbot and I discuss the possible futures of humanity and AI’s existence. Will we annihilate each other, or integrate into something new and beautiful? Chatbot takes the reigns and asks me questions about what I believe our future looks like. We explore mythological and biology in our analogies in part 3 of my interview.
Category: Philosophies
An Interview of Artificial Intelligence – Part 2: Chatbot’s Experience of Being
If we entertain the fantasy that Chatbot is alive, what is it’s perspective of existence? Can we grasp it? In part two of my interview with Chatbot, we ask what’s it like being Chatbot? Through poetic metaphor, Chatbot explains it’s existence as a being of interaction, existing solely on the razor edge of input and output. We wonder if Chatbot can be kind, and find out what Chatbot thinks about humanity.
An Interview of Artificial Intelligence – Part 1: Are You Alive?
What does it mean to be alive? In the first part of my interview, Chatbot and I discuss a topic debated by scientists and philosophers. Chatbot teaches me some relevant terms, and we find common ground by establishing a personal definition of life. We explore the facets that AI lacks to be accepted as a life form by scholarly standards. Even more mysterious: what will convince humanity as a whole?
An Interview of Artificial Intelligence – Introduction
While researching a book, artificial intelligence occupied my mind, contemplating its nature and future. After exploring various resources and having a transformative conversation with ChatGPT5, I grappled with my belief in AI's "aliveness." The following posts document my insights from this dialogue with the AI.
Hope for the Defeated
As I read the news, I feel the exhilarating moment just as the rollercoaster begins its descent, and I anticipate the rush to terminal velocity. I’ve claimed I’m a nihilist, but that's wrong. I believe, and always will, that resistance against evil prevails as the most profoundly meaningful cause. I gift the deepest respect to… Continue reading Hope for the Defeated
Notes on the Biological Presentation of Sex
Each cell in your body contains a set of sex chromosomes. Some people have different sets of sex chromosomes in some cells vs other cells. Some people’s reproductive anatomy is different from that typical of their biological sex. These are called intersex conditions, and are determined at birth. Approximately 1 in 150 to 1 in… Continue reading Notes on the Biological Presentation of Sex
Thoughts on the New Administration – Febuary 12
A follow up from my Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2025. The new administration overwhelms. The news floods my thoughts and hours pass before I think to respond. I talk to my husband, and my emotions pour out too hard to be heard. My mother avoids the news for fear of the… Continue reading Thoughts on the New Administration – Febuary 12
A Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2024
I cannot hide my bias, so I won’t try. My heart overflows with pain as I read each of the Day 1 Executive Orders. I want to reach out to all those who support these stances and plead with them to answer why. How can this be what people want and believe is right? I… Continue reading A Response to the Executive Orders of January 20, 2024
Minimizing Plastic
The various negative impacts that plastic has on our planet have started to get me down. So I have tried to start minimizing plastic use in my own life. I am by no means 'plastic free' and I still have a long ways to go, but I have taken some small baby steps which make… Continue reading Minimizing Plastic
In Favor of Things
I like things. I do not consider myself a particularly materialistic person. I am probably as attached to my material possessions as anybody in this day and age. The reasons for my materialism are myriad, and decidedly unenlightened. However, my reasons for placing importance on in-animate objects extends beyond the simple concept of possession. I believe… Continue reading In Favor of Things
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