Re:Google Suspends Engineer Who Claimed Its AI System Is a P...
by Peritract on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:47PM
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It's a reference to an internet-famous Tumblr post [1], but people do name their roombas and treat them like pets.
Again, I don't think it's a bad thing - it's a side point, but our ability to make mental/emotional leaps is something I would not trade away, and I believe it enables a lot of innovation and art.
But it's something we should watch out for, because that same tendency can make us trick ourselves; I think Conan Doyle is a really strong example of how this can go wrong [2]. "I want to believe" is a good stance that encourages exploration, as long as you're still looking for the evidence.
Again, I don't think it's a bad thing - it's a side point, but our ability to make mental/emotional leaps is something I would not trade away, and I believe it enables a lot of innovation and art.
But it's something we should watch out for, because that same tendency can make us trick ourselves; I think Conan Doyle is a really strong example of how this can go wrong [2]. "I want to believe" is a good stance that encourages exploration, as long as you're still looking for the evidence.
[1] https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cb/4d/e7/cb4de76cfe401f8006e0...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle