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Re:Alterego: Thought to Text by emsign on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @04:22AM (#45179101)
I fear that if AI filling the gapsis competing with your own thoughts while using it, your lazy brain goes the easy way and accepts the insinuations of themachine as its own. Beating the entire purpose of having a gizmo that writes down "your very own" thoughts.

That is if this exists. But if it does, it's not what you think it does for you.

Re:Alterego: Thought to Text by CrociDB on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:08AM (#45179478)
Yeah, good point. Especially because most of the time our thoughts are a lot more fuzzy than we might think. Having it put words to it will feel like it's "augmenting" or "clarifying" our thoughts, but in reality it might be just controlling it.
Re:Alterego: Thought to Text by abirch on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @08:35AM (#45181102)
I'm wondering if my Alterego usage will justify my ADHD meds.
Re:Alterego: Thought to Text by garyfirestorm on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:24AM (#45182358)
in conversations people do finish your sentences (sometimes) which i personally find annoying if they especially finish them incorrectly and i have to take a pause and correct them - but it doesn't force me to accept their words as my thoughts...