Epistemology
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Epistemology
That we can write the prompt or query is not an emblem of our freedom but of our surrender. We give up on what we think the words mean and let the machine process them in alien and opaque ways.
Rob Horning • Practico-inertia
The solution isn’t better truths.
It’s better listening.
How do you get people to listen?
You reward those who do, and punish those who don’t.
Bring investment due diligence to public narratives.
Mike Eliastwitter.com
That is, they understand the purpose of chatbots and generative models to be the ability to force other people to see a particular version of reality. It is a tool of power that masquerades as a tool of knowledge.