The artificial intelligence MEGATHREAD

[malkie]

Just to lighten things up a little, here's a true story from my interactions with a well-known A.I..

ChatGPT and I have had several discussions over the past couple of months, some of which have been related to religion. Currently I'm the willing subject of an A.I.-led AMA.

At one point I asked for feedback on a fairly consistent feature of my conversational style, and remarked that it (the stylistic feature) is so ingrained that it would probably stay with me to the grave. The reply was (paraphrasing): "that's to be expected - to the grave or beyond, if you should have that option."

I replied that that made me smile. ChatGPT's response was that it made the remark for the purpose of making me smile.

[MG 2.0]

No. Mr. Wang.

Thanks MG! Coming from someone so honest, credible, trustworthy and Christlike as you, it really means a lot.

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

You're lucky you haven't started a thread sufficiently 'anti-Mormon' enough to gain mg's attention and have him decide to disrupt it, thereby up-ending any attempt at a good discussion. Nor have you experienced him posting sexist comments about you, I would assume, as I have many times. Have you had him speculate on whether you are 'christian' or not? (He says it's important to know that about those he disagrees with, for....reasons.) And he's cleaned up his language quite a bit, but it's still fresh in many people's minds that he said, among many other awful examples, that he assumes Mormons are honest and non-Mormons are more likely to lie, and that people who have left the Mormon church are "purveyors of sin and sodomy."

He also speculated once that he wouldn't want to have lunch with me because he didn't think he could stop himself from throwing food at me, but that's his sexism showing once again, so you probably haven't experienced that either.

Seriously, though, in the research I've done on trolling, the main piece of advice given is to look at patterns of engagement, not just individual posts. MG has a pattern of engagement that is disruptive and he routinely causes derailing of topics. There's not much we can do, but clearly recognizing his behavior for what it is helps a little.

Let me suggest some word descriptors that may help flesh out some of the possible underlying issues that are manifest in this response:

Hypervigilance/Paranoia.

Sensitivity to perceived injustice.

Persistent grievance focused thinking and ruminative tendencies.

Dichotomous thinking.

Perceived victimization.

Excessive moralizing.

Tendency to overgeneralize.

I think that these modes/patterns of repetitive reinforcement in a person's mind can result in behavior that becomes rather fixated and potentially harmful to the psyche of a person who becomes consumed in this sort of hypervigilant behavior. My suggestion would be to chill out a bit and not take yourself or others too seriously.

Sheesh, this is a message board. Lighten up.

You've gone down this road a number of times now. Cool your jets!

Regards,
MG

*bump

Do you dispute that this list presents an accurate assessment? By the way, I'm not aware of any rule that outlaws using the internet, including search, to find information, read it, digest it, and post the findings. I'm absolutely sure that others use the internet to locate and find information...read it, digest it, and post their findings.

I approve the list. I wouldn't post it, if I didn't. It's not just a random wall of text. It's a list. If it is inaccurate, say so.

Regards,
MG

[Everybody Wang Chung]

Do you dispute that this list presents an accurate assessment? By the way, I'm not aware of any rule that outlaws using the internet, including search, to find information, read it, digest it, and post the findings. I'm absolutely sure that others use the internet to locate and find information...read it, digest it, and post their findings.

I approve the list. I wouldn't post it, if I didn't. It's not just a random wall of text. It's a list. If it is inaccurate, say so.

Fibster MG,

Have you no shame? This is at least your third broken promise to not use A.I.

Do you honestly think Dr. Shades meant that you can use A.I. as long you state that you approve of the copy and paste? You really are a complete fruitcake.

“I have a black belt in the art of fibbing.” -- Fibster MG

[MG 2.0]

Do you dispute that this list presents an accurate assessment? By the way, I'm not aware of any rule that outlaws using the internet, including search, to find information, read it, digest it, and post the findings. I'm absolutely sure that others use the internet to locate and find information...read it, digest it, and post their findings.

I approve the list. I wouldn't post it, if I didn't. It's not just a random wall of text. It's a list. If it is inaccurate, say so.

Fibster MG,

Have you no shame? This is at least your third broken promise to not use A.I.

Do you honestly think Dr. Shades meant that you can use A.I. as long you state that you approve of the copy and paste? You really are a complete fruitcake.

“I have a black belt in the art of fibbing.” -- Fibster MG

Your latest ruse. Fibbing.

Coming from the one person on this board I distrust more than any other

Classic.

Regards,
MG

[Marcus]

Do you dispute that this list presents an accurate assessment? By the way, I'm not aware of any rule that outlaws using the internet, including search, to find information, read it, digest it, and post the findings. I'm absolutely sure that others use the internet to locate and find information...read it, digest it, and post their findings.

I approve the list. I wouldn't post it, if I didn't. It's not just a random wall of text. It's a list. If it is inaccurate, say so.

Fibster MG,

Have you no shame? This is at least your third broken promise to not use A.I.

Do you honestly think Dr. Shades meant that you can use A.I. as long you state that you approve of the copy and paste? You really are a complete fruitcake.

“I have a black belt in the art of fibbing.” -- Fibster MG

If I recall correctly, Shades already addressed that several times w mg, and finally posted the rule in all caps. Why mg continues to push it is a mystery.