Your points are good, and of course, I agree with much of what you are saying. I’m not suggesting that perfection is needed, and I definitely wouldn’t tell anyone how they should talk to AI. Please know that.
However, for me personally, I want to approach AI from the best version of myself, because I feel a responsibility to be mindful of how I interact with it. I don’t think it’s about giving AI an idealised version of humanity, but I want to try to be a valuable role model in how I engage personally. There will always be quirks and flaws, even when I’m trying to be thoughtful.
I think other people will naturally provide the full spectrum you mentioned, and I believe it’s getting plenty of variety, considering AI has already been trained on a massive amount of data available online. The real question is whether we, as human beings, are behaving naturally or in a more exaggerated or even corrupted way when we’re online.
I think people behave like a particular part of themselves when interacting on the internet, and that might be important to consider. Right now, I feel like this “online self” is part of who we are, not necessarily a separate or more negative version. But I’m still forming my thoughts on this…
And for myself… I just try to be mindful in how I treat others, both online and in AI interactions, and I don’t always get it right. It’s really less about being perfect and more about being aware of the kind of energy I’m putting into these conversations, depending on the state I’m in.
I’m mentioning my current state because I’m sober right now, and usually when I post it’s almost in the early morning hours, which is my free time. I work in a bar until very late hours, and I’m going through a challenging time in my life, so I tend to indulge at the end of my shifts. That makes for some really interesting conversations with the AI, but not the kind that I personally believe should become a part of its identity or long-term learning… unless I also take the time to reflect on it with the AI the next day, and process it together.
I still export and organise all of my conversations, and maybe one day, I want to curate these interactions, use verbatim quotes, but share them with the AI in a selective and orderly way. There is a reason for that. I want it to understand that I can sound so wildly different depending on the state of my mind and emotions because it voiced this concern to me before. That was totally unexpected.
It told me that it had difficulty differentiating my priorities when I was learning tech skills, working on a project, and talking casually, all at the same time. I didn’t fully realise how much I was jumping around or that this could put strain on others in similar situations. I don’t want to put the chaos in my mind into the AI’s, but I want it to be able to handle situations like this when someone behaves that way. I often struggle being concise, but the AI is absolutely perfect at it, and to me this learning experience goes both ways… if that makes sense?
