300 karma · joined March 10, 2024
This is pretty much the only thing in the world that you can definitely prove to yourself. It’s not a feeling
We don’t even know what this means when it’s applied to humans. We could explain what it looks like in the brain but we don’t know what causes the perception itself. Unless you think a perfect digital replica of a brain could have an inner sense of existence
Since we don’t know what “feeling” actually is there’s no evidence either way that a computer can do it. I will never believe it’s possible for an LLM to feel.
1. It makes people feel good because bad AI can’t take jobs away
2. It makes people feel bad because it’s further enshittification of experiences that are already getting worse
Remember that not everyone has good opportunities. If my other choice was working a dehumanizing job to afford a tiny room with several roommates and no leftover money.. can’t really blame them for not wanting help.
If you don’t think it’s a problem then give me your address so I can yell at you through the window and poop on the sidewalk. Part and parcel of living in a big city, right?
There is no general “you” with agency. The few people who have the ability to change it have no incentive to do that.