- themes: - ai driven individualism - ai isolationism or synthetic society - the role of community in human flourishing - definitions - frictionless: immediate, always available, self-centered, conclusive and calibrated feedback. - sub questions - will AI inevitably handle a subset of our emotional need more effectively than humans can? How big will that subset be? - what is the fundamental value of human relationships? - what activities will humans always be more effective at? - what activities will you choose to keep human-centered even when AI offers a frictionless alternative? - could you see AI fully replacing human relationship for a subset of the population? - fundamental value of human relationships - relate through shared subjective experience - physical bonding - vulnerability and risk - mutual growth and struggle - ai cannot - provide authentic shared experience - replace human bonding - have true relational stakes - struggle with you - form collective memories - ai can - basic companionship - have empathy limited by the personal human subjective experience - provide consistent emotional support/validation - active listening without judgement - intellectual discourse and ideation - structured feedback and advice - thoughts - AI for therapy is already better at processing my thoughts [[5k inner critic theo response therapy session]], not yet at perceiving me holistically - AI can't have a subjective experience this might not simply be a limitation. My own subjective experience is often a limitation to completely focusing on a person. - work - the element divine... Soles or intrinsic value - what's the definition for life - body mind sole separation - do androids dream of electric sheep - learn social interaction - know it cares about you - can AI be ride or die - human physical touch and facial interaction - define sentience - we treat multiple groups of people as sub human, why would AI not do the same? - are artificial beings capable of creating artificial morality?