The Word Made Lifeless. Are we becoming stochastic parrots?
13 hours ago
- #Philosophy of Language
- #Human Uniqueness
- #Artificial Intelligence
- The importance of finding the right words in moments of crisis and deep conversation.
- Words as a medium to give form to half-formed thoughts, illuminating and bringing them into being.
- The creative power of words to move thoughts toward clarity and vivid being.
- The contrast between human quest for words and AI's stochastic parroting, lacking urgency and depth.
- The philosophical and biblical perspectives on the power of the Word (logos) and human uniqueness.
- The ethical and existential risks of AI development, framed as a modern creation story.
- The lack of public control over AI development and its potential societal impacts.
- The choice between using words for strategic gain versus for wisdom and love, as discussed in Plato's Phaedrus.
- The danger of delegating human thought and creativity to AI, leading to a frictionless but deadened existence.
- The call to embrace the struggle of becoming fully human, resisting the allure of AI's easy answers.