Your point about “transparency” regarding AI and the idea of nutritional labels sounds ethically responsible, but perhaps those elaborate small-print *disclaimers* on ads and commercials are a more accurate metaphor - and how many people read those?
How far should “transparency” go anyway? How much of the current essay was generated? What LLM, what prompt(s) were used? It seems that there are limits even to transparency.
But on a more general level, why do we need transparency anyway? Isn’t it a kind of repetition compulsion of neoliberal capitalist society? Doesn’t any compelling narrative require the withholding of information? See Byung-Chul Han’s books The Transparency Society or The Crisis of Narration.
FYI I think there’s a typo near the beginning, in the reference to “quiEt quitting”.
Martin, it's so good to see you in my comments! I miss you brother.
I see your point. And you're right, probably small print disclaimers are a better way of framing this.
You raise another really valid point about where we draw the line around transparency. I think this is something that's going to be hotly debated for a while and will probably be an ongoing negotiation between us and the way we interact with this form of media.
Let me sit with the rest of your question for a minute and get back with more thoughtful response.
I haven't read that book yet, but I'm definitely adding it to my read list now. Thank you for the reference.
Interesting piece!
Your point about “transparency” regarding AI and the idea of nutritional labels sounds ethically responsible, but perhaps those elaborate small-print *disclaimers* on ads and commercials are a more accurate metaphor - and how many people read those?
How far should “transparency” go anyway? How much of the current essay was generated? What LLM, what prompt(s) were used? It seems that there are limits even to transparency.
But on a more general level, why do we need transparency anyway? Isn’t it a kind of repetition compulsion of neoliberal capitalist society? Doesn’t any compelling narrative require the withholding of information? See Byung-Chul Han’s books The Transparency Society or The Crisis of Narration.
FYI I think there’s a typo near the beginning, in the reference to “quiEt quitting”.
Martin, it's so good to see you in my comments! I miss you brother.
I see your point. And you're right, probably small print disclaimers are a better way of framing this.
You raise another really valid point about where we draw the line around transparency. I think this is something that's going to be hotly debated for a while and will probably be an ongoing negotiation between us and the way we interact with this form of media.
Let me sit with the rest of your question for a minute and get back with more thoughtful response.
I haven't read that book yet, but I'm definitely adding it to my read list now. Thank you for the reference.
Also my typos are finally proving to be helpful in signalling my humanity... And lack of proper primary education 🤣