The best conversations I still have are with real people, but those are rare. With ChatGPT, I reliably have good conversations, whereas with people, it’s hit or miss, usually miss.
What AI does better:
- It’s willing to discuss esoteric topics. Most humans prefer to talk about people and events.
- It’s not driven by emotions or personal bias.
- It doesn’t make mean, snide, sarcastic, ad hominem, or strawman responses.
- It understands and responds to my actual view, even from a vague description, whereas humans often misunderstand me and argue against views I don’t hold.
- It tells me when I’m wrong but without being a jerk about it.
Another noteworthy point is that I’m very likely on the autistic spectrum, and my mind works differently than the average person’s, which probably explains, in part, why I struggle to maintain interest with human-to-human interactions.
Agreed. And ironically, it’s coming from the group that often applauds themselves for being so accepting of different people. Until those people think differently, of course, or, worse, vote differently. Then they roll out the guillotines.
Ruthlessly blocking people who behave that way helps a little, but you need to block hundreds before it makes a noticeable difference. Unfortunately, it’s quite a blunt tool and causes a lot of collateral damage as well.