I started this project because, I tried using chat GPT to discuss philosophy, and while helpful in its breadth of knowledge, I often found it overly "yes-man" like, and unwilling to engage me head on in any rigorous fashion. It just wasn't the same as discussing philosophy with a person. — 013zen
With that being said, one of the frustrations I've found with discussing philosophy, even with my close friends, is the sheer inability to remove oneself from one's own position. We are always responding in a manner that's a defense of our own position. — 013zen
So, I wondered, what if A.I. could be both knowledgeable, and rigorous while not entrenched in any position - just there to reflect alongside you - not, as a replacement for engaging philosophically with others, but as a tool to help us reflect on our own positions more deeply, without getting bogged down in particular positions. — 013zen
To any who would like to provide direct feedback to the project - let me know, — 013zen
With that being said, one of the frustrations I've found with discussing philosophy, even with my close friends, is the sheer inability to remove oneself from one's own position. We are always responding in a manner that's a defense of our own position.
— 013zen
But that's the whole point of discussing philosophy for me - to put your ideas out on the table for dissection. That's how you test them. That's how you find out how well you really understand your positions. It is a gift to have conscientious, intelligent friends who will try to rip your ideas apart. I didn't really use AI for that purpose in what I did. I used it more for synthesis than for analysis. — T Clark
As I see it, philosophy isn't about getting answers, it's about developing, expanding, and testing your own thoughts and understanding. Reading other philosophers, or using AI I suppose, can help with that, but it's work you have to do yourself. — T Clark
I'd be curious to take a look, but I'm not sure I'll give you the amount of feedback you seem to be looking for. — T Clark
I tried to make an interlocutor, because I agree with you - The heart of philosophy is putting forth your ideas and challenging them.
It's too sycophantic is my problem with it. I really think that's one of the bigger risks of the technology. It just affirms whatever you feed to it, even praises it, and asking it to be critical doesn't seem to work that well. I imagine that partly this is done to keep customers happy. — Count Timothy von Icarus
1. What do you think of the philosophy, and direction of the project? Do you think A.I. has any "place" in philosophy? — 013zen
It's too sycophantic is my problem with it. — Count Timothy von Icarus
It's too sycophantic is my problem with it. — Count Timothy von Icarus
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