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AI Chatbots Are Building an ‘Algorithmic Self-Portrait’ of You
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ooli3 sopuli.xyz ooli3@sopuli.xyz
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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
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A self-portrait is a portrait you take, you know, yourself.

If I didn't take it, then it's just a picture of me. That I told the stupid computer about "myself" does not make the data it compiled a "self-portrait."

Sounds like they're trying to blame the user for what they're doing with the data. Yes, we're responsible for trusting the damn things, those too many of us who do, but that's where our responsibility stops.

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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2025-01-02
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A self-portrait is a portrait you take, you know, yourself. If I didn't take it, then it's just a picture of me. That I told the stupid computer about "myself" does not make the data it compiled a "self-portrait." Sounds like they're trying to blame the user for what they're doing with the data. Yes, we're responsible for trusting the damn things, those too many of us who do, but that's where o...

I think it applies in this case, the image is built of our own perceptions: how we communicate, the subjects we engage with, our paradigms, etc.

I'll allow it.

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