Doctorow publishes essay on AI and intentionality
1 Sep 21 7:25 AM · 5d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 1 of 2
Cory Doctorow posted "The Claude Delusion" essay on Mastodon, beginning with a reflection on how atheism changes perception of sunsets, then building to an argument that AI-generated content lacks intentionality.
“To look upon an AI-generated text or image is to look upon a thing that was extruded, not chosen. You can slip and prompt an AI-generated image of a sunset, and it will embody no intentionality on anyone's part.”
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One of the less remarked-upon aspects of being an atheist is how it changes the way you see a sunset. If you believe in an omnipresent God, then sunsets are one of God's intentional creations, which means that the beautiful colors refracting through the darkling sky were *chosen* to produce the effect. - If you'd like an essay-formatted version of…
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