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We’re more patient with AI than with each other

10 pointsby lucidplotyesterday at 9:39 PM9 commentsview on HN

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edgarvaldestoday at 12:01 AM

With a program or machine, I can cut the interaction at any time, walk away and not feel rude.

funnyenoughyesterday at 10:48 PM

I am more patient with kids, dogs, etc.

CharlieDigitalyesterday at 10:32 PM

The AI doesn't judge, it doesn't have ego, and generally, if it does poorly, it's more a reflection of the user providing the inputs (giving bad instructions or not enough context).

So in a sense, we are more forgiving of ourselves more than anything.

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dfajgljsldkjagyesterday at 11:34 PM

It is funny how we are so willing to iterate on a prompt for ten minutes but we get annoyed when we have to repeat ourselves to a person. I think we could all benefit from not taking things so personally at work.

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lovichyesterday at 10:33 PM

I don't find the conclusions plausible. It's completely ignoring that AI is a machine and not in our social hierarchy, while humans are, and we have a large section of wetware devoted to constantly judging the social hierarchy and rules.

At least personally this was obvious to me years before AI was around. Whenever we had clear data that came to an obvious conclusion, I found that it didn't matter if _I_ said the conclusion, regardless of if the data was included. I got a lot more leeway by simply presenting the data to represent my conclusion and let my boss come to it.

In the first situation the conclusion was now _my_ opinion and everyone's feelings got involved. In the second the magic conch(usually a spreadsheet) said the opinion so no feelings were triggered.

Kwpolskayesterday at 10:38 PM

> No frustration. No judgment. Just iteration.

[citation needed]

This entire article is just meaningless vibes of one guy who sells AI stuff.

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