Chris TrottierJun 15
If people are going to censor em-dashes—something that’s objectively unharmful—then online spaces really do have a problem with freedom of expression.

An em-dash may seem inconsequential.

But its perceived inconsequence is precisely why it should be defended.

If the humble em-dash can’t be defended, what will happen when more consequential freedom of expression needs defending?
Show threadavukoJun 15

@atomicpoet

This is the “if you write correctly we’ll assume you’re a machine”, aka “let’s punish ND people for the AI shitshow we created” discussion, right?

Show threadChris TrottierJun 15

@avuko I guess that’s what it is because, actually, I’m autistic.

Ironically, I sometimes use AI to communicate in a more neurotypical way. That is, when I feel discussions are getting intense, and I need a way to adjust tone in order to calm people down.

Show threadavuko

@atomicpoet I hadn’t considered using it that way. Sounds like a plan.

My only use to date is simplifying texts, as English isn’t my native language.

Jun 15 at 8:08pmWeb
Show threadChris TrottierJun 15

@avuko Yes, I meant “more neurotypical way”. Good catch.

Anyway, if you want to know how I use LLMs to adjust tone, it’s quite simple.

First, I ask ChatGPT to interpret the text and ascertain the tone to confirm whether or not someone is hostile, angry, annoyed, etc.

Thereafter, I tell it to change the tone of my response to be more friendly, kind, and conciliatory.

Strangely enough, I started doing this when I sent someone a response via email that said, “okay”. Which resulted in that person cutting off all communication permanently with me.