Observing a debug/troubleshooting session of probabilistic system with deterministic mindset/mental model is fascinating.
Main question being asked is: “For exact same identical input text, why is response NOT exact same identical output?”
As a Content Designer, 7 years ago, this “conundrum” exploded my existing mental models & introduced concept+UX challenge of “producing variable content, probabilistically, personalised to individual, in a specific runtime system configuration & situation.
Related - They built a child they won’t raise by Abi Awomosu - https://abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built-a-child-they-wont-raise

@dahukanna "Victor Frankenstein is the original tech bro" ❤️

Unsurprising that it took a woman to see the danger.

@craignicol

It’s recognition, see “stepford w(AI)ves and the ‘ICK’ factor” by Abi Awomosu - https://abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built-stepford-ai-and-called

They Built Stepford AI and Called It “Agentic”

Women’s “ick” for AI isn’t technophobia or a gap to close. It’s wisdom to act on.

How Not To Use AI

@dahukanna @craignicol

Wow. That put a whole bunch of things I felt into concrete terms. I feel like I have a better vocabulary to articulate my unease with genAI to both myself and others.