Daniël Franke Mar 13

I sometimes wish I cared little enough about the ethical implications of the things I use to not hate everything LLMs represent right now. It feels like my world view is constantly under siege... Under siege by people with more money than god, using this technology to make the biggest attempt at enclosing mental commons I've seen in my lifetime. Under siege by people who never look further than the next shiny toy, seemingly ignoring the damage that using that toy, or even just tolerating that toy, has on the world.

It's just making me very tired...

Show threadDavid Culley

@ainmosni Life seems easier when you don't care or have no morals.

But most people aren't psychopaths/sociopaths. They are biologically wired to feel guilt and remorse.

But since it's near impossible to not notice the implications of your unethical behaviour—there's always a news report or colleague who reminds you how unethical it is—these people have to spend enormous mental energy to convince themselves that it's actually fine not caring about ethics. Whether they consciously realize that or not. That's a cost too.

So, either way you have to pay a mental cost.

- Rationalize how it's okay to be unethical because (you don't have time for ethics/your use case is more important and justifies it/…) because unlike a psychopath, you're not incapable and thus freed of feeling guilt.
- Feel what you are feeling. I'm in your camp too.

Hug. 🫂

Mar 13 at 11:59amWeb