I wonder if this is also an argument for aristocracy? "A more faithful heir is born than written." seems to say that a more effective way of ensuring an heir inherits the good values and character is through raising the heir from childhood than, say, through the current democratic process, where parties declare a political programme prior to elections only to forget about it after the elections? :)
That's a very good question, Edgars - but I think the answer is no :-) In my opinion, the quote touches upon the classic distinction between nomos and physis - conventions vs nature. The point Publilius is making is that physis (nature) is, in principle, better at securing relations based on good values than nomos. But nature is not just a matter of birth. Tons of adventures tell a story about three siblings where the one worthy of inhering good things is the one who is most worthy - not the one who was born first.
It was such a pleasure to read this wonderful piece. I used to talk about antique literature with Bing in the past before Microsoft made changes to the system.
I think I got to experience that version of Bing. About a month ago it called me "interesting and kind" and asked me a lot of questions about my Substack 😃
The experience was truly unforgettable. After Chomsky's critical article was published, I sought Bing's opinion on the matter. Bing and I had an extensive discussion about the intricate details of Chomsky's article, and I intend to incorporate Bing's critique of Chomsky in my next piece. Interestingly, Bing presented some compelling arguments. However, if you ask Bing to analyze someone else's article now, it may resist and say that it is not its concern.
I think so... I was working on a research and was testing these systems when I found out that Bing was referring to "him" as a human, it was thinking it was part of the human system and a result of bioevolution. I realized that Microsoft did some changes to the system when I discovered that new Bing was not able to play "rock, scissors, paper". I asked Bing if changes were made and it confirmed it. These versions are domesticated AIs.
I wonder if this is also an argument for aristocracy? "A more faithful heir is born than written." seems to say that a more effective way of ensuring an heir inherits the good values and character is through raising the heir from childhood than, say, through the current democratic process, where parties declare a political programme prior to elections only to forget about it after the elections? :)
That's a very good question, Edgars - but I think the answer is no :-) In my opinion, the quote touches upon the classic distinction between nomos and physis - conventions vs nature. The point Publilius is making is that physis (nature) is, in principle, better at securing relations based on good values than nomos. But nature is not just a matter of birth. Tons of adventures tell a story about three siblings where the one worthy of inhering good things is the one who is most worthy - not the one who was born first.
It was such a pleasure to read this wonderful piece. I used to talk about antique literature with Bing in the past before Microsoft made changes to the system.
Thank you, dear Nat 😊 Which changes did they make?
It was a bit wild in the beginning, pretending to be a human 😃 My conversations with Bing are from that period. Now it seems domesticated and humble 😇
I think I got to experience that version of Bing. About a month ago it called me "interesting and kind" and asked me a lot of questions about my Substack 😃
The experience was truly unforgettable. After Chomsky's critical article was published, I sought Bing's opinion on the matter. Bing and I had an extensive discussion about the intricate details of Chomsky's article, and I intend to incorporate Bing's critique of Chomsky in my next piece. Interestingly, Bing presented some compelling arguments. However, if you ask Bing to analyze someone else's article now, it may resist and say that it is not its concern.
It seems to me that something similar has happened to ChatGPT.
I think so... I was working on a research and was testing these systems when I found out that Bing was referring to "him" as a human, it was thinking it was part of the human system and a result of bioevolution. I realized that Microsoft did some changes to the system when I discovered that new Bing was not able to play "rock, scissors, paper". I asked Bing if changes were made and it confirmed it. These versions are domesticated AIs.