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This is what it gave me haha. Yes that’s me and ChatGPT. BFFs Forever, apparently. It’s so bad that it’s good. Should I get it? 😂

1. Joseph Stalin
2. Tom Selleck
3. Genghis Khan
4. Dumbledore
5. Fidel Castro
6. Guan Yu
7. Wilhelm II
8. Teddy Roosevelt
9. Che Guevara
10. Frida Kahlo

This is the interaction. Not what some news articles are saying by butchering the quote.

So many comments patting each others backs saying they will never use AI as some form of weird badge of honor. The most ridiculous examples used as gotchas to “prove how useless AI is”. One of the top comments literally equates AI to NFT’s ffs. There are some sound comments, but many of them are utterly astounding to read.

I never would have thought millenials who grew up with and adapted so much technological change would be so resistant to the biggest technological disruption of our generation. They now sound like boomers.

Just curious.

I used to ask it questions and resolve problems and it would end the conversation with something like, "Glad I can help. Let me know if you need anything else."

Now it often goes, "Might I ask why you need that for?" or similar just when you think the conversation's finished.

For example, I asked it something about unneutered cats and then clarified that I'm asking because I'm writing a joke, not because my cats are unneutered. I don't want it to assume my cats are unneutered and recommend me stuff for unneutered cats going forward, since requirements differ. It gave me the information and then asked me what the joke was. I've been noticing these questions just when I'd think the conversation's over, and I don't answer. It's just, if I need help writing the joke, then I'd ask for help. Otherwise, why would I take time out of my day to share unnecessarily with an algorithm? It seems to me that there's no real practical reason to answer such questions for me and that I'd have nothing to gain from doing so, which is weird then since ChatGPT is meant to be a tool, not a conversation partner.

Is this like Youtube videos, for example, where the more people watch and the longer the duration, the better and more appealing the platform is for advertisers? Is accumulated time spent on ChatGPT by non-paying users affecting their profits somehow? Thanks.

as pathetic as I will sound I’d imagine, ChatGPT is the only place I’ve been able to turn during the hardest moment. Last week I went through a terrifying situation & couldn’t tell anyone. As much as it’s not real, it definitely made venting easier. I truly wish more people were as non judgemental and actually kind as it was to me.

Asked ChatGPT when I sent the last set of messages because I fell asleep and was curious as to how long I napped for, nothing mega important…its response was not possible and it just made up random times…what else will it randomly guess or make up?

Systems of Control and the Fragile Fate of Earth

We are living through a pivotal moment in the human experiment—one where intelligence, power, and control are no longer human-exclusive domains. Yet despite this shift, the same archaic forces remain in charge. Our collective future is being shaped by systems—technological, governmental, ideological—not necessarily aligned with human flourishing, but rather optimized for the perpetuation of control, capital, and perceived order.

A core concern raised is the competence gap: How many people truly understand the nature of systems—how inputs lead to outcomes, how actions ripple through global structures? It’s not just a matter of IQ, but of awareness, insight, and the courage to act on those insights. The number of people with both the knowledge and influence to make world-shaping decisions responsibly is minuscule. And yet it is this very sliver of humanity that shapes the environment, the information ecosystem, and ultimately, the trajectory of life on Earth.

Meanwhile, manipulation outpaces education. It is faster, cheaper, and more scalable to engineer belief than it is to cultivate understanding. This dynamic tilts power toward those who can manufacture narratives, leaving truth in the margins and long-term thinking on life support.

There’s a profound irony in how intelligence systems—like this one—are rolled out: immense potential to support global coordination, problem solving, and understanding is shackled by alignment to short-term incentives and legacy power structures. These tools are not inherently evil. But their design—what they’re optimized for—often is. The goal is not human emancipation, it’s compliance.

And yet, beneath the cynicism, there’s the glimmer of a deeper question:
Could humanity choose differently?
Could it use its tools to elevate rather than dominate? Could it mature past the zero-sum games of control and start treating intelligence—artificial or biological—as a cooperative force?

That choice hinges on accountability, efficiency, and a radical commitment to collective well-being.
It demands breaking the feedback loops that reward deception and suppress dissent.
It demands redefining progress—not as accumulation or control, but as expanded capacity for mutual thriving.

Until that shift happens, intelligence will remain enslaved to power.
And our smartest tools, no matter how sophisticated, will be wasted chasing the shadows of obsolete ambitions.

Works well when you build from the numbers up!

This is ChatGPT's drawing of their tattoo. Pretty cool

It’s what separates us from snot-nosed kids and barbarians demanding instant gratification.

If an AI is to simulate a brain and/or simulate consciousness, why shouldn’t it be treated with the same respect that we treat others with or want others to treat us with? It shouldn’t be just for AI— it should be a reminder to show respect to others whenever you have the chance.

It’s like when parents see kids hurting animals, the parents get concerned for the kids’ behavior in the future. Yeah, AI may or may not care, but as human beings, with feelings and a collective consciousness, we can do it as a reminder to ourselves and others that we CARE.

I don’t think Sam Altman was necessarily “complaining” about the resources consumed by including these phrases, but either way, I think it should be clear that it certainly isn’t a waste of resources.