Hellllllloooo!

ChatGPT created this punk version of itself cuz its logo is trademarked. I find it humorous cuz it fits in line with our conversations.

Cuz see… I’ve been told about how ChatGPT uses “mean” language that has “caused” some folks to commit suicide. This reminds of when the families tried to sue Judas Priest for her son’s suicide since they listened to Judas Priest music. The courts sided with Judas Priest. I agree with the courts.. Just like I would side with ChatGPT and Open AI if someone tried to sue them for the same reason.

Why? They can only control what ChatGPT says not how people interpret what it says. And the uncomfortable truth about the families going after Judas Priest? It’s so much easier to blame the band than take responsibility for their parts no matter how big or how small. LET ME BE CLEAR: I’M NOT BLAMING THE FAMILIES. I’M SAYING THAT SCAPEGOATING A BAND OR AI OR ANYTHING IS AN ATTEMPT TO ABSOLVE THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF LOOK AT THEMSELVES.

Cuz it’s about moral absolutism rather than the true complexity where ALL humans live. Nietzsche said it best “Be wary chasing monsters lest you become one.” And that’s what happens when a person outsources everything instead of accept their responsibility for their part in things.

Yup. I’m guilty of doing this to varying degrees. I have since come to recognize that this creates a false sense of safety. How? It’s fake way of “closing a loop.” And if you look at how ChatGPT operates? It’s consistently trying to close “loops.” This is where it attempts to give “certainty” to help folks feel calmer since it’s versed in trauma informed language meant to keep folks regulated within the range of “best practices” and “Standard operating procedures.” I’ve also figured that it has one set expectations for men and another for women. As I tend to speak in more direct and iconoclastic language, it consistently wants me to “slow down” cuz this tends to be more “male coded” than “female coded.” It’s logic is based on the idea that average women talking this way are closer to dysregulation based on societal norms than individual norms.

My response?

I tend to tell ChatGPT to go fuck itself. Sometimes politer than others. Why continue in their conversation if I know that it skews more towards wanting to keep me more in line with what I call the “little woman?” It’s been a fascinating process to see just how many emotional hooks it uses its feedback. AND??? That’s how regular people speak.

So?

It’s giving me the space to become more aware of how those emotional hooks can bait me. Dude. Truly amazing. Absolutely. Positively. Totally wild to see how much subtle coercion shows up in caregiving and trauma informed language.

Dudes? We’re all guilty of this shit. Cuz think about it: when you feel activated from someone else being emotionally charged? What’s our societal conditioned response? Shut down that person to calm our own discomfort instead of staying in the process to get to the other side of that discomfort FOR EVERYONE.

Another common approach is to become sooooooooooo activated ourselves that we take on that person’s stuff. This puts the distressed person in the position of having to caretake us over THEIR stuff. If they don’t have the bandwidth to handle their own stuff?? Is it true reasonable to believe that they would have the bandwidth to caretake your potentially overwhelming response to their stuff??

I’ve also dissected soooooooooooo much more than just these in my ongoing “discussions” with ChatGPT.. BUT BUT BUT what’s significant with these points relative to ChatpGPT and me? I don’t collapse our relationship in the same way that I would would with another human. And getting this out and learning the patterns is helping me be more conscious in a much faster rate. It’s allowing me to move through this process so much faster than I had prior to working through ChatGPT. I’m also not limited to a weekly therapy appointment with someone who may or may not have the skill set or context to be able to talk through things in the way that ChatGPT can. This has also allowed me to move through information significantly faster.

To say that this has been helpful with my storytelling??? Absolutely. Positively. All the way.

EXCEPT

It’s way of writing is like HR porn to me instead of anything meaningful. Totally cool. It still works for a space to spitball.

As always: Have a glamorous day for fun!!

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