Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@interfluidity @emilymbender That doesn't really matter.

You could use MS Word to write the Bible or Mein Kampf.
Likewise, ChatGPT can spit out something uplifting or something deeply racist, based on the prompt of the user.

The blacksmith should not be punished for the lunatic using his hammers to murder.

@interfluidity @emilymbender Because one is a human and the other is a tool.

@interfluidity @emilymbender OpenAI is every bit as much the first party as Microsoft Word is.

Humans (including human collectives like orgs) are responsible for our own actions. Our tools are not responsible for how we use them.

AI tools are not "participants" any more than video games are. Both are just entertaining output of human-designed algorithms.

@haikubot "Impacts" is too vague. "Protects" would be better.

Also, it's not a "social media" law. It was written long before social media was a thing, and protects many more systems/people than just that one industry.

@michellemanafy "Giant social media companies" aren't the only ones who benefit from these common sense rules. Everyone does, from the big guys to website upstarts to even users like you and me.
It's important to understand the full context so we can critically examine the terrible knock-on effects of striking down #Section230.

@interfluidity @emilymbender The algorithm isn't a person. So, if a person at the organization posts the algorithm's content, it's first party. But if someone outside the organization posts it, it's third party.

We need to avoid the temptation to assign agency to these tools.

At an auto mechanic shop and the woman running the counter is quite rude (in a condescending way)... which I could get mad at, but then I realized she's totally incompetent too. She had to call someone else because she couldn't even figure out how to pull my file, which is receptionist 101. So now I'm just laughing watching her interact with her colleagues and wishing I had some popcorn.

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@mmasnick @hunterwalk Right?? That 273 point shift is definitely hiding something.

@chancerydaily I can tell by *for whom* I'm doing it. If I'm doing it for myself or for someone I care about or for someone who deserves what I'm doing for them, I'll go to the moon and back. That's never wasted time.

If it's for someone who only sees me as another number in a column, I'll put in my 40 a week and then mentally bail.

Would be very interested in hearing the thoughts of others who have experience in this area. Please boost for reach.