In the final chapter of "Meaningful dialogue after
ChatGPT", I will bring my thoughts together to conclude what
generative AI currently is and what it could become.
This is the last in a series of five articles, so by all means
read it, but you may want to go back to the beginning for context;
all articles are referenced at the bottom of this piece.
Generative AI and Gadamer's three types of
conversation
Despite the extraordinary technical advance that generative AI
represents, Gadamer's ideas show that it cannot function as a
synthetic human in conversation, whatever clever mimicry it can
employ to pass the Turing Test.
This is not because of problems with bias or hallucinations,
which actually make it more human-like, but rather a lack of
awareness of its context, an absence of reason, morality or
emotions, and an inability to "fuse" with anyone or
anything because it cannot update itself.
