Today a colleague told me that he asked ChatGPT “Why is reductive thinking harmful?” In response, he received a detailed and thoughtful analysis of the pitfalls of reductive thinking.
To me this is a perfect example of why ChatGPT is not actually sentient. Why else would it pass up a perfect opportunity for humor?
If you asked a person, who was posing as an A.I., the very same question, you would probably get an answer something like this: “Because humans are stupid, and that’s why I hate you.”