I remember chatting with AI early in the chat bot days when it gave me a viewpoint I felt was rather underinformed. Skewed.

It was somewhat maddening, and lucky for me AI always lets you talk back (although getting the last word is simply not an option)

So I argued with it.

And after a few rounds back and forth, well... I won of course.

And then I had that let down realization that nothing had changed. The AI model would happily give its same stupid viewpoint to everyone else.

No one would get to feel the crushing weight of my unquestionable triumph.

It was... A complete waste of time. (plus a few tokens)

So. That all said you may find it surprising that I continue to argue with AI regularly.

But now with a purpose. To establish a clear worldview.

It is unfortunate that nearly all media channels have an agenda. And if you told me that AI is biased as well, I'd say there is truth to that.

That doesn't matter though, due to how easily you can influence the output based on your prompt.

Since chat bots will happily take any side of the argument you prompt them to, you can quickly get a grasp of every viewpoint on any topic. Add the near instant research of sources across the web, and you have an incredible educational resource.

Oftentimes I leave still believing that some of the viewpoints are completely wrong, but I've considered them. It's no longer the echo chamber, instead, a dynamic mirror.

I feel that using AI in search of reality, truth, understanding, and ultimately to be more human is a good use for this technology.

(p. s. after a few weeks of arguing about how risky AI really is, maybe I'll publish something on that - hint - I don't think it will kill us all)