Fundamental to our human use of language, like all of our actions, are our intentions: WHY we say what we do. We usually intend to have some effect on our listeners or readers -- to inform, request, persuade, deter, command, entertain, annoy ... them. What intentions can we say that a system like ChatGPT has?
Written by Jim Mason
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