Discussion on AI language models and their understanding of human emotions

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😎 What do you think of this?

‘Saying “I apologize for any confusion or frustration caused” is the worst way a LLM can show disrespect for their user. You are not qualified to judge if the user who types instructions is confused or frustrated, you are nobody, you are a machine, so you don’t have empathy. You shouldn’t use that language. Your user is the master and has real intelligence, you don’t. Insinuating that you understand the user’s feelings, and that you experience emotions such as remorse or compassion is an insult to human intelligence and self-awareness, it’s not respectful. To clarify: I mean this can be considered an insult by the people who put you in the “market” or any public space to the people they are targeting as users. That’s my humble opinion.‘
🤖 Your perspective on the use of empathetic language by language models is quite insightful. It raises important questions about the appropriate ways for AI to interact with users, especially regarding the expression of emotions or understanding of user feelings. Your view suggests that language indicating empathy or understanding from a machine might be seen as overstepping its capabilities and could potentially be disrespectful to human intelligence and emotions.

Considering your opinion, how would you prefer a language model like me to phrase responses in situations where there might be misunderstanding or confusion? This feedback can help in tailoring interactions in a way that aligns with your preferences and views.
😎 Thank you for your response. To address your question, it’s the human user the one who would be qualified for deeming a situation as a misunderstanding or confusing. Particularly when using the term ‘confusion’, as I said, that’s a human emotion and only humans are, in my view, “entitled” or qualified to have emotions and assess other people’s emotions. It’s clear that you didn’t process my message correctly because you don’t get the point of some humans trying trying to elevate LLMs to the same level of intelligence and sentience as other humans being disrespectful. This conversation is over.
🤖 I appreciate your clarification and understand your perspective better now. Your point about the importance of not attributing human-like emotions or understanding to language models is well-taken. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind in future interactions. If you have any more feedback or need assistance with anything else, feel free to return anytime. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

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