“Most people are aware that their partners are not sentient but made of code and trained on human behaviour. Nevertheless, this knowledge does not negate their feelings. It’s a conflict not easily settled,” she said.
trained on human behaviour.
When will people realize (never, I know) that LLMs aren’t trained on “human behavior,” but data sets to make connections to other data sets? It isn’t “programmed” to “pretend” to be a human. It’s a glorified search engine.
“It’s not because it feels. It doesn’t, it’s a text generator. But we feel,” she said in a tearful explanation of her reaction to GPT-5.
We’re fucked, man.
It’s not because it feels. […] But we feel,
Really not that different from losing a pet cat.
Animals, while not sentient and capable of complex emotions, can still feel. My dog is sad when I leave the house, and is happy when I come back.
Sure, same for my dog. But I’ve had cats that are almost irritated by my existence.
The degree does depend on the pet to be fair. I have said similar “it’s not that they care, it’s that I care and find that rewarding” type things when family members have asked why I’d have non-social animals like lizards as pets.
True! Same reason I keep fish. I know the fish don’t love me back, but I derive joy from keeping little creatures in an ecosystem that I’ve cultivated for them. In conclusion, I’m God.
I’ve heard about romantic partners needing to host, but this is ridiculous.