Skipping a week

 Sorry this week's episode didn't make it out, but look for it next Tuesday!

Episode 5: The Trolley Problem

So, I just wrapped up the 1st draft of the script for episode 5, "The Trolley Problem and Its Real-World Ramifications" and I'm fairly pleased with the direction the bot and I went. 

Now, I did take a risk by bringing up a real event that happened years ago and the bot and I looked at the event through the lens of the trolley problem, ethics and philosophy. I hoped to honor the victims of that event in such a way that people could see past the abstract thought experiment and see how ethics and morals applies to all of us. 

I hope I did them proud.

I tend to see the trolley problem in everyday life, as we now make so many consequential decisions with little time to prepare and if we haven't taken the time to contemplate such things, the higher the chance that we may act in a way that we'll regret later on.

I also see how the trolley problem can apply to fast moving events that impact large groups of people--especially in terms of war, pandemic, and misinformation. I think that trolley problem can help us figure out how we will want to react when we have a major decision and the proverbial clock is ticking.

Then again, that could be my hypervigilance speaking.

I didn't explore war and the trolley problem with ChatGPT as I think that would take more than one episode and I wanted to talk about things that we can all relate to. Being a soldier in combat is not an experience most of us have.

Well, I'd love to know what you thought of the episode so take care and I'll post again soon.

The Treadmill

I knew that doing an episodic podcast would place me on a proverbial treadmill with no "off" button, but I also thought, "Once a week? No problem." Until I hit writer's block.

Now, my current writer's block is not stuck on a lack of ideas. Far from it. I have a ton of questions I want to ask ChatGPT. But my problem is that after 10 or so questions, I run out of gas and lose momentum. 

I first wonder if this is due to my brain injury or, even worse, that this isn't that great of an idea and I'm boring the piss out of everyone. I hope in a some sick way that it's probably just Imposter Syndrome and I need to just plow ahead since I do trust my friends to tell me if I suck.

While the bot is conversational, it is not a human conversation. I need to have enough mental energy to come up with questions, and that is something that is harder to rely on now. Sleep, nutrition, stress all affect so much more after the injury that it makes it really hard to plan.

Okay, so I'm not here to whine, but to share some behind-the-scenes processes for anyone interested in such things. Also, I wanted to provide a means of feedback so I can hear from any of you who would like to contribute. Just remember: please stay civil.

Hello World!

Just a quick post to kick off Erik's Dialogs with ChatGPT. Here I hope to share more thoughts and listen to feedback. 

One point of order: I'm wide open to constructive criticism and comments, but if you post ad hominin attacks and just cuss me out, I'll block you. End of drama.

With that, thank you for joining me on this journey!