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I'm also working on a deliberation tool with a similar philosophy, but with a stronger emphasis on generating structured output from participants.

I've noticed that discussions can often devolve into arguments, where we fixate on conclusions and pre-existing beliefs, rather than critically examining the underlying methods and prerequisites that shape events or our reasoning. I believe structured self-reflection, like writing an academic paper before engaging in debate, can help. The absence of an audience or judgment during self-reflection encourages partic... (read more)

If someone insist that this system is contributing for the goal of powered privileges such as king to use its power wisely with reference of the public opinion, this system may work for that framework. So I guess that will be legit, even though I don't appreciate such as framework for maintaining our society.

Disagree with the approach for e-democracy.

My primary concern revolves around the potential for AI to inadvertently diminish human creativity and engagement in collaborative projects. Specifically, I'm worried that projects like the Habermas Machine, while potentially innovative, might prioritize AI-generated outputs to the point of replacing the human effort and participation that fuels genuine understanding and creative problem-solving. I believe the paper "Human Creativity in the Age of LLMs" raises similar concerns.

Ultimately, I'm interested in explori... (read more)

2Chris_Leong
Unless you insist that this system is helpful for the powered privileges such as king, as a reference of the public opinion, that will be legit?
7NicholasKees
I mostly share your concerns. You might appreciate this criticism of the paper here.  @Sofia Vanhanen and I are currently building a tool for facilitating deliberation, and the philosophy we're trying to embody (which hopefully mitigates this to some extent) is to keep 100% of the object-level reasoning human-generated, and use AI systems to instead:  1. Help users understand/navigate the state of a discussion (e.g. see Talk to the City) 2. Provide nudges on the meta-level, for example: 1. Highlight places where more attention is needed (or where a specific person's input might be most helpful) 2. "Epistemic Linter" which flags object-level patterns which are not truth seeking 3. Matchmaking, connecting people who are likely to make progress together 4. Counterbalancing polarization/groupthink, and steering discussions away from attractors which lead to the discussion getting stuck