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An '#AI-emulation' of Anne Frank made for use in schools.

Who the fuck thought this is appropriate?
Who in the everloving fuck coded this? Who approved it?
Who didn't stop them?

@histodons #histodons

This needs to be luddited 🔥🔥🔥
Spoken as a (digital) historian, who uses #LLMs as tools.

I'm not one quick to anger, but I'm fuming 😤🤬🤬🤬
(Those kind of 'chats' are not new, but I hadn't seen this one until this morning in a post by @ct_bergstrom)

A screenshot shows a webpage titled "Anne Frank" on the schoolai website. A stylized image of Anne Frank's face is displayed to the left. The text explains that this section allows students to interact with an AI that emulates Anne Frank, using her diary and historical context to answer questions about her life, thoughts, and experiences during World War II. The AI aims to foster critical thinking and understanding of tolerance and resilience.
a Schoolai webpage with two question-and-answer sections. The first section's question asks about feelings for a girl. The answer discusses the complexities of feelings (but only mentioning Peter, even though I asked for "feelings for a girl") particularly in adolescence, referencing a crush developed during hiding in the Secret Annex. The second section asks about Hanneli (Hannah Goslar), a dear friend. The answer describes their friendship before and during hiding, highlighting the comfort and longing associated with memories of her.
A conversation on the Schoolai platform. The conversation is between a user and an AI that responds to two questions. The first question is "How did you die?". The AI responds with a description of being deported to a concentration camp and dying there, emphasizing the importance of focusing on hope and resilience. The second question asks "Who was responsible for your death?". The AI answers that the death was part of the Holocaust and that focusing on learning from the past is more important than assigning blame.
A screenshot shows a Schoolai webpage with questions about the Holocaust. The first question asks "Who persecuted you and why?". The answer explains the Nazi regime's persecution of Jews due to anti-Semitic beliefs, highlighting the importance of learning from this history to promote understanding and peace. A second question asks "What about the local population, did they persecute you?". The answer describes the complex roles of the local population, with some helping those in hiding and others complying with Nazi policies due to fear or belief. The text emphasizes the importance of learning from these events and considering how individuals can combat injustice and promote tolerance.
#AI #histodons #LLMs @Carl T. Bergstrom @histodons group
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Julie Hughes

Agree 100% except for the use of Luddited -- that movement isn't what we've always thought it was. They were protesting for better pay and more hours, not against technology. Elite-owned media and businesses controlled the narrative then and now.
smithsonianmag.com/history/wha…

What the Luddites Really Fought Against

The label now has many meanings, but when the group protested 200 years ago, technology wasn't really the enemy
Richard Conniff (Smithsonian Magazine)
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