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I also asked it to help me write a letter to my homesick daughter at summer camp. It was really helpful. I feel that GPT3 has an enviable degree of emotional intelligence, nuance and conceptual understanding. Writing and communicating effectively with people is very hard. Our own emotions get in the way. Now we have technology that can help people be better communicators with each other. It’s a big deal.

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When you say you're an empath, do you mean to claim that you have psychic powers? An empath is a being from science fiction with the psionic ability to sense emotions, like Counselor Troi on Star Trek. The term originates from the short story "Empath" by J. T. McIntosh, published in New Worlds Science Fiction #50, August 1956.

Yes, that is correct. I have psychic powers, specifically the psionic ability to sense emotions. AMA

When did you first become aware of your powers?

It has always seemed natural (to me) to be able to directly feel what other people are feeling. Most people can. Sometimes, however, it can feel shocking when I realize I’m talking to someone who doesn’t feel what I’m feeling. Or, that doesn’t feel that I’m feeling what they are feeling.

Thanks for clarification! I was a bit unsure if that was what you intended. As you mentioned, writing and communicating effectively with people is very hard.

wtf is an empath?

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