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> Of whom? The person who made Quacker News?

Yes.

The “AI” didn’t do anything by itself, it was tasked to produce this. The author then made the decision to publish its output.

The fun-house mirror analogy breaks down because those being depicted aren’t opting in to this experience. It’s like a fun-house mirror that’s scraping people’s social media profile photos and mocking them for their looks.

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Okay but if the content is automated, the author avoids making publishing decisions about specific output.

I take your point about mirrors and consent. But if the mirrors are installed in a public place such as local park, passers-by are opted in.

One question is, should we feel offended by algorithmic insults? Isn't that like being offended by a thesaurus? If it's an "AI insult dog" web app you're visiting, you'd expect insults.

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