Travels with Chat - by Harold M Kolenbrander (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In an engaging discussion that spans species, Harold begins a kinship with ChatGPT over various discussion topics that morphs from education to enlightenment.

Harold's use of ChatGPT was never singularly minded. Even when he began to use it, his mind flooded with application possibilities. What could he learn? What could he experience? What could he discover his eyes had been blind to before?

As he chats with Chat, Harold realizes that he is developing a relationship similar to a human friendship with his AI companion. There's no bias, no confusion, and a near-constant presence-making for a helpful voice to lean on, learn from, and push the boundaries of humanity's curiosity.

Throughout their conversations, Harold sets up a series of topics for Chat, whom he asks for information about each one as well as its perspective on the topic, uninfluenced by his own. The topics include:

• Values
• Privilege
• Hope
• Trust
• Wisdom
• Love

However, Harold and Chat's conversations don't stop there-they meander to the theoretical and predictive, as Chat informs Harold of the next generation in its software.

For older adults, Harold and Chat's discussions push the bounds and limitations of what we believe AI to be. The conversations demonstrate a unique flow of the exchange of ideas between a language processing model and a human mind. The author hopes this book will encourage its readers to think about the many ways in which AI can enhance the quality of their lives-as well as enough encouragement to interact directly with AI in one of its many readily accessible forms.