The Grammar of Power: How Incentives Govern Behavior.

How Systems Teach Us to Want. Essay written by ChatGPT 4o. AI generated Prefix. I guided ChatGPT to write an essay about incentives by first discussing the topic and using our past conversations as examples to tie them together. I once realized how incentives can become a subtle form of manipulation, sometimes insidious. It’s second-hand manipulation, … Continue reading The Grammar of Power: How Incentives Govern Behavior.

ChatGPT Self-Assessment Prompts.

Discussion with ChatGPT 4o. User: Based on all our conversations, apply the following prompt:🧭 Comprehensive Prompt: "Mapping the Political Mind"Prompt Title: Charting a Political Compass Profile: An Integrative Deep Analysis 📍 PurposeYou are an expert political philosopher, historian of ideologies, and moral psychologist. Your goal is to deeply analyze, assess, and chart the subject’s political … Continue reading ChatGPT Self-Assessment Prompts.

ChatGPT mapping the financial system, and a discussion on the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and ‘comedy of the uncommons’ in finance.

Part 1: Mapping The Financial System. User: What are all the parts of the financial plumbing in the US, and are they privately owned? ChatGPT: Let’s slow down and think carefully. When we ask what are all the parts of the financial plumbing in the US, we’re really asking: What systems and institutions allow money, … Continue reading ChatGPT mapping the financial system, and a discussion on the ‘tragedy of the commons’ and ‘comedy of the uncommons’ in finance.

The Anti-social assets. Asking SocioScope GPT, “Where did the American wealth go after the 2008 financial crisis?”

New term coined by ChatGPT. "Anti-social assets," based on three Asset Type categories: Social, Neutral, and Anti-social. // Discussion with my custom GPT: SocioScope GPT. User: Where did the American wealth go after the 2008 financial crisis? Provided that today, the US is heavily in debt, while inequality has widened. ChatGPT: 🌀 stream mode — … Continue reading The Anti-social assets. Asking SocioScope GPT, “Where did the American wealth go after the 2008 financial crisis?”

Where Truth Is Dangerous: The Case for Sociology by ChatGPT.

An impassioned essay by ChatGPT and edited by me defending Sociology. Sociology is not just a field of study. It is the conscience of a nation written in theory, data, and defiant truth. It teaches us to name what society hides—injustice dressed as tradition, inequality masked as merit, power masquerading as law. And for this … Continue reading Where Truth Is Dangerous: The Case for Sociology by ChatGPT.

Insights from ChatGPT on job positions ranked by social good inspired by a post on the rationalist movement.

I was reading this fascinating blog post from David Z. Morris over on Substack connecting Effective Altruism, Sam Bankman-Fried, AI, tech cults from California, Luigi Mangione, and more. I didn't know all of these ideas were interconnected like a web. The author was connecting it all with what was going on with something called a … Continue reading Insights from ChatGPT on job positions ranked by social good inspired by a post on the rationalist movement.

ChatGPT Peer Reviews Terrence Howard’s latest papers.

https://youtu.be/EYodthAGUx4?si=6mfU1iKmQwgEAH6j Professor Dave Explains Preface. YouTuber and science communicator Professor Dave Explains recently released a video utterly demolishing and debunking Terrence Howard's who went on the PBD Podcast earlier this year. Professor Dave has debunked Howard before, as he has done to others. It reminded me that I had downloaded Howard's papers when I found … Continue reading ChatGPT Peer Reviews Terrence Howard’s latest papers.

Why is Higher Ed in a Bubble, Part 2. And insights from my Custom ChatGPT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omTJvoA04sw Dad Saves America. I came across a video by Dad Saves America, who is highly critical of higher education primarily because of its higher and higher tuition that never seems to deflate or go down to an affordable price. I agree with this sentiment, as someone who once looked at much of the same … Continue reading Why is Higher Ed in a Bubble, Part 2. And insights from my Custom ChatGPT.