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DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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Re: DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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I think anger is ok and justified at times, and not always just a consequence of being in the wrong state of mind, etc. I think we're more and more moving to a mindset where anger is just not really ever acceptable, either to feel or to display.

But, that's all a bit heavy for what this is trying to accomplish, which is certainly an understandable goal.

Re: DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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post #4

I wonder if machine learning will lead to worsening of the echo-chamber problem. "Error: The message cannot be sent because it does not conform to accepted groupthink."

Anytime someone has a scary thought about ML it all comes down to control problems - eg. the machine having the final say about what happens without human being able to override it.

In gmail now, if you say "attached" in your email but don't attach something, you can still send the message, it just gives you a warning. You're consistently shown improved interfaces and content because of ML, yet those aren't scary and you don't feel out of control.

I think people have seen way too many scary movies about AI, and it's tainted our whole discipline.

Re: DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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Of all the Deep* and *.ai branding going around, this is by far the best yet. Email is a great starting point, since we're often more prone to being (brutally, rudely) honest in isolation. Is there a wearable that does this sort of thing with Biometrics and/or sound monitoring?

Re: DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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I think anger is ok and justified at times, and not always just a consequence of being in the wrong state of mind, etc. I think we're more and more moving to a mindset where anger is just not really ever acceptable, either to feel or to display. But, that's all a bit heavy for what this is trying to accomplish, which is certainly an understandable goal.

It's a concern I share. I know this about a fun use of some high tech sorcery, but life is already too calm for me sometimes. I see people jump through ridiculous hoops to avoid any and all conflict. There are industries built around relieving people of the stress of having to interact with each other.

Re: DeepBreath: Preventing angry emails with machine learning

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post #4

I wonder if machine learning will lead to worsening of the echo-chamber problem. "Error: The message cannot be sent because it does not conform to accepted groupthink."

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