Tina Eliassi-Rad
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And you're very sure about it. Right. But then you start talking to me and to chat GPT. And maybe if you don't know something, then you're like, as, as well as you thought, right. Then I, then you're malleable. Right. Then I can like change your mind. And then now you have groups of people who are talking to these within themselves and with, These generative AI tools.
And you're very sure about it. Right. But then you start talking to me and to chat GPT. And maybe if you don't know something, then you're like, as, as well as you thought, right. Then I, then you're malleable. Right. Then I can like change your mind. And then now you have groups of people who are talking to these within themselves and with, These generative AI tools.
And then basically you go from like individual to groups to this hypergraph notion. And what I'm interested in is when our phase transitions in this hypergraph in terms of what the society believe, like maybe the society believe that vaccines are good. Right. And now all of a sudden the society doesn't believe the vaccines are good.
And then basically you go from like individual to groups to this hypergraph notion. And what I'm interested in is when our phase transitions in this hypergraph in terms of what the society believe, like maybe the society believe that vaccines are good. Right. And now all of a sudden the society doesn't believe the vaccines are good.
And what are the leading indicators of those kinds of phase transitions in our society as it's being modeled by conversations formally represented as these hypergraphs?
And what are the leading indicators of those kinds of phase transitions in our society as it's being modeled by conversations formally represented as these hypergraphs?
But now, even if you're on the fringe, because of the information technology that we have, you can connect to other people who are on the fringe and then you believe, oh, no, we're bigger than the fringe. We're actually in the middle. Right. And then that kind of thing spreads. Right. So that is one of the things I'm interested in.
But now, even if you're on the fringe, because of the information technology that we have, you can connect to other people who are on the fringe and then you believe, oh, no, we're bigger than the fringe. We're actually in the middle. Right. And then that kind of thing spreads. Right. So that is one of the things I'm interested in.
Regarding gay marriage, one of the things that was interesting is I was talking to a philosopher who I just taught for a very long time at the Ohio State University, and he was teaching ethics and issues related to gay marriage and abortion, et cetera.
Regarding gay marriage, one of the things that was interesting is I was talking to a philosopher who I just taught for a very long time at the Ohio State University, and he was teaching ethics and issues related to gay marriage and abortion, et cetera.
And he was saying that with gay marriage, similar to what you were saying, he saw a shift in terms of opinions for or against gay marriage, mostly for, but he didn't see any change when it came to abortion. And I think that had to do with the vagueness of when is, let's call the thing a baby, right? When is the actual fetus a baby or whatever, you know?
And he was saying that with gay marriage, similar to what you were saying, he saw a shift in terms of opinions for or against gay marriage, mostly for, but he didn't see any change when it came to abortion. And I think that had to do with the vagueness of when is, let's call the thing a baby, right? When is the actual fetus a baby or whatever, you know?
And so, and that vagueness, because like we could all agree that maybe like the day before you're about to give birth, obviously you're not going to do anything. We all believe it's a baby. But that vagueness is something that doesn't shift the opinion on abortion so much for or against. And I like that vagueness aspect of it.
And so, and that vagueness, because like we could all agree that maybe like the day before you're about to give birth, obviously you're not going to do anything. We all believe it's a baby. But that vagueness is something that doesn't shift the opinion on abortion so much for or against. And I like that vagueness aspect of it.
So there are certain things that are vague and maybe you will never have that kind of phase transition. And then there are certain things like the vaccine where like there are people on the fringe that our information technology allows them to connect to each other. And so it feels like a bigger thing.
So there are certain things that are vague and maybe you will never have that kind of phase transition. And then there are certain things like the vaccine where like there are people on the fringe that our information technology allows them to connect to each other. And so it feels like a bigger thing.
And then maybe there are other aspects of information that really do make people change their mind just based on talking to other people. And so they're not as sure or as stable in their knowledge.
And then maybe there are other aspects of information that really do make people change their mind just based on talking to other people. And so they're not as sure or as stable in their knowledge.
So it's a work in progress right now for us on this. I'm trying to stay away from making it a psychology or a social science problem because then you get all these confounding factors. And that's what I said. It has more tentacles to philosophy. So in terms of what people ought to do in terms of their knowledge and how sure they are of their knowledge.
So it's a work in progress right now for us on this. I'm trying to stay away from making it a psychology or a social science problem because then you get all these confounding factors. And that's what I said. It has more tentacles to philosophy. So in terms of what people ought to do in terms of their knowledge and how sure they are of their knowledge.