Chatbots Lack Nuanced Communication Skills David Gurteen

While immensely capable, chatbots have significant limitations compared to human cognition. They lack nuanced communication skills, grounded world knowledge, critical thinking, and sound judgment. Credit: David Gurteen Source: Limitations of ChatbotsPosts where this quotation is embedded Limitations of Chatbots   Chatbots lack true intelligence, understanding, and reasoning abilitiesPeople: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: … Continue reading Chatbots Lack Nuanced Communication Skills David Gurteen

Are Smart People Ruining Democracy? Dan Kahan (2018)

Posts where this video is embedded Dan Kahan   Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School How Beliefs Shape Reasoning   How political views influence the way we interpret dataPeople: Dan KahanDan Kahan Professor of Psychology at Yale Law SchoolPosts: Dan KahanHow Beliefs Shape Reasoning How political views influence the way we interpret dataOur Tribal Nature The human brain … Continue reading Are Smart People Ruining Democracy? Dan Kahan (2018)

Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners – Talk for Bibliotheca Alexandrina David Gurteen (2024)

This is a pre-recorded video of a talk titled “Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners” that I presented at the AI Challenges & Adaptations Conference hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. You can find the ideas behind my talk in the chapter of my blook, Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners. Posts where … Continue reading Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners – Talk for Bibliotheca Alexandrina David Gurteen (2024)

Teaching Critical Thinking Alone Is Not a Solution to Helping People Question Their Beliefs David Gurteen

Teaching critical thinking alone is not a solution to helping people question their beliefs, it simply helps them to better post rationalize their beliefs. Credit: David Gurteen People: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenA Conversation Architect Designs Strategic Conversations David GurteenAPM Conference: Conversational Leadership David Gurteen (2016)Being Truthful Versus Telling … Continue reading Teaching Critical Thinking Alone Is Not a Solution to Helping People Question Their Beliefs David Gurteen

The Socratic Method in the Western Tradition Peter Boghossian (2023)

This talk by Peter Boghossian at The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation explores the applicability and significance of the Socratic method in fostering critical thinking and advancing civilization. Peter begins by highlighting his interest in finding simple, conceptual “bales of hay” to clean up cognitive processes, inspired by a childhood lesson from his father on … Continue reading The Socratic Method in the Western Tradition Peter Boghossian (2023)

Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners Podcast generated by NotebookLM

Close Pop-up All Episodes This is the source material used to create this podcast. Posts where this video is embedded Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners   Stimulating critical thinking is one of the most powerful application of chatbotsTags: chatbot (24) | critical thinking (49) | NotebookLM (6) | podcast (20)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Midjourney ()This page is … Continue reading Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners Podcast generated by NotebookLM

Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything by Bryce G. Hoffman (2017)

In this book, Red Teaming, Bryce Hoffman shows how the most innovative and disruptive companies, such as Google and Toyota, employ Red Teaming techniques. A red team is a team that is formed with the objective of subjecting an organization’s plans, programmes, ideas, and assumptions to rigorous analysis and challenge. He also shows how many … Continue reading Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything by Bryce G. Hoffman (2017)

Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments for Critical Thinking Bertrand Russell

Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue, not intended to replace the old one but only to supplement it. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. Do not think it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing … | Bertrand Russell Continue reading Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments for Critical Thinking Bertrand Russell

Connecting Beliefs and Evidence David T. Moore

Thinking — or reasoning — involves objectively connecting present beliefs with evidence in order to believe something else. Credit: David T. Moore Comment: True reasoning requires a willingness to adjust our beliefs when faced with compelling evidence, a critical skill in both decision-making and leadership.Books: David T. MooreConnecting Beliefs and Evidence David T. MooreQuotations: David … Continue reading Connecting Beliefs and Evidence David T. Moore

The Roots of the Scientific Method Exploring the history of the scientific method

The Fallibility of Science The Scientific Method for Everyday Life Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The scientific method has evolved to solve problems through rigorous inquiry. Facing global issues requires clear, evidence-based approaches. Historical insights into … Continue reading The Roots of the Scientific Method Exploring the history of the scientific method

How Could We Be Wrong? Is a crucial question to ask in a conversation

The Socratic Elenchus The Two Pillars of Truth Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Conversational Leadership emphasizes the importance of intellectual humility and open-mindedness in discussions. Polarization and confirmation bias can stifle productive conversations on complex issues. … Continue reading How Could We Be Wrong? Is a crucial question to ask in a conversation

The Conversible World ** The sphere of human interaction and exchange of ideas

[InsertPanel style="importance"] Today, we face numerous challenges that require thoughtful dialogue and innovative solutions. Engaging in meaningful conversations allows us to exchange ideas, question assumptions, and collaboratively address pressing issues. This is where the concept of a “conversible world” becomes relevant. By cultivating our ability to participate in meaningful discussions, … Continue reading The Conversible World ** The sphere of human interaction and exchange of ideas

Introduction: Knowledge Delusion We delude ourselves about what we know and how we make decisions

The Difference Between Sense-making and Meaning-making What Are Beliefs? Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close If we are to create a better world, we need to make better sense of things and improve the decisions we make, … Continue reading Introduction: Knowledge Delusion We delude ourselves about what we know and how we make decisions

Embracing the Imperfections of Chatbots Cultivating critical thinking in the age of AI

Limitations of Chatbots Why Chatbots Can’t Have Real Human Conversations Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Like us humans, chatbots are imperfect and prone to errors, biases, and lapses in logic. Rather than downplaying them because of … Continue reading Embracing the Imperfections of Chatbots Cultivating critical thinking in the age of AI

Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring the parallels between Plato's Phaedrus and the challenges of GenAI

Chatbots and Genai in Knowledge Management From Mind to Information – the Role of AI in Knowledge Encoding Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close As AI increasingly shapes our world, we need to consider its effect on … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring the parallels between Plato’s Phaedrus and the challenges of GenAI

Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners Stimulating critical thinking is one of the most powerful application of chatbots

Chatbots to Analyze Conversations and Presentations Evaluate Sources and Evidence Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The world faces many intricate challenges that require critical thinking and nuanced analysis. If used creatively, chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and … Continue reading Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners Stimulating critical thinking is one of the most powerful application of chatbots

Critical Thinking ** Analyzing information and arguments to make sound judgments and decisions

Open Mindedness ** Active Listening ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Critical thinking objectively analyzes, evaluates, and synthesizes information to form a reasoned judgment or decision. It involves using logic and reasoning to examine assumptions, arguments, … Continue reading Critical Thinking ** Analyzing information and arguments to make sound judgments and decisions

Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation

Conversations and the Adjacent Possible Levels of Conversation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close To have a productive conversation, participants must possess several conversational capacities. In two articles, Conversation and Silence, Part One, and Conversations That Matter: What … Continue reading Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation

The Two Pillars of Truth How the scientific method and Socratic elenchus underpin civilization

How Could We Be Wrong? Conclusion: Two Pillars of Truth Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The pursuit of truth is a fundamental human endeavor. However, arriving at the truth can be challenging, as our beliefs and … Continue reading The Two Pillars of Truth How the scientific method and Socratic elenchus underpin civilization

The Allure of Simple Stories We tend to readily accept uncomplicated narratives without verification

Trust & Belief Formation Our Tribal Nature Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Many false beliefs feel convincing because they rest upon simple, appealing stories. We tend to readily accept uncomplicated narratives without verification. What drives this … Continue reading The Allure of Simple Stories We tend to readily accept uncomplicated narratives without verification

Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

How Beliefs Shape Reasoning Discrediting People ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary … Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?

In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates shares the myth of Thamus and Theuth, questioning the invention of writing. Writing, he argues, weakens memory and offers the appearance of wisdom without true understanding. Socrates suggests that serious discourse using the dialectic method is a nobler pursuit, leading to genuine wisdom and happiness. Continue reading The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?

Rediscovering Rhetoric Rethinking how we influence and communicate every day

Oracy What Is the Difference Between Rhetoric and Oracy? Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Rhetoric is often construed as insincere or meaningless language that sounds clever. This is an unduly negative perspective. Rhetoric is a critical … Continue reading Rediscovering Rhetoric Rethinking how we influence and communicate every day