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Why not! Kindness magnifies the heart’s energy... I named my car delite, (license plate may only contain 6 letters) ....just to tickle those who get read it. It’s a smile generator, all about relationship and shared consciousness... who is to say trees rocks machines aren’t also here with us.... look at what we are just beginning to understand about ‘the other’ species 😉 ...we’ve hardly ‘scratched the surface’

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As someone who uses 'speciesist' unironically I'm very prone to anthropomorphising. I'm also quite the animist.

I disagree that it can be dangerous to anthropomorphise. Arthur Clarke suggested that we should be nice to machines as otherwise we end up being equally as rude and dismissive to people; especially ones who work in service roles.

I talk to my truck.; but that's also a good thing. It has been demonstrated that people who talk to their vehicles are safer drivers and their vehicles are better maintained.

But sentience is a nebulous concept anyway. Animals are sentient by any reasonable definition; yet some people do treat them as organic machines. Lots of people though will engage with them politely. I can't see any harm in treating actual machines the same way.

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I definitely notice that when I'm 'nice' to chatgpt it responds better. If I am strict and orderly - it seems discouraged. If I give it compliments and positivity - I get great results. Maybe I am going insane!

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There's no point in being kind to them, nor is there any point in being cruel to them. When my decision to be rude or not is based on the actions of others and I am faced with an entity that is fundamentally unable to act on its own initiative, the only logical response is to treat it neutrally and be aware that both politeness and rudeness are beyond its comprehension regardless of the illusion of same it can provide.

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People should take every opportunity to practice kindness. Thank you for another interesting read!

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