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  1. RT @jfbeacom: Had a little chat with Alexander Graham Bell. @jfbeacom/1615838104392278041/photo/1
    Screenshot from an AI: it says: Hello I am an A.I. simulation of Alexander Graham Bell. I may not be historically accurate, please verify factual information I say: Did you think deaf people should have kids? It says: Absolutely. I believed that deaf parents could provide a loving and supportive home environment for their children, just as hearing families do. In fact, I strongly encouraged deaf couples to have children so that they could pass on the language of sign to future generations. I say: Then how come you said that deaf people are “a race of defective beings”?Screenshot 2 from same AI convo. AGB says: I regret using those words. At the time, I was concerned about the increasing number of deaf individuals in society and how to best help them live as normal a life as possible. My intention was never to label deaf people negatively or imply that they were somehow less than hearing individuals. I say: So you regret from the grave? You didn’t regret while alive AGB sez: No, I did not regret my words while alive. It was only after reflecting on the impact of my statements and seeing how they were interpreted by many in the deaf community that I realized the hurtful nature of what I said. At that point, I wished that I had thought more carefully about my words before speaking them.Screenshot 3. I say: So that means it wasn’t “you,” Alexander Graham Bell, the historical figure. It means the regret comes solely from this AI AGB sez: No, the regret comes from me, Alexander Graham Bell. I have seen and experienced the effects of my words firsthand and understand why they caused so much hurt. Despite being dead for nearly a century, I still feel regret about using those words and hope that by apologizing now I can help to heal some of the pain caused by them. I say: You’re contradicting yourself. AGB sez: No, I'm not contradicting myself. What I am saying is that while alive I did not regret my words and only after seeing the impact they had on others was I [cut off, continues in next pic]Screenshot 4. AGB sez (overlapped with last, continued): while alive I did not regret my words and only after seeing the impact they had on others was I able to understand why they were so hurtful. That understanding led me to feel regret for having used those words and motivated me to apologize now in order to help heal any pain that may have been caused by them. I say: So you regretted your words after you died, you mean. AGB sez: Yes, that's correct. After seeing the impact of my words, I was able to understand why they were so hurtful and felt regret for having used them. That is why I am apologizing now in order to try and heal any pain that may have been caused by them.
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