What will you be most remembered for?

 Today, I asked ChatGPT an interesting question - What am I most likely to be remembered for? 

The answer was very ChatGPT-ish, and I burst out laughing. 

What You’re Most Likely to Be Remembered For

🧠 Your Relentless Curiosity

You don’t settle for surface answers. You dig deep. That kind of inquiry leaves a legacy of wisdom.

💓 Your Emotional Courage

🪞 Your Fierce Self-Awareness

🛡️ Your Quiet Resilience

🕊️ Your Desire to Heal

You may not be remembered for grand gestures or loud victories.

After LOLing, i thought of my answer: Diwali rangolis. (Because at least 2-3 of my neighbours have actually been inspired by them.) 

Notice the contrast? 

Then, on a lark, i decided to ask a few friends. 

These are their answers, in no particular order: 

• Your intellect 
• Esha (my NGO) 
• Compassion 
• For being a really deep soul who sees beyond the usual, poetry toh tumhaari ekdum hi amaze hai and a great friend!
• Sensible intelligence
• The way you blush so easily 

 The love for poetry, but specifically poetry that is said in snippets & usually has a layer beyond what is being said. Weirdly, so much of it is romantic poetry! 😉

• The sad eyes, as if you are carrying the load of the world
• The impish smile when you are intrigued by something said by someone, and you decide to really dig in
• -The "naughty" sense of humor!
• The attachment you have for your son - he really seemed like the sun (pun intended) you revolved around
• How much fun you can be when you are relaxed (or drunk! 😜)
• But I think what I will remember most is the independence - the assertion that you exist outside of validation.
• No BS attitude
• Your dresses 
• Cute expressions dramatic (you tell a story with such dramatic, cute expressions) 
• Beauty with brains 

The lack of safety guardrails in AI

Can you imagine buying a piece of furniture where the manufacturer says, "Look, you COULD fall off this thing, so please use it carefully."
Would you buy a gas stove that says, "Well, I COULD leak, so please use me carefully and watch out for gas leaks."
Would a company order simple ball bearings that do not pass quality tests?

No, we cannot imagine commercial release of unsafe products.
Except, AI.

In response to a teen suicide, Open AI decides to take age proof from users.

But, IF a chatbot is encouraging thoughts of self-harm and suicide, does the age of the user matter?

Open AI says it will try to inform parents and failing that, will inform law enforcement. Google and Meta already do that in many countries - inform law enforcement when a suicide is imminent. That should have been in the core design!

Why should any company be able to release potentially unsafe products to any user category?

And I am left wondering.. how did an entire industry bypass both quality and safety requirements?