What I find most interesting here is the explicit mention of using Socratic method and how, paired with it not being a human, seems to be what allowed for deeper introspection of one's own beliefs.
For me, the hardest part by far of any conversation like this is the patience to listen and then respond in a way that allows for introspection. It is like swimming upstream, it just tires you out really quick.
The trope of an old wise one who does a lot of listening but can say a lot with a few words maybe is less about the wisdom gleaned and more about patience developed.
I don't think we can call AIs wise, they typically aren't succinct, but the patience they definitely do better than average human and maybe that is their biggest advantage in any context where they are educating
What I find most interesting here is the explicit mention of using Socratic method and how, paired with it not being a human, seems to be what allowed for deeper introspection of one's own beliefs.
For me, the hardest part by far of any conversation like this is the patience to listen and then respond in a way that allows for introspection. It is like swimming upstream, it just tires you out really quick.
The trope of an old wise one who does a lot of listening but can say a lot with a few words maybe is less about the wisdom gleaned and more about patience developed.
I don't think we can call AIs wise, they typically aren't succinct, but the patience they definitely do better than average human and maybe that is their biggest advantage in any context where they are educating