Those who don’t want that everyone has access to information, are afraid of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Those who are against the empowerment of all people, are against generative AI. Those who don’t like democracy, because it comprises the empowerment of all people and gives them access to information and power, are against generative AI.
Those who say AI makes us stupid, want us to be stupid. Those who say AI makes us lazy, don’t want us to progress. Those who say AI damages our human relationships, are not only afraid of AI but also of the internet and its cultural and political impact on all people in the world in regard to promoting democracy and ‘Western values’.
The following is an example which shows how wrong and fake all those claims are. I asked ChatGPT some questions and received the following information. In order to get this information by classical means, I’d have to invest at least 100 hours for literature search, at least 6 months to read at least 100 books, and a lot of money to get access to the relevant academic books. With the help of ChatGPT, I needed only about 25 minutes to gather all this information, to read it and to absorb it.
Question: Is there a contextual connection between ‘politeness’ and ‘politics’?
Answer: These two words have the same Latin root ‘politus’, meaning ‘refined’ or ‘polished’. Both involve social behaviour. The connection between these two concepts “lies in the idea of social interaction and the management of relationships. Both concepts deal with strategies for maintaining harmony, control, and cooperation among individuals or groups”.
Questions: about the word ‘politics’, its contemporary meaning and usage.
Answer: The word ‘politics’ has its origins in ancient Greek, ‘politiká’. ‘Politics’ came into English through the Latin word ‘politica’ around the 14th century. The word ‘politics’ began to be used in its contemporary meaning around the 17th century, particularly as European nation-states began to take shape, and political debates and parties started to form.
Questions: about the formation of the first modern democracies.
Answer: The first modern democratic system is widely considered to be the establishment of ‘the United States of America’ with the ratification of its Constitution in 1787 and the subsequent formation of a federal republic.
“Other significant milestones in modern democracy include the French Revolution (1789), which inspired democratic ideals in Europe, leading to the more inclusive forms of democracy that emerged throughout the 19th and 20th centuries”.
Questions: about ‘diplomacy’.
Answer: The word ‘diplomacy’ entered the English language in the early 19th century, derived from the French word ‘diplomatie’, which itself came from the Greek word ‘diploma’, meaning ‘a folded document’ or ‘official letter’.
“The concept of diplomacy, as we understand it today – referring to the formal practice of conducting negotiations and maintaining relationships between nations – was solidified by the 17th and 18th centuries with the establishment of permanent embassies and the professionalization of foreign relations. However, the formal use of ‘diplomacy’ to describe this field came into common usage in the 19th century, particularly with the development of modern international relations following the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)”.
“The first signs of permanent diplomacy can be traced to the Italian city-states, such as Venice, Florence, and Milan, which developed the practice of maintaining permanent embassies and diplomatic representatives in foreign courts. Venice, in particular, is often credited with establishing one of the first permanent diplomatic missions around the 13th century”.
“The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, which ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe, is often seen as a landmark moment that established the modern system of state sovereignty and diplomacy, setting the stage for more formalized and permanent diplomatic practices that continue to shape international relations today”.
Question: about modern ‘political dialogue’.
Answer: By the 19th century, “regular political dialogue, both within governments and between them, through diplomacy, was firmly established as an integral part of governance and international relations, paving the way for the modern political systems we recognize today”.
“Overall, political dialogue between opposing groups within a country became institutionalized and permanent as democratic institutions developed, particularly with the rise of representative democracy and the establishment of parliaments and legislatures as forums for structured debate. The recognition that opposing views need a platform to be expressed became central to political life, particularly in modern democratic systems”.
“In modern democracies, political dialogue between opposing groups is considered a permanent and essential part of political practice. Political debates and negotiations happen within national parliaments, courts, media, and other forums.”
Questions: about the formation of the first political parties.
Answer: “The first political parties, as we understand them today, began to form in the United States during the late 18th century, although informal factions and groups with political agendas existed before that”.
In Britain and in France, the development of more organized/structured party systems began in the early 19th century.
“In many European nations, political parties began to form in the 19th century, particularly as universal suffrage expanded and political systems became more democratic”.
THANKS. (Data retrieved on 29 January 2025.)
Why should I think that this information provided by ChatGPT is not reliable? But if you think it’s not, no problem, you can use another internet institution those humanity haters hate, the Google search engine, to do a fact check. You would need no more than 3-4 hours for that. God Bless.
@Azadeh Sepehri . February 7, 2025
