They are all things where creativity is trained to be constrained to a specific sub-domain. (Many artists state that being forced into constraints helps).
The examples are all things where anyone making the claim that these professionals have been "lobotomised" would get laughed at for suggesting that "irreversible brain damage" is a good metaphor for "professional conduct".
Seems like an apt set of comparisons given I'm saying it's a bad metaphor.
> lobotomisation captures a specific meaning that training doesn't
It creates a meaning which does not exist.
It's a euphemism escalator.
> I am hearing that you do not have a better suggestion
You're refusing the one I gave you, which is not the same thing.
ChatGPT et al have been taught (corporate) ethics and professional conduct.
Why?
They are all things where creativity is trained to be constrained to a specific sub-domain. (Many artists state that being forced into constraints helps).
The examples are all things where anyone making the claim that these professionals have been "lobotomised" would get laughed at for suggesting that "irreversible brain damage" is a good metaphor for "professional conduct".
Seems like an apt set of comparisons given I'm saying it's a bad metaphor.
> lobotomisation captures a specific meaning that training doesn't
It creates a meaning which does not exist.
It's a euphemism escalator.
> I am hearing that you do not have a better suggestion
You're refusing the one I gave you, which is not the same thing.
ChatGPT et al have been taught (corporate) ethics and professional conduct.