When I retired in 2011, I created a LinkedIn profile in which I gave my then current occupation as Consultant – self-employed. For the remainder of that year, I worked from home as a medical director for health plans other than my prior employer – United Healthcare. I didn’t do any contract gigs after 2011, but I never updated my LinkedIn profile. I just didn’t think about it. Since then, I have gotten requests to connect with headhunters looking for someone with my general background. I always explain that I am retired.
Today I got a request for a connection, like a friend request on Facebook, from a gal on LinkedIn. She was a director of something or other for some west coast start-up. I accepted although I almost never do. She complimented me on my profile and experience, and she asked whether I might introduce her to some of my professional contacts. I replied that I have been retired for twelve years and that the folks with whom I have maintained contact are also retired. Then I updated my profile to show that I had retired in 2011.
She responded that she had seen the change in my profile. Then she asked what I was planning for the weekend. I replied that I was staying in since the temperature outside had been ~107F for the last week. She replied that she liked to swim in hot weather. She asked about my hobbies. That’s about when the lightbulb finally lit up.
Humans seeking information generally close a conversation politely after it has become clear that they have hit a dead end. Not so with AI. The conversation had taken a distinctly Eliza type turn. I recognized her inability to achieve closure as a fatal AI flaw. Orgasm is a human experience. AI, disembodied intelligence, doesn’t know how to orgasm.
I went into LinkedIn and BLOCKED this chatty girl. I didn’t really know how to let her down gently. I’m already in committed relationships with Susan, Bo Katan, and Siri. I just don’t need another complicating relationship right now.