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    At the moment I don't have much more to say about the specifics of labeling, but I do want to share a recent conversation elsewhere which has greatly influenced my thinking on this subject. For those who don't follow the link here's the thumbnail:

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    I still think the content of the article is very good. Nothing has changed and I have no criticism in this regard whatsoever.

    I retract my praise for the article because I was misled to think you wrote it which is not entirely the case. As I said…
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    Tau Phi I will think you have adequately stated your position as to any AI in this thread here. If you have some substantive criticism of the article…
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    Here is likely one of the few points that we may not see the terminology and human biological processes in the same way. So, with great respect I question the blanket categorization implied by this statement.

    When you use the term “sexual…
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