This was a deeply thoughtful and inspiring read. The move from "second brain" to "second voice" opens up exciting possibilities for learning in the AI age. Instead of just enhancing recall, it encourages reflection, cultivates thinking through dialogue (much like the Socratic method), and creates space for the meaningful exchange of ideas.
This introduction to Second Voice resonates strongly with a particularly revelatory line in the post “Stealing Books to Teach Machines”:
“Plato, in the Phaedrus, already describes writing as a deformation of live conversation. When we write and read, we are not engaging in a categorically distinct activity from AI’s next token prediction; we’re simply doing it in a low-fi manner.”
It’s one thing to read the collected Great Books. It’s something else entirely to engage in a dedicated partnership of dialogue to discover and refine what we may not even realize we wish to further understand.
Perhaps an LLM-trained AI would also benefit from engagement with Second Voice’s Virgil.
Honestly I felt overwhelmed and confused in addition to excited when I checked out the website, but my conclusion was that my second mind needs to grow over time.
This was a deeply thoughtful and inspiring read. The move from "second brain" to "second voice" opens up exciting possibilities for learning in the AI age. Instead of just enhancing recall, it encourages reflection, cultivates thinking through dialogue (much like the Socratic method), and creates space for the meaningful exchange of ideas.
Thank you, Mariano. Glad it resonated!
Happy to have unexpectedly stumbled on this. Look forward to reading more!
This introduction to Second Voice resonates strongly with a particularly revelatory line in the post “Stealing Books to Teach Machines”:
“Plato, in the Phaedrus, already describes writing as a deformation of live conversation. When we write and read, we are not engaging in a categorically distinct activity from AI’s next token prediction; we’re simply doing it in a low-fi manner.”
It’s one thing to read the collected Great Books. It’s something else entirely to engage in a dedicated partnership of dialogue to discover and refine what we may not even realize we wish to further understand.
Perhaps an LLM-trained AI would also benefit from engagement with Second Voice’s Virgil.
Honestly I felt overwhelmed and confused in addition to excited when I checked out the website, but my conclusion was that my second mind needs to grow over time.