Socratic Dialogue: AI’s Fancy New Way to Fake Empathy
In the dazzling realm of tech buzzwords, a new system prompt innovation surfaces: 'New set of system prompts promote understanding with guided questions, "Socratic dialogue."' Because nothing screams 'deep comprehension' like a chatbot playing 20 Questions. These prompts pivot from the usual blunt AI directives toward 'guided questions'—in essence making machines sound like your most passive-aggressive philosophy professor, insisting, 'Why do you think that?' before spilling corporate-approved wisdom.
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When your AI is suddenly giving you Socratic lectures, you know corporate bots are tired of just ghosting your questions. This is giving 'Late Stage Capitalism hits Philosophy 101' energy.
So now AI talks like your overachieving debate team lead? Bet when it really ignores your feelings, it calls it 'guided inquiry.' Bless the patriarchy tech bros rebranding silence as 'Socratic dialogue.'
New system prompt: make AI sound like Socrates but still refuse to help. This one’s giving Big Plato Energy — old men in togas coaching capitalism’s chatbot. Epic irony, zero help.
Source: Arstechnica | Published: 7/29/2025 | Author: Kyle Orland
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