LLMs Erode Speech Responsibility And Dignity

An essay argues that large language models (LLMs) decouple speech from consequence, producing fluent, persuasive utterances without accountable agents. It documents how chatbots' performative apologies, promises, and advice erode the moral structure of language, dignity, and responsibility, drawing on the author's research experience and Norbert Wiener's warnings. The piece warns this shift outpaces existing social and institutional norms, requiring new governance and design responses.