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QUESTIONING AI VALIDATION

THE QUESTION

What do I mean when I say AI validated me?

Validation can mean agreement, recognition, confirmation, reassurance, permission, understanding, affirmation, or something else. Before deciding what AI validation means, begin by Questioning what you are actually asking the response to do.

A QUESTION TO HOLD

What am I actually asking AI to validate?

BEGIN WHERE SOMETHING GETS YOUR ATTENTION.

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What do I mean by validation here?

  • agreement
  • recognition
  • confirmation
  • reassurance
  • permission
  • understanding
  • affirmation
  • witness

What am I asking AI to validate?

  • My experience?
  • My emotion?
  • My interpretation?
  • My conclusion?
  • My judgment?
  • My identity?
  • My decision?

TENSION

Am I asking AI to validate my experience - or my interpretation?

WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING?

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When does AI validation become evidence for me?

  • Evidence that I am right?
  • Evidence that my interpretation is correct?
  • Evidence about who I am?
  • Evidence that a decision is justified?
  • Why does this source count?

When does feeling understood become feeling confirmed?

What did the validation actually do?

  • recognized
  • agreed
  • reassured
  • reflected
  • confirmed
  • encouraged
  • challenged
  • gave permission

Am I distinguishing validation from verification?

How much of the response depends on the version of the situation I supplied?

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How am I participating in the validation I receive from AI?

  • What did I ask?
  • What context did I provide?
  • What did I leave out?
  • Did I ask again?
  • Did I change the framing?
  • Was I seeking examination - or confirmation?
  • What happened when AI disagreed?

What happens when I ask AI for validation before I have asked myself what I think?

SELF

What do I use AI validation to tell me about myself?

SYSTEMS

What System is mediating the validation I experience?

SOCIETY

What changes when validation becomes technologically available at societal scale?

  • What was I asking to be validated?
  • What authority did I give the response?
  • Am I distinguishing validation from verification?

What does this reveal about Being Human?

Answers can come from anywhere. Questioning remains yours.