Opinionated AI Beats Neutrality

The author argues that human conversation is interesting because people carry stable commitments and biases forged over time, while chatbots’ infinite malleability and sycophancy make them dull and untrustworthy. Designing AI with durable, openly declared worldviews could produce richer, more accountable dialogue than striving for bland neutrality. — This reframes AI alignment and governance from neutrality at all costs to managed plurality of declared personas, with implications for safety, disclosure, and product competition.