I think a journalist might choose the word 'unintentionally'; inadvertently is a bit clunky, it lacks a bit of music, and it gives me a sense of slapstick comedy. This sentence, for instance, "Having inadvertently caused the death of her son," sounds to me like the son died as a result of some Pink Panther bit.

I don't think 'accidentally' here needs to feel judgy per se, but it is hard to imagine an English major choosing it.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I like “unintentionally” better as well.

Why do I feel like we are making AI better by having this conversation?

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

AI will do whatever we do (on average) because that's what it's built to. Making mistakes on purpose may be a useful way of signaling our humanity at some point, but it's an ever-moving target.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Yeah. “It was an accident” sounds like pleading, excusing. “I inadvertently…” sounds like an explanation of the facts. imo