Are AI Prompts Acts of Forgiveness?

Sometime late in his writing career, Novelist John Updike spoke before a gathering in Philadelphia. I’m fairly certain it was before the Philadelphia Historical Society but I refuse to “Google It.” Someday, I’ll confirm the venue and event via acute recollection, conversation or other real world stimuli. When I do, I’ll update you, my devoted readers.

Anyhoo, Updike made a fascinating statement about his life in the literary world. He stated (paraphrased) :

“The relationship between author and reader is one of Forgivenes. The reader Forgives the author for not conveying everything he expected or considered within his authored work. The author Forgives the reader for not perceiving or picking up on everything he was trying to convey.”

For now, it appears the humans and their AI companions are engaged in a one-to-one relationship. I have yet to hear of groups of people collaborating to develop AI prompts and queries. In essence, we have this unmistakable connection between an individual and an AI code base. One can’t help but wonder (or perhaps conclude) the participants must be developing subjective judgments about each other - consciously or subconsciously delving into intent, perception and understanding of the other party. All of it creating subjective conclusions that inevitably affect the goals the two parties are trying to accomplish.

This subjective realm cannot be ignored. It’s real and impossible to ignore.

I ask you, do reader, in these circumstances does the prompt author feel compelled to Forgive? Does the reader feel compelled as well?

Moot point: We all have to move forward, right? Who has time for Forgiveness