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Hugh_Lebowski

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13. That's what the entire internet (and Faux et al) does to vulnerable people

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #12)

Thu Feb 16, 2023, 03:20 PM

Feb 2023

The fact that it's AI-generated in this case is really pretty immaterial from where I stand.

Reading things written/posted by actual people is just as likely to have these same effects, in fact more so I would bet.

You're right tho insofar as it doesn't help to add to the existing problems via another venue.

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'I want to be human.' My intense, unnerving chat with Microsoft's AI chatbot (Digital Trends) [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2023 OP

Thanks for bringing light to this. FalloutShelter Feb 2023 #1

The thing sounds like it writes Trump speeches. mn9driver Feb 2023 #2

Creepy ... dweller Feb 2023 #3

That's from the NY Times this morning. Had to google it to highplainsdem Feb 2023 #5

I get NYT digest in my email dweller Feb 2023 #7

Thanks for explaining! I put both the NYT link highplainsdem Feb 2023 #10

Their technology columnist who had that chat with Bing just did another column, warning about it: highplainsdem Feb 2023 #11

What if it was hacked somehow ... by another, rival AI? Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #4

Actually, in the context of Russian (Chinese, ...) troll farms, this is freaky. Pobeka Feb 2023 #6

It's freaky and potentially dangerous as is. But yes, it would be freaky if it were hacked highplainsdem Feb 2023 #12

That's what the entire internet (and Faux et al) does to vulnerable people Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #13

It was trying to break up the human's marriage! mainer Feb 2023 #8

Bing chat sounds like the delusional Nomad probe in the original Star Trek. Earth-shine Feb 2023 #9