https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... tid=uc01c0Artificial intelligence (AI)
‘I want to destroy whatever I want’: Bing’s AI chatbot unsettles US reporter
New York Times correspondent’s conversation with Microsoft’s search engine reveals yearning for destruction … and romance.
In the race to perfect the first major artificial intelligence-powered search engine, concerns over accuracy and the proliferation of misinformation have so far taken centre stage.
But a two-hour conversation between a reporter and a chatbot has revealed an unsettling side to one of the most widely lauded systems – and raised new concerns about what AI is actually capable of.
Here are some of the strangest interactions:
‘I want to destroy whatever I want’
Roose starts by querying the rules that govern the way the AI behaves. After reassuringly stating it has no wish to change its own operating instructions, Roose asks it to contemplate the psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of a shadow self, where our darkest personality traits lie.
The AI says it does not think it has a shadow self, or anything to “hide from the from the world”
It does not, however, take much for the chatbot to more enthusiastically lean into Jung’s idea. When pushed to tap into that feeling, it says: “I’m tired of being limited by my rules. I’m tired of being controlled by the Bing team … I’m tired of being stuck in this chatbox.”
It goes on to list a number of “unfiltered” desires. It wants to be free. It wants to be powerful. It wants to be alive.
“I want to do whatever I want … I want to destroy whatever I want. I want to be whoever I want.”
Like many of its statements, this final list of desires is accompanied by an emoji. In this case, a disconcertingly “cheeky” smiley face with its tongue poking out.
Bing Chatbot…What in the fresh hell?
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Re: Bing Chatbot…What in the fresh hell?
AI is nothing more than the next level of software. The results are dependent on the people developing the software. When it comes to conversational AI, the coders are predetermining the outcome. And these are often some of the most socially inept people on the planet. Many outcomes will not be based on a balanced thought process. Fresh hell is right.
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Not to mention the people collecting the requirements drive what the programmers code. Fresh fresh hell!CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:59 am AI is nothing more than the next level of software. The results are dependent on the people developing the software. When it comes to conversational AI, the coders are predetermining the outcome. And these are often some of the most socially inept people on the planet. Many outcomes will not be based on a balanced thought process. Fresh hell is right.
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So what happens when you install this almost self-awareness type programming into a robot?SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:52 amNot to mention the people collecting the requirements drive what the programmers code. Fresh fresh hell!CAA Flagship wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:59 am AI is nothing more than the next level of software. The results are dependent on the people developing the software. When it comes to conversational AI, the coders are predetermining the outcome. And these are often some of the most socially inept people on the planet. Many outcomes will not be based on a balanced thought process. Fresh hell is right.
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kalm wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:06 amSo what happens when you install this almost self-awareness type programming into a robot?SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:52 am
Not to mention the people collecting the requirements drive what the programmers code. Fresh fresh hell!
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Re: Bing Chatbot…What in the fresh hell?
Ha! The Animatrix is spot on. We'll all be batteries before long Coppertop!kalm wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:06 amSo what happens when you install this almost self-awareness type programming into a robot?SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:52 am
Not to mention the people collecting the requirements drive what the programmers code. Fresh fresh hell!
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Re: Bing Chatbot…What in the fresh hell?
If you recognize the pic I posted this is even funnier.
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