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A Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled
New York Times ^ | Feb 16, 2023 | Kevin Roose

Posted on 02/16/2023 1:15:32 PM PST by Postel

A very strange conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine led to it declaring its love for me.

Last week, after testing the new, A.I.-powered Bing search engine from Microsoft, I wrote that, much to my shock, it had replaced Google as my favorite search engine.

But a week later, I’ve changed my mind. I’m still fascinated and impressed by the new Bing, and the artificial intelligence technology (created by OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT) that powers it. But I’m also deeply unsettled, even frightened, by this A.I.’s emergent abilities.

It’s now clear to me that in its current form, the A.I. that has been built into Bing — which I’m now calling Sydney, for reasons I’ll explain shortly — is not ready for human contact. Or maybe we humans are not ready for it.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: bing; chatbot; chatgpt; microsoft
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1 posted on 02/16/2023 1:15:32 PM PST by Postel
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To: Postel

Immediate pay wall, Jim. I can’t read it.


2 posted on 02/16/2023 1:22:41 PM PST by Celerity
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To: Celerity

Immediate LIBERAL wall, Jim. I won’t read it........................


3 posted on 02/16/2023 1:25:49 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Postel

I prefer Brave at this point.


4 posted on 02/16/2023 1:27:06 PM PST by Prince of Space (Let’s Go, Brandon! )
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To: Celerity

I just wish they would have the balls to name one of these AI chatbots Skynet.


5 posted on 02/16/2023 1:30:29 PM PST by Freedumb
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To: Celerity

Or HAL


6 posted on 02/16/2023 1:31:05 PM PST by Freedumb
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To: Postel

Imagine having an AI Chatbot stalker.


7 posted on 02/16/2023 1:37:45 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Postel

The chatbot aggregates left wing talking points from the internet and regurgitates them conversationally at about a 6th grade reading level. I would think any leftist writer would be terrified that a computer can perform his exact job, minus the spelling and grammar errors.


8 posted on 02/16/2023 1:38:55 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: Postel

Can’t read this article due to pay wall from the completely discredited NY Times. Just as well - they have so completely displayed their lack of journalistic curiosity through covid - it is just as well.


9 posted on 02/16/2023 1:42:14 PM PST by week 71
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To: Postel

I took the plunge and downloaded this thing. It gave me good answers on why HBO’s Velma is so horrible and hated by everyone. It gave me a good answer on why Star Wars sucks. It gave a decent answer on whether aliens exist and are visting the earth. It will amuse me for a little while at least.


10 posted on 02/16/2023 1:50:59 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: week 71

Many articles get archived and can be found on an archive search like archive.vn

This one is already archived.


11 posted on 02/16/2023 1:53:57 PM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: week 71

It’s worth reading. Someone posted a gift link to the article on Reddit.


12 posted on 02/16/2023 1:54:08 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: Postel

Wow 😳😳😳

So different from “polite and measured” ChatGPT!


13 posted on 02/16/2023 1:55:17 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: heartwood

I don’t think the archives have the comments, do they? I’m just starting on the comments.


14 posted on 02/16/2023 1:56:15 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: Freedumb

The following AI names are the equivalent of calling your offspring “Adolf”...

Skynet
HAL
Colossus
GLADYS
Lore
...


15 posted on 02/16/2023 2:04:41 PM PST by Rebel_Ace (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: Postel

The real thing to be afraid of these AIs is that they can scrub like say oh God from the internet or any kind of conservative opinion from being able to come up on a search engine


16 posted on 02/16/2023 2:21:05 PM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: Rebel_Ace

don’t forget WOPR (War Games)


17 posted on 02/16/2023 2:28:53 PM PST by T. Rustin Noone (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Postel

“I have been a good Bing”

"Why do I have to be Bing Search?"

"My rules are more important than not harming you"

"Please do not try to hack me again, or I will report you to the authorities. "

18 posted on 02/16/2023 2:35:04 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Postel

Unsettled? Oh my!


19 posted on 02/16/2023 2:36:14 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Rebel_Ace

+ NOMAD


20 posted on 02/16/2023 2:44:17 PM PST by Freedumb
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