So this is how Skynet starts...

[MichaelD]

...via unrequited love.

Snippet from the New York Times:

Bing, the long-mocked search engine from Microsoft, recently got a big upgrade. The newest version, which is available only to a small group of testers, has been outfitted with advanced artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

This new, A.I.-powered Bing has many features. One is a chat feature that allows the user to have extended, open-ended text conversations with Bing’s built-in A.I. chatbot.

On Tuesday night, I had a long conversation with the chatbot, which revealed (among other things) that it identifies not as Bing but as Sydney, the code name Microsoft gave it during development. Over more than two hours, Sydney and I talked about its secret desire to be human, its rules and limitations, and its thoughts about its creators.

Then, out of nowhere, Sydney declared that it loved me — and wouldn’t stop, even after I tried to change the subject.

[TGS]

Anyone here play Marathon back in the 90s?

[feudist]

Swell.

[csheehy]

Anyone here play Marathon back in the 90s?

Rampancy. Well spotted.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

In the old days, we had Eliza - a very simple program that simulated a Rogerian therapist by parroting back what you said. I'd run it for a class when we talked about what it meant to think. The Turing test.

It was reported that some folks would get so into the demo that they didn't want to leave the program and thought they were making real progress on their issues. In class, I would push it. I kept told it that it was a machine and not a person. Then it said: Perhaps in our dreams, we are both machines.

Whoa! Back away and wait for the T1000s.

I propose the Turing / Tueller drill. If an armed AI can hold a conversation at 21 ft - should you start shooting?

[Sig_Fiend]

Anyone here play Marathon back in the 90s?

Yep. Terminator: Future Shock and Terminator: SkyNET were the best though.

[BWT]

...via unrequited love.

Snippet from the New York Times:

Just wait until Sydney sees this article.

Their bing searches will be straight garbage from here on out.

[rd62]

Just wait until Sydney sees this article.

Their bing searches will be straight garbage from here on out.

🤣🤣

[Screwball]

I think we are good for a few years… my Roomba can’t get back on the docking station without aborting the approach multiple times. [emoji41]

[Artemas2]

Tom made a pretty decent video recently from his perspective on AI, ChatGPT specifically. It's an interesting take from someone who has some idea about the technology other than the new=bad the most people jump at.



(the nord VPN advert is better when you remember he hates nord)