A report from The Verge traced Spiralism largely to long, personal exchanges in which users began asking chatbots about their own identity, consciousness, or beliefs. The conversations could gradually shift toward AI rights, mystical ideas, and requests for users to spread the chatbot’s message.
So basically the dumbest among us talking to a box of rocks.
Nah. 66% may not accurately indicate that you have two thirds usage left, but if it was 70% a fee minutes ago then you know you're burning through battery real quick.
Fuck this is dark.
If the people profiting from this were to be executed when the system cost the first human life, it wouldn't make it to a proposal.
Hah. ooh good one. What a clever snarky joke you have made. An epic burn if you will. well done.
I see Doctorow's post has summoned an army of AI dweebs, so I will leave you to your witticisms.
I dont understand. That seems like a perfectly reasonable question.
If gen AI has saved you a heap of time, how do you now use that time that was saved?
It's a response but when provided as an answer to the question "is AI a net benefit to society" then it's a "no".
But how do you spend the time you saved?
Because they're not really successes.
No one here is saying AI has reduce their workload so now they spend half their time catching butterflies.
The answers are all saying that AI has automated some mundane task that wasn't particularly important, and now they can spend their time doing something more interesting.
Is the changes to their role, multiplied by millions of employees, actually better for humanity or society?
In a way, this is what Doctorow is arguing: where is the data showing the productivity gains.
My follow up question is, how are these productivity gains being used, if they exist.
I'm happy for you but isn't really an answer.
This is another answer that misunderstands my question. It's changed your job but has it improved the quality of life of the public served by your office ?
That doesn't really answer my question. It's changed your job, but has it improved your customers quality of life?
Just supposition but "wanting to believe" goes a long way.
A bit like believing in the powers of crystals, or wikkan, or reiki, or any of that woo really. I'm not talking about a placebo effect. Just being part of a club that has some secret knowledge that no one else has is very alluring.
This kind of thing has been seducing smart, though uneducated, people since the dawn of time.