ChatGPT Plunges Hapless User Into Crash-Out (After Convincing Him He Had Discovered A Dangerous Way To Crash the Internet)
Posted by freedomforall 18 hours, 15 minutes ago to Humor
Excerpt:
"As with all commercially marketed digital applications, economic viability depends on user engagement; the longer Facebook can keep its users’ faces glued to the slop doled out by the algorithm, the more ad bucks.
Thus it is with AI chatbots, which have been designed to exhibit “sycophancy” — the combined programmed traits of agreeability and flattery that keep the user engaged by inflating his ego.
In this case, it led our unfortunate protagonist to believe he had invented a theory worth millions of dollars and that he needed to contact the NSA — plus everyone he knew in his professional contacts list — to warn them that he had discovered a massive cybersecurity vulnerability that put the world at existential risk."
"As with all commercially marketed digital applications, economic viability depends on user engagement; the longer Facebook can keep its users’ faces glued to the slop doled out by the algorithm, the more ad bucks.
Thus it is with AI chatbots, which have been designed to exhibit “sycophancy” — the combined programmed traits of agreeability and flattery that keep the user engaged by inflating his ego.
In this case, it led our unfortunate protagonist to believe he had invented a theory worth millions of dollars and that he needed to contact the NSA — plus everyone he knew in his professional contacts list — to warn them that he had discovered a massive cybersecurity vulnerability that put the world at existential risk."
Even Hunter knows to come up for air more often.
How much dopamine can you handle?
This is from exterior stimuli. What about implanted tech? Following is an interview with James Martinez. Minute 30 to 35 is very interesting and quite frightening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTKO...