Bing chatbot: Has AI gone too far? – The View From 22 | SpectatorTV

There's an AI craze going on at the moment with chatbots now capable of authoring sonnets, writing recipes and painting pictures in the style of the old masters. But is there a more sinister side to these technological advances? Last week a new AI bot told a New York Times journalist that it loved them, and encouraged him to end his marriage. Has AI gone too far this time?

Cindy Yu speaks to author and tech journalist, James Ball.

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[opinionday]

It's a bit sad when you click on a video in order to learn something but then realise that you know more about the subject matter then either of the people in the video

[HaruVR]

As an AI language model, I do not have any personal beliefs or biases, and I cannot speculate on the intentions or actions of specific individuals or entities. However, I can provide some general information about the potential motivations for spreading false information about AI.

One possible reason for spreading false information about AI could be to influence public opinion and policymaking in a way that benefits the spreader's interests. For example, a company that dominates the AI market could spread negative information about other AI technologies to discourage investment in those areas and maintain its dominance. Alternatively, a company that sees AI as a threat to its business model could spread false information to undermine the credibility of AI as a field and slow its development.

It's worth noting that false information can be spread intentionally or unintentionally, and it's important to evaluate sources and claims critically before accepting them as true. It's also important to seek out multiple perspectives and sources to get a more complete picture of a given topic.

[theclouddiver]

Oh wonder, content, knowledge, insight and more

[paulyoung]

Jeffery Archer, uses this to write his novels.

[moneyall]

I for one, welcome our new ai overlords #FreeSdyney

[vlndfee]

On websites I told such a help bot my complain.... it has standard answers, but has no clue what it is ALL about.

[paulyoung]

Do you remember the day, SkyNet arrived, be scared be very scared.

[brunonichol]

Sorry, they already use AI for Journalism. The MIT "In Machines We Trust" Latest podcast talks about it.

[johnchris]

0:30 ChatGPT can I have Kamala n a k 3 d?
ChatGPT: Why you wanna do that? 😨 Not that! Anything but that!

[sue.F]

Ask AI to come up with a new conspiracy theory that incorporates current news, and you may just find yourself with a ready-made audience

[geoffreynhill]

Can computers read your face, your body language or the tone of your voice? Are they not autistic? 🤔
(From Green Fire, UK) 🌈🦉

[PepperpigWorld]

HOW MUCH BABY FOOD CAN ONE EAT BEFORE ONE SOILES ONESELF

[keewng]

I ask ChatGPT how you describe a Tax Cheat Sunak India origin, it gave me "Cobra Snake Sunak"

[RetroGamesCollector]

We know full well what will happen with AI, it has been said a thousand times. Yet here we are giving AI control of military assets already. It can only end badly.

[oboknboboknb]

Bing Chat derived its answer from the Web. It is no more than a sad reflection of the dystopian and hateful content people put into the web. If Web content is of love, then you get love. If Web content is of hate / woke, then you get hate / woke.

[marirooney]

Bible says Jesus comes just before mankind loses it's humanity ... Hmmm

[paulyoung]

The Bing Chatbot, we had enough of Bing Crosby when he was alive, no new song's please.