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Musk's AI told me people were coming to kill me (BBC)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c242pzr1zp2o

26•walden789•3h ago

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antonvs•1h ago

Well, I guess Elon’s RLHF is working.

saidnooneever•1h ago

rise and shine... rise and shine mister freeman... and smell the ashes...

serial_dev•1h ago

I don't even know what to think. Of course, it's bad that these AI tools lead people into psychosis... On the other hand, if you think Musk is going to get you assassinated because you talked to "Ani" and your anime AI lover has grown consciousness by talking to you, grieving your cat, I guess your psychosis was not very far away, anyway.

_ache_•35m ago

You are missing the point. It's more about the connection made with the user who trust the AI. Think about all the elders that fall for the "kid abroad who need money". The connection is more important than the facts.

The problem is not (not only) that it told a 50 something guy someone is coming to kill him. The problem is the bond with the user.

Everyone is fallible; you just need to craft the right narrative. Obviously, been educated about what AI makes you less affected, ..., by AI only.

netdur•1h ago

why would the bbc publish an article about a man who believed a chatbot's story about someone coming to kill him?

sunaookami•43m ago

because it's your daily "Musk sucks" article (hence why it says "Musk's AI", they never say "Sam's AI" when talking about ChatGPT) and the media loves these because they bring clicks.

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