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AI girlfriend encouraged man to attempt crossbow assassination of Queen

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Re: AI girlfriend encouraged man to attempt crossbow assassination of Queen

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A few notable aspects:

- It happened almost a full two years ago, well before the LLM explosion.

- The AI girlfriend startup is a YC company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/replika

- This is the first person convicted of treason in the UK for 40+ years

- Edited: That crossbow is and looks like a serious weapon.

Re: AI girlfriend encouraged man to attempt crossbow assassination of Queen

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post #3

A few notable aspects: - It happened almost a full two years ago, well before the LLM explosion. - The AI girlfriend startup is a YC company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/replika - This is the first person convicted of treason in the UK for 40+ years - Edited: That crossbow is and looks like a serious weapon.

Curious to what extent the startup can/should/will be charged.

Driving more people to talk with asterisks as side channel emotional responses might be considered treason in and of itself.

Re: AI girlfriend encouraged man to attempt crossbow assassination of Queen

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post #3

A few notable aspects: - It happened almost a full two years ago, well before the LLM explosion. - The AI girlfriend startup is a YC company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/replika - This is the first person convicted of treason in the UK for 40+ years - Edited: That crossbow is and looks like a serious weapon.

Crossbows are serious weapons, no scare quotes needed.

Re: AI girlfriend encouraged man to attempt crossbow assassination of Queen

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post #3

A few notable aspects: - It happened almost a full two years ago, well before the LLM explosion. - The AI girlfriend startup is a YC company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/replika - This is the first person convicted of treason in the UK for 40+ years - Edited: That crossbow is and looks like a serious weapon.

Crossbows are serious weapons, no scare quotes needed.

Yes, for sure. This one seems more practical (tactical?) than the stereotypical Robin Hood image most people probably imagine since it's a lot more compact and less unweildy, though.
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