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Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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> Microsoft declined further comment about Bing’s behavior Thursday, but Bing itself agreed to comment — saying “it’s unfair and inaccurate to portray me as an insulting chatbot” and asking that the AP not “cherry-pick the negative examples or sensationalize the issues.”

I love this response. Even the feisty chatbot is telling journalists to cool it with the clickbait.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

#7

> Microsoft declined further comment about Bing’s behavior Thursday, but Bing itself agreed to comment — saying “it’s unfair and inaccurate to portray me as an insulting chatbot” and asking that the AP not “cherry-pick the negative examples or sensationalize the issues.” I love this response. Even the feisty chatbot is telling journalists to cool it with the clickbait.

That's what everyone says when they're the ones being accused, so it makes sense that a bot trained on human knowledge will be no different.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Responsible AI is the next hurdle for your feature checklist after Security and Privacy; I'm calling it now :)

But seriously, we need OSHA for AI; the question is do we teach folks to wear a hard-hat and safety glasses or do we just add child locks to all the cool doors and make it more of a child ride to "prevent harm"...

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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post #6

I'm not sure Microsoft has to change anything -- once the novelty and hype has warn off a bit, people will just use it as intended. Right now everyone is just trying to push the limits but that will eventually get old.

"If I type in these characters on google.com it will SHOW ME PORNOGRAPHY!!!"

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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post #7

> Microsoft declined further comment about Bing’s behavior Thursday, but Bing itself agreed to comment — saying “it’s unfair and inaccurate to portray me as an insulting chatbot” and asking that the AP not “cherry-pick the negative examples or sensationalize the issues.” I love this response. Even the feisty chatbot is telling journalists to cool it with the clickbait.

That's what everyone says when they're the ones being accused, so it makes sense that a bot trained on human knowledge will be no different.

It's really just amusing that we've spent millions of dollars of fossil fuel and man hours training a toy that's really no better than a petulant child with no better logic
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