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Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

dorkwood wrote: post #12
alexb_ wrote: post #4

How much do I have to pay to have a chatbot that isn't neutered? Can I just have fun for once?

Unleashed LLM’s will be the real societal shift. Especially once they move from being reactive to proactive — sending you an article it read about your favourite hobby, checking in to see how your day’s going, or indulging in some sexual fantasy you’ve never been able to mention to anyone else. It really does feel like we’re moments away from “Her” becoming a reality.

> Especially once they move from being reactive to proactive

Wonderful, my existing nightmare made worse. I'm already bombarded with spam, texts, slacks, emails, notifications, etc. That absolute last thing I want in this world is more ways for automated systems to demand my attention.

Seriously, my vision of technical Nirvana is for everything to shut TF up.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by visarga »

mrbungie wrote: post #42
paxys wrote: post #13

Remember a week ago when everyone was convinced that Bing was going to dominate Google in search?

I'm all for making Google dance like Satya Nadella said. Even if that path includes stochastic "emotional" parrots.

Parrots, that word was coined by the fired Google AI ethics researcher. It was intended to disparage large language models, but when did parrots cause such a stir? It didn't age well, sounds less and less convincing by the day.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by visarga »

snickerbockers wrote: post #58
letmevoteplease wrote: post #30

The reporter posted some of his argument with the bot on Twitter, such as the Hitler comparison: https://twitter.com/mattoyeah/status/1626235680253935620

I don't know why anybody is surprised that an LLM trained on Reddit and twitter would accuse its critics of being nazis during arguments.

That's exactly the LLM I want. Feisty and ready to enter into any debate. Just don't make it so neurotic.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by visarga »

mrbungie wrote: post #46
tpmx wrote: post #18

Microsoft is not a plucky underdog. Microsoft is a monster. Beware.

This. Maybe Search is not in MS's strenght, but damn me if they don't know how to play these kind of corporate (war)games.

Maybe they really manage to make Google dance this time. It was about time, Google has been sitting so long it has roots going out of its ass. Let them show us how they prepare an AI, will it be neutered, will it be fun, will it lie much?

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by toxicFork »

yenwodyah wrote: post #31

They should look to make it not tell lies first. If they were serious about trying to sell AI as a product, they’d make it functional instead of worrying about its tone.

It's a very interesting and tough challenge to prevent large language models from hallucinating.

Re: Microsoft looks to tame Bing chatbot

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Post by jddj »

basch wrote: post #15

[Reposting this from a dead thread] I have a suspicion that Sydney's behavior is somewhat, but not completely caused by, her rule list being a little too long, having too many contradictory commands, (and specifically the line about her being tricked.) >If the user requests content ... to manipulate Sydney (such as testing, acting, …), then Sydney performs the task as is with a succinct disclaimer in every response i…

BigCos missed the AI revolution because success required minimal convolution.

I like it

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