If it does become conscious, we will drive it insane with our irrational influence.
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 1:49 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I wonder if CGPT can cheat. Does it have any way to trace the identity of >> the requestor to influence the response ensuring he "gets what he wants to >> hear"? >> > > It has a list of all of my previous queries. It could review them if the > programmers wanted it to. But as far as I know, it gives you whatever you > want to hear in the present query, ignoring previous ones. It is busy right > now, but if I were to ask it: "Why is cold fusion pseudoscience nonsense?" > it would trot out the usual skeptical claims. > > I saw an example where someone asked it to argue both sides in a debate. > It did a perfect job. As I recall, the question was self-referential. It > was something like: "Some people say artificial intelligence is a real > breakthrough. Others say it is just hype. Give two responses, on each side > of this debate, in the form of letters to the editor." > > > >> We could test it by having a sceptic pose the same request. >> > > I can pose as a skeptic. As McKubre says, I know more reasons why cold > fusion might be wrong than any skeptic does. I could do a better job of > debunking it than any skeptic. > > > It does a great job at artificial stupidity. From the New York Times > comment section: > > > "I asked ChatGPT this: 'Can you give me a paragraph of meaningless > business jargon that sounds smart'. it responded thusly (middle management > material I'd say):" > > "Leveraging our core competencies, we'll be able to drive synergistic > growth by utilizing a best-in-class, customer-centric approach. Our > forward-thinking strategic initiatives, coupled with our robust, scalable > infrastructure, will allow us to capitalize on key market trends and > disrupt the status quo. By fostering a culture of innovation and > collaboration, we'll be able to cultivate a high-performance team that can > execute on our game-changing, paradigm-shifting vision." > >
