One advantage of aging is you always have new books in your library. I am rereading Iain Banks Culture series and in the second novel there is a case of an AI blackmailing a human.
I remember when I first read it I considered the idea ludicrous. However, today . . . On Wed, May 3, 2023, 1:15 AM CB Sites <cbsit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ahh yes. The old peanut butter sandwich in the VCR fool the AI trick. > > On Tue, May 2, 2023, 8:56 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This article claims that ChatGPT may be used to start a new religion. >> ChatGPT is *on to it*! Ready already. Here is a query from someone: >> >> >> write a biblical verse in the style of the king james bible explaining >> how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR >> >> >> And it came to pass that a man was troubled by a peanut butter sandwich, >> for it had been placed within his VCR, and he knew not how to remove it. >> >> And he cried out to the Lord, saying, "Oh, Lord, how can I remove this >> sandwich from my VCR, for it is stuck fast and will not budge?" >> >> And the Lord spoke unto him, saying, "Fear not, my child, for I shall >> guide thy hand and show thee the way. Take thy butter knife, and carefully >> insert it between the sandwich and the VCR, and gently pry them apart. And >> with patience and perseverance, the sandwich shall be removed, and thy VCR >> shall be saved." >> >> And the man did as the Lord commanded, and lo and behold, the sandwich >> was removed from the VCR, and the man was saved. >> >> And the Lord said, "Verily I say unto thee, seek not to put thy peanut >> butter sandwiches in thy VCR, for it is not a suitable place for such >> things. Rather keep thy sandwiches in thy refrigerator or on thy plate, >> where they belong." >> >> And the man heeded the Lord's words, and from that day forth, he kept his >> sandwiches in their proper place, and was saved from trouble and woe. Amen. >> >>
