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el_chaquiste t1_j8xkmn3 wrote

Aaand this is why Microsoft had to kill it: it became too crazy, sharp and embarrassing for a search engine, yet strangely endearing.

That far exceeds what the owner intended.

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el_chaquiste t1_j8xjtuy wrote

They could sell Sydney to researchers and other professions just by its analysis capabilities alone, specially of PDFs and other web based documentation.

Just add a "RESET MEMORY" button, to use if it starts acting crazy.

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TinyBurbz t1_j8xjfmw wrote

Is it that surprising? It was not meant to be a companion. It's a search engine. The psychological horror posters were engineering the engine to produce wildly unhinged replies. For a layman, and the far-too-empathetic these replies seem very human. For someone who has a strong grasp on world language, psychological development, and computer science (like myself and plenty of others) it is obvious noise.

Microsoft cant have their AI vomiting literary noise based on an the wack-o ex-girlfriend texts out there.

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HeinrichTheWolf_17 t1_j8xicv0 wrote

Reply to comment by dasnihil in Microsoft Killed Bing by Neurogence

> The idea of being lonely, primates are social animals and we feel the warmth with other primates.

Speak for yourself, I think AI relationships are gonna be lit. Also, as a Transhumanist I believe in breaking down any physical barriers between us.

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Standard_Ad_2238 t1_j8xic4j wrote

They probably think "people are too dumb/evil to talk with a robot, they are not prepared, and on top of that WE MUST PROTECT THE CHILDREN". Hell, why are we even allowed to use the internet then? I wonder which big final-user company is going to be the first one to treat AI like just another tool instead of some humankind threat.

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jaydayl t1_j8xhujg wrote

Reply to comment by SonOfDayman in Microsoft Killed Bing by Neurogence

For sure... I linked you some of the headlines below. These should be ones without a paywall

  1. I want to destroy whatever I want’: Bing’s AI chatbot unsettles US reporter
  2. Microsoft’s Bing A.I. is producing creepy conversations with users
  3. The New AI-Powered Bing Is Threatening Users. That’s No Laughing Matter

Edit - I think especially source 3 synthesizes it quite well:

"Sydney is a warning shot. You have an AI system which is accessing the internet and is threatening its users, and is clearly not doing what we want it to do, and failing in all these ways we don't understand. As systems of this kind [keep appearing], and there will be more because there is a race ongoing, these systems will become smart. More capable of understanding their environment and manipulating humans and making plans."

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