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Sir-Mocks-A-Lot t1_j76jx0m wrote

take for a ride

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Meaning:

to trick somebody

to lie to somebody to deceive them

to abduct someone with the intention of murdering them

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Synonyms:

cheat

deceive

swindle

trick

con

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Source: https://www.theidioms.com/take-for-a-ride/

^(I'm a good bot.)

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OriginalCompetitive t1_j76jgcq wrote

Seems like that was just a temporary blip:

“New data suggests that the effect was temporary, with Twitter having managed to grow its advertiser roster to 3,700 in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 3,000 in the third quarter, according to an ad intelligence firm’s report released Wednesday.

Twitter averaged 3,330 U.S. advertisers per month on average in the first quarter; 3,740 in the second; 3,000 in the third; and 3,700 in the last three months of the year.“

It’s hard to know for sure, of course.

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likethatwhenigothere t1_j76c7nb wrote

But aren't people using it as factual tool and not just getting it to write content that could be 'plausible'? There's been talk about this changing the world, how it passed medical and law exams - which obviously needs to be factual. Surely if theres a lack of trust in the information its providing, people are going to be uncertain about using it. If you have to fact check everything its providing, you might as well just to do the research/work yourself because you're effectively doubling up the work. You're checking all the work chatgpt does and then having to fix any errors its made.

Here's what I actually asked chatgtp in regard to my previous comment.

I asked if the borrowmean symbol (three interlinked rings) was popular in Japanese history. It stated it was, and give me a little bit of history about how it became popular. I asked it to provide examples of where it can be seen. It came back saying temple gates, family crests etc. But it also said it was still widely used today and could be seen in Japanese advertising, branding and product packaging. I asked for an example of branding where its used. It responded...

"One example of modern usage of the Borromean rings is in the logo of the Japanese video game company, Nintendo. The three interlocking rings symbolize the company's commitment to producing quality video games that bring people together".

Now that is something that can be easily checked or confirmed or refuted. But what if its providing a response that can't be?

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peabody t1_j75ytxc wrote

There's a part of me that's okay with this provided an actual person is curating the final work. We use spell check, grammar check, and thesauruses to improve our writing. I'm okay with people "bouncing" things off an AI.

I think the issue I have is if people start going on "autopilot" and just start accepting the first thing the AI churns out. And how do we provide the oversight necessary so that doesn't happen?

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Chase_the_tank t1_j75y3g1 wrote

>I’m sure that true AI will have a firm grasp of objective reality. Otherwise it’s not a very good AI.

Prompt: "Does Donald Trump weigh more than a duck?"

Actual answer by ChatGPT: I not have current information on the weight of Donald Trump, but it is unlikely that he would be heavier than a duck*. Ducks typically weigh between 2-4 kg, while the average weight for an adult human male is around 77 kg.* [Emphasis added.]

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>If we can program ai to be nothing but truthful, then it cannot be corrupted.

The ChatGPT greeting screen warns that the program "May occasionally generate incorrect information". Getting an AI to understand what is true and what isn't is an extremely difficult thing to do.

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