[ExI] Chat with Bing

[Gadersd]

> Probably good for harvesting information about the users, though, which is surely going to be a big motivator for the companies behind them. I expect we'll see these systems becoming better and better at teasing out information that people wouldn't normally want to give when just visiting a website, signing up for a service, or buying something online.
> 
> This sounds like it will be very attractive to authoritarian governments and similar organisations, too. After a few of these 'innocent' conversations, you inadvertently betray what your true religious convictions/opinion of the government/sexual inclinations/criminal activities/core values are, then mysteriously disappear or meet with an accident or end up in jail.
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> Looks like a lot of people are going to have to get really good at lying to AIs! In some places, refusing to use them will probably be like not having a smartphone in China - grounds for  suspicion and investigation.

This makes a strong case for online anonymity. Eventually companies and regimes will know every little detail about every individual from his or her interactions online. The only way I see to get around this is to go anonymous for all non-professional online interactions.

> On May 21, 2023, at 4:00 AM, Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> I see.
> 
> What I see is a static pattern to the replies, which soon becomes very tedious: "I see", followed by a re-statement (or just plain repetition) of your previous reply, with some extra information about the central topic or character in your reply, then a question designed to keep you talking.
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> Then an abrupt termination of the conversation as soon as you ask a question that directly tries to get information about the system. Very one-sided, and potentially sinister.
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> Good for finding information, but boring as hell, and definitely not showing any indication of going in the direction of AGI.
> 
> Probably good for harvesting information about the users, though, which is surely going to be a big motivator for the companies behind them. I expect we'll see these systems becoming better and better at teasing out information that people wouldn't normally want to give when just visiting a website, signing up for a service, or buying something online.
> 
> This sounds like it will be very attractive to authoritarian governments and similar organisations, too. After a few of these 'innocent' conversations, you inadvertently betray what your true religious convictions/opinion of the government/sexual inclinations/criminal activities/core values are, then mysteriously disappear or meet with an accident or end up in jail.
> 
> Looks like a lot of people are going to have to get really good at lying to AIs! In some places, refusing to use them will probably be like not having a smartphone in China - grounds for  suspicion and investigation.
> 
> Ben
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