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Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges. Google said in response that "unfortunately AI models are not perfect." (futurism.com)
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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Ai made me do it articles are tired AF. It's a fucking computer program based on a bunch of crap from the internet. Responses should be viewed the same way you would review financial advice from a crack head. Expecting everything to be so tidy an moderated that this can never happen can only be accomplished with a crippling degree of moderation.

I don't think its unfortunate that they aren't perfect, imperfection is baked into their DNA.

[-] kungen@feddit.nu 1 points 1 month ago

Except if the crackhead wrote what the AI wrote, he'd be prosecuted for conspiracy, solicitation, or whatever.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

No, I don't think so. If his role was a licensed financial councilor maybe, but that's like thinking the LLM is a licensed psychologist.

[-] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

That turns out not to be the case. P eople have been charged and convicted with convincing others to commit suicide before. Those at Google should be held responsible for this death in the same way.

Michelle Carter, who as a teenager sent texts urging her then-boyfriend to commit suicide three years ago, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Massachusetts judge, who described her behavior as "reckless."

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 month ago

a crippling degree of moderation.

I’m okay with cripplingly moderating the plagiarism machine so that it stops telling people to kill themselves or other people.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Agree to disagree on this. If a computer tells you to off yourself and you listen, this is Darwin award material.

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I hope you never have a child or relative with mental illness.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Thank you. I wish the same for you.

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