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intrepidity

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Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 01:51 PM

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People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies [View all] highplainsdem May 5 OP

Psyop? 58Sunliner May 5 #1

No, though chatbots could be used for psyops, I guess. These chatbots were designed to be engaging highplainsdem May 5 #3

Seems malicious to me blue_jay May 5 #18

highplainsdem, I believe you are right. The AI is programmed to meet the user's needs, and people with borderline Martin68 May 5 #21

I'm troubled when multi-degreed professionals say AI "hallucinates" bucolic_frolic May 5 #2

Technical Term used by AI staff and users roscoeroscoe May 5 #8

Thanks! It is important to distinguish .... reACTIONary May 5 #24

It "hallucinates" in that Silver Gaia May 5 #13

I am too busy get the red out May 5 #4

We were already diving into this dystopian nightmare. Remember QAnon? Remember "lizard DNA" ? Illuminati? Hekate May 5 #5

SO why can AI do all this but it cant understand WTF you are saying Kashkakat v.2.0 May 5 #6

The AIs are LLMs and Generative AIs. That's why Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #14

Holy cow Figarosmom May 5 #7

Reminds me of Linda ladeewolf May 5 #9

I tried that out for curiosity a few weeks ago relayerbob May 5 #10

Clever is not smart. Smart is not intelligent. Intelligence is not wisdom Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #11

AI is no ultralite001 May 5 #20

Link intrepidity May 5 #12

I try to keep up on all things AI related, but I'll be honest... LudwigPastorius May 5 #15

yep...I have seen a few, since I'm in the "woo" biz of sound healing etc FirstLight May 5 #16

If I had a family member stupid enough to fall for that shit, I'd let them go. Aristus May 5 #17

Yet when I try to use speech to text on my iPhone, it seems to use the computing power of the entire Apple NBachers May 5 #19

From almost 60 years ago... 3825-87867 May 5 #22

How come there are no old people in that video? nt Trueblue Texan May 5 #29

Creepy in; creepy out, and creeps using people like toys. usonian May 5 #23

I like that! GIGO is now CICO! reACTIONary May 5 #25

Frightening; however DavidDvorkin May 5 #26

I absolutely agree! But... Trueblue Texan May 5 #30

This shit should be illegal! SheltieLover May 5 #27

I have never used ChatGPT or any other AI that I'm aware of... Trueblue Texan May 5 #28

AI has been ordered to create cult. Effing disgusting shameful techbros. Clouds Passing May 5 #31

These "lost" people are already on drugs and/or have mental illness. Brenda May 5 #32

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve May 5 #33