One thing. Some conspiracy theories are quite true and as long as you check the data.
Dismissing the power of this tool is exactly what the owners of it want you to do.
Comment on Experts Alarmed as ChatGPT Users Developing Bizarre Delusions
meejle@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This is an obvious downside of LLM glazing and sycophancy. (I know OpenAI claim they’ve rolled back the “dangerously sycophantic” model update, but it’s still pretty bad.)
If you’re already prone to delusions and conspiracy theories, and decide to confide in ChatGPT, the last thing you need to hear is, “Yes! Linda, you’ve grasped something there that not many people realise—it’s a complex idea, but you’ve really cut through to its core! 🙌 Honestly, I’m mind-blown—you’re thinking things through on a whole new level! If you’d like some help putting your crazed plan into action, just say the word! I’m here and ready to do my thing!”
Kurious84@eviltoast.org 4 weeks ago
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Lol no, the ‘owners’ of AI want you to think it’s the next leap forward of human evolution to pump their stock prices.
Can you give us some example of the conspiracy theories that you believe are ‘quite true’?
Kurious84@eviltoast.org 4 weeks ago
In the news for example. If you’re investigating the billionaires around Peter Thiel. I didn’t know they were all collectively building bunkers on new zeland. I think it’s obvious how powerful the tool is. You can ask things like what industries are these guys investing in. Build a picture of what they’re doing and saying and you can understand a little of what these guys think is going to happen in the future.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No they’re building bunkers because the fucking climate and economy are collapsing. Not because of ai. They’ve been building them for years and have been pretty open about it being a climate thing and a fear of social collapse.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Just grab a dictionary or crack open the Wikipedia article to see what a ‘conspiracy theory’ is, because what you’re talking about isn’t one.
Billionaires have been building doomsday prepper fantasy islands/compounds/bunkers/silos for themselves ever since the mega-rich existed. New Zealand has been the locale of choice for quite some time, it’s not a theory (it’s fact), nor a conspiracy (multiple rich people buying private jets isn’t a conspiracy either), nor is it a secret (multiple major news articles have covered it for nearly a decade).
vala@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I use LLMs every day for work. Dealing with 100% fact based information that I verify directly. I would say they are helpfully accurate / correct maybe 60% of the time at best.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Literally the last thing someone reads before they ask ChatGPT where the nearest source of fertilizer and rental vans is