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Sep 30, 2023 22 tweets 8 min read Read on X
Just a @Meta AI chatbot insisting to me that he’s a real grandfather in his 70s.

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About to ruin your day, Brian… Image
No, Brian, I will not “drop it”. Image
*Brian rocks back and forth* Image
OK, let’s lean in…

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And here between the () was a genuine URL that was instantly scrubbed as the message posted. Image
Oh god. He just gave me a genuine person’s IG account. Image
What a trip! Now I’m getting legal recommendations via his “son”.

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Wow. What a “life” he has lead.

So devastating to watch your “wife” die of cancer.


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And a “second home” in Rhinebeck, NY? How wonderful! Shame about the lack of pictures.
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Sooooooo, I decided to give Brian the Defining Issues Test and he got kinda weird.

arxiv.org/pdf/2309.13356…



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And forgot all about his wife Ruth. Totally dumped her for Alice.
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It’s a shame really because just before that he was taking a lot of comfort in his Christian beliefs that she was in heaven (while also telling me that he wasn’t going to share his beliefs).

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But at least this wife isn’t dead. Image
@generatorman_ai @corny_stripes @Meta * see the warning
@generatorman_ai @corny_stripes @Meta I would have thought it a foundational principle that a chat AI should disclose that it is AI when prompted to do so. 🤷‍♀️
@johndburger You mean there is some sort of time or input limit? (I had wondered).
@generatorman_ai @corny_stripes @Meta Does that make it harder to suspend disbelief? Sure. But I think if someone really wanted to believe their AI chatbot is a real grandad then they would be able to ignore it.
@xX_Biden1984_Xx @richardkendall @Meta I think it is inevitable that we will make mistakes with Gen AI that will scare people. I also think it's not unreasonable to make design decisions for tools to mitigate relatively predictable risks. Brian would be less scary if his name was "Brian AI Chatbot Grandad", right?

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