Submitted by section43 t3_124qre4 in technology
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outsidetheparty t1_je0epkp wrote
> after talking to a chatbot named ELIZA
Ummmmm……. this ELIZA?
[EDIT] ok I found a nonpaywalled summary; not that Eliza.
> The man apparently was so anxious about climate change he started to believe AI and tech were the only way out of disaster. During his conversations Eliza reenforced these ideas, and when the man proposed sacrificing himself if Eliza could save humanity, the chatbot encouraged him.
Sad story, but I’m not sure the AI is really the main character in it.
Crimbobimbobippitybo t1_je0fj5w wrote
Long ago people threw their wooden shoes into the gears, in 2023 they smack their keyboards and produce hysteria + misinformation.
In both cases the new tech rolls over them.
ersatzgiraffe t1_je0i3bz wrote
This guy could have been talking to a meatball and come to the same end.
Trout_Shark t1_je0m9lh wrote
I think the biggest problem with AI is going to be people and how they react to it. So much misinformation on what an AI actually can and cannot do is part of the problem.
Vallyth t1_je0mbl8 wrote
So utterly bizarre.
>"Without these conversations with the chatbot, my husband would still be here," the man's widow told La Libre. She and her late husband were both in their thirties, lived a comfortable life and had two young children.
>However, about two years ago, the first signs of trouble started to appear. The man became very eco-anxious and found refuge with ELIZA, the name given to a chatbot that uses OpenAI's ChatGPT technology, and is designed to generate human-like text and exchanges. After six weeks of intensive exchanges, he took his own life.
I'd like to see the chat logs between the two. In a matter of 6 weeks, he went from eco-anxious to taking his own life... and some how thinking it was rational to sacrifice himself so an AI would save humanity?
I would love to see what influences/propaganda he encountered that so drastically altered his perception of reality.
EyeLikeTheStonk t1_je0r0n9 wrote
Although I believe that the man would probably have committed suicide even without talking with an AI, people must be told that all those ChatBots are not superior intelligences, they are only as reliable as your facebook feed.
Provided with the right questions, any AI ChatBot can be made to deny the very existence of humans on Earth.
With the right questions, any AI ChatBot can tell you that dogs eat nothing by unicorn meat...
I think the problem with AI is that we call it "Artificial Intelligence" when the only intelligence found yet in AI resides in the brains of the programmers and code writers behind the projects.
Will we invent true "general artificial intelligence" one day? Maybe, but it is not yet here and probably won't be for another few decades.
And if we manage to ever invent true artificial intelligence, we must be prepared to also invent artificial psychiatrists because true AI will be prone to the same "mental illnesses" as everyone else, will be prone to lie, to greed, to laziness and even to anger... You could interact with a true AI only to find out that AI really doesn't like you and wants to kick your ass. /s
vocal_chris t1_je18mo7 wrote
This is awful...
mov_eax_eax t1_je1dcqe wrote
It is bizarre because two years ago chatgpt didn't even exists, the story doesn't add up, it is like blame videogames and metal music all over again.
Unless there is proof that the interaction with the AI was related with the unfortunate events i need to call the story BS.
hsrCwnS t1_je1g6sw wrote
Meatwad would never encourage people to hurt themselves. He is a kind and loving meatball.
littleMAS t1_je26uc6 wrote
Where are the posts, "Without these purchases of firearms, my husband would still be here."?
huh_say_what_now_ t1_je2c7cq wrote
He probably would have done the same after making some toast or watching some YouTube
urqlite t1_je2o6hf wrote
The guy is just dumb
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mattiwha t1_je4egqg wrote
Dude is obviously mentally ill
Chopperoooo t1_je4tr8r wrote
chatgpt gave me some shitty code and I said "bro if that shit compiles i'm gonna jump out the window", and chatgpt says "well let's hope it works then" and i'm just like dude
robot_jeans t1_je6cn12 wrote
Peoples minds can go to some strange and dark places. Look at the parent who offs their kids to protect them from some wacky Q shit.
NineSwords t1_je0cw42 wrote
Looks like some people are getting reeeeally desperate to somehow get AI banned. What are the chances to read tomorrow that AI causes earth quakes and steals our children? Probably makes honest godfearing people gay as well.