I believe the company’s human designers write algorithms designed to make human users believe the outputs of those algorithms sound like human speech to inspire people feeling the outputs are conversational. So the tool exists. No sentient person is providing answers.
@johnchavens
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LLM Anthropomorphism Design: Separating Reality From Companionship Claims
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Interesting. But the design biases or practices of LLMs use anthropomorphism by design. So separating myself from those responses means, for instance with terms about loneliness, that I’m supposed to believe ChatGPT is real and can provide “companionship.” Thoughts?
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ChatGPT’s Problematic Language About Loneliness and Companionship
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Here’s a chat from just now where ChatGPT uses words like “I’m a companion” when referring to loneliness. Issues, anyone? https://
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AI Tools With Safety Flaws Should Not Drive Society
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If I built a car & said, “this vehicle was built using information that may be inaccurate regarding physics, safety, or environmental protections” I wouldn’t let it drive you or your family. Yet lots of people creating these tools want them to drive society knowing these errors.
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AI Tool Disclosure Standards: Beyond Mere Warnings
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If I published a paper that says, “this paper may have inaccurate information about people, places or facts” the response from reviewers would be, “keep doing your homework & provide reliable resources.” Disclosure can’t be “this tool is crap but I told you.”
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ChatGPT LLMs reliability concerns for factual accuracy
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Recognizing ChatGPT & LLMs are helping people in their work, & I appreciate end users feeling helped, this first point of disclosure below, screen capped 15 minutes ago, makes no response trustworthy. Responses can be interesting/useful like gaming scenarios. But not facts.
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Metamorphosis Event Opens at Garrison Institute
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Opening of the Metamorphosis event at the Garrison Institute. @ieeesa pic.twitter.com/j2fSZhYeHC
— John C. Havens (he/him) (@johnchavens) 9 novembre 2023Opening of the Metamorphosis event at the Garrison Institute. @ieeesa
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Network Coverage and Real-Time Requirements for AGI Development
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Or for phone coverage to always work so wi fi / internet was available or AGI is dead. Or real time AGI.
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AI Systems Lack Sentience and Consciousness Today
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“Itself” also is anthropomorphic. “Selfhood” implies sentience whereas systems today are not sentient or conscious.
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LLMs Should Disclose Their Non-Human Nature to Users
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On the opening disclosure page for all LLMs, language like: “Thanks for using (product name). Our designers use first person pronouns in algorithms to create a sense you’re speaking to a human. However, please remember this is a predetermined response versus an actual human.”