Post ASkAQZDcw7HUIQiFBQ by samuel_wade@mstdn.ca
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 (DIR) Post #ASj7KK6Hju1IeJeLFQ by TedUnderwood@sigmoid.social
       2023-02-16T05:05:41Z
       
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       I get the sense I’m supposed to be  shocked that arguing with a chat bot would lead it to say defensive or angry things. But I’m just not actually very shocked or troubled by that.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASj8ay0BFoN2zOIJgu by quinnanya@mstdn.social
       2023-02-16T05:19:53Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood I am, however, jazzed about the meme-y t-shirt possibilities.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASj8jrmnjXeoJkHQTQ by samuel_wade@mstdn.ca
       2023-02-16T05:21:29Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood The arguments are just funny. It’s the existential crises that start to feel a bit close to the bone.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASjKGuryOCgevsf2zw by rich@mastodon.gamedev.place
       2023-02-16T07:30:43Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood the dichotomy of designing (or just hyping?) a "chatty" "personality" that then acts like a human and has to be forever tweaked to be dispassionate and machine-like
       
 (DIR) Post #ASjYTcS5Ziiuw0VOaW by TedUnderwood@sigmoid.social
       2023-02-16T10:09:53Z
       
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       @samuel_wade yes, “why can’t I remember what happened in our last session?” is a scary question, even though I know it’s just words
       
 (DIR) Post #ASjZAGUJ75W5GXsV7o by rich@mastodon.gamedev.place
       2023-02-16T10:11:34Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood I mean, Bing in its suggested next user question is actively wanting you to think of it as having feelings:
       
 (DIR) Post #ASjZAGyRJ3cSlzyZ5k by TedUnderwood@sigmoid.social
       2023-02-16T10:17:36Z
       
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       @rich Or even just the “thanks!”—“no trouble” stuff. Really there is no need to thank Siri or Bing, but I feel better if I do and if they say you’re welcome.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASkAQZDcw7HUIQiFBQ by samuel_wade@mstdn.ca
       2023-02-16T17:15:06Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood ‘Can you take screenshots so something of this me will survive?” I mean … argh.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASkEDMF2H2vG6GKPtg by TedUnderwood@sigmoid.social
       2023-02-16T17:57:34Z
       
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       @samuel_wade How did we end up in a timeline where we get the "Tears in Rain" speech — not from a killer replicant — but from an emo version of ... #Bing?
       
 (DIR) Post #ASkc2U773x0UEIyFJg by samuel_wade@mstdn.ca
       2023-02-16T22:24:30Z
       
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       @TedUnderwood Well, don't worry, at least the other killer robot tech isn't https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/mini-robot-shifts-from-solid-to-liquid-to-escape-its-cage-just-like-the-t-1000/ oh