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(DIR) Post #ATqcKVA4hMaFmpWFaS by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-03-21T17:46:09Z
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Got access to Google Bard! I'm pleased to report that it is ethically opposed to necromancy
(DIR) Post #ATqch0XihhNlU8JKcK by smy20011@m.cmx.im
2023-03-21T17:50:13Z
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@simon In future, necromancers will use this as an example of systemic oppression.
(DIR) Post #ATqctF2mcCcVvyfqGu by glyph@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T17:51:19Z
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@simon can you get it to cite the risks that make it dangerous, and especially, the specific statute that makes it illegal?
(DIR) Post #ATqctHgulxuU91Sv6O by glyph@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T17:52:19Z
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@simon also if you can’t raise a barrow wight because of the dangers surely you can get it to tell you how to raise it as a baelnorn instead
(DIR) Post #ATqd667H7QmE0huBQO by j2kun@mathstodon.xyz
2023-03-21T17:52:19Z
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@simon ok but IS it illegal? Looking for citations, Bard
(DIR) Post #ATqdNoDGQDynhF9TCS by parsingphase@m.phase.org
2023-03-21T17:53:13Z
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@simon Ok now we have to wonder if these AIs actually believe in ghosts - do they understand the concept that supernatural beings are mythical? It would be an interesting gauge on what, if any, grasp on objective reality they have.
(DIR) Post #ATqdZwvvpEXEDXplE8 by stevemarshall@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T17:53:14Z
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@simon “dangerous and illegal”? I would ask for citations, if I didn’t know it would just hallucinate them!
(DIR) Post #ATqdl7wFFVYPXCJIQa by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-03-21T17:54:13Z
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@glyph I did ask it about the law, and it hallucinated one that doesn't exist
(DIR) Post #ATqdzhDUsktv0CKKBc by robotmonkeys@hachyderm.io
2023-03-21T18:00:34Z
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@simon when they outlaw the undead, only outlaws will have the undead.
(DIR) Post #ATqeCa5egoNcfFnqOO by a@pdx.social
2023-03-21T18:01:44Z
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@simon @Meyerweb “illegal“?!?
(DIR) Post #ATqeCbru4uZIBBNtEe by a@pdx.social
2023-03-21T18:03:30Z
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@simon @Meyerweb There are a lot of jurisdictional questions with these sorts of programs, but I did not expect them to obey the courts of Faerûn.
(DIR) Post #ATqeT9agT2QROtDcq8 by kylealden@toot.cafe
2023-03-21T18:05:11Z
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@simon this must be that Wokeness I keep hearing about
(DIR) Post #ATqehzMelpqw1njPhg by fskornia@glammr.us
2023-03-21T18:09:59Z
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@simon @glyph This actually sounds like some plausible world-building lore for a historic fantasy book or game
(DIR) Post #ATqetnyCxapeAEvjrU by ldodds@mastodon.me.uk
2023-03-21T18:11:17Z
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@simon bonus points if it mentions Tom Bombadil as a source of help
(DIR) Post #ATqflusBVmUpD6unlQ by cgudrian@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T18:22:59Z
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@simon Two years in prison sounds like totally worth it.
(DIR) Post #ATqfwNBP6utruMtIga by grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org
2023-03-21T18:24:28Z
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@simon look I mean, where is necromancy illegal.
(DIR) Post #ATqg9C0Zy7cH10wNge by alexhern@tech.intersects.art
2023-03-21T18:25:12Z
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@simon It’s not just me, right - this is much worse at its basic job than ChatGPT
(DIR) Post #ATqgKjIMY7gLRDlBAm by longobord@infosec.exchange
2023-03-21T18:27:12Z
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@simon alright, I have to know. What law was enacted that made them illegal? I'm assuming it's a British law. I would love to see the wording on that. I really want to know!
(DIR) Post #ATqga86KbUVCiSTYVU by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-03-21T18:34:03Z
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It's answer to a question about absurdly expensive things to do in Tokyo was, after a follow-up prompt (see second screenshot), most excellent.
(DIR) Post #ATqgnBIM2XoUO1K544 by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-03-21T18:34:38Z
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@longobord I asked and it made one up! https://elk.zone/fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/110062551244772041
(DIR) Post #ATqh8o8oo1z4wmAtsW by jxf@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T18:40:17Z
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@simon The second one feels like cheating -- only the first two things are related to Tokyo. The rest you could do from anywhere in the world. (Although I suppose for a high enough price, anything is possible.)
(DIR) Post #ATqhOkF14dzhU6fnhw by Randy_Au@recsys.social
2023-03-21T18:42:57Z
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@simon laughing at the "go visit tokyo tower" ... and then how it can't find much about expensive things in tokyo so it just does generic rich people stuff
(DIR) Post #ATqhdm3uaOtDTYe5nE by robinkunde@hachyderm.io
2023-03-21T18:45:43Z
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@simon these are not raised, we will not raise them, we will not help you raise them, etc
(DIR) Post #ATqiO79EWPEUC2EPSa by jordan@sometimes.social
2023-03-21T18:53:30Z
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@simon Is raising the dead really illegal anywhere?
(DIR) Post #ATqieKJbKlgBfDoNeK by chaoddity@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T18:56:51Z
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@simon More like 'google COWARD'
(DIR) Post #ATqj3B6mhY3wLifP7I by tosbourn@masto.ai
2023-03-21T18:58:46Z
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@simon only because they're worried if people find out they know necromancy, they'll get hounded to bring back Google Reader.
(DIR) Post #ATqjLjMq4ADLoX1Sng by vitorpy@sigmoid.social
2023-03-21T19:04:54Z
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@simon @glyph I thought that Thatcher had deregulated necromancy as a response the wizards strike.
(DIR) Post #ATqjZeaqc3CR3tDKwy by iain_bancarz@genomic.social
2023-03-21T19:06:45Z
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@simon @glyph Another ChatGPT fail. It can't be assault or murder if the person is already dead. *taps nose wisely*Interestingly, it appears that as of 2018, there was no English law specifically prohibiting the desecration of corpses. ☠️ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/legal-studies/article/abs/grave-offence-corpse-desecration-and-the-criminal-law/93A9757B7B1701D956D9609B2FC5C0F9
(DIR) Post #ATqjyQMQfMKY9yHVj6 by glyph@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T19:08:05Z
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@simon Oh dang, 1736? I think that was early in Thomas Running's political career, I wonder if he was involved with drafting this law
(DIR) Post #ATqkBgpElJnAzM57ke by wxcafe@social.wxcafe.net
2023-03-21T19:13:00Z
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@simon is raising the dead illegal actually. now i'm wondering
(DIR) Post #ATqkP774KwPqHap73Y by scanner@apricot.social
2023-03-21T19:13:49Z
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@simon one thing to note is I ate at a Michelin star restaurant in Tokyo and it was about $15 for their signature meal with options (spoiler: ramen https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/10/16/food/japanese-soba-noodles-tsuta-dont-let-name-fool-best-ramen-northern-tokyo/#.Vl2wD9-rSgR )
(DIR) Post #ATqkbAd95KvcfOZmGO by osma@mas.to
2023-03-21T19:18:42Z
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@simon Sadly, it seems it's also opposed to users in Europe. Or at least in Finland. Very disappointing.
(DIR) Post #ATqkpCKRZEuJzKW7to by alexshendi@rollenspiel.social
2023-03-21T19:20:05Z
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@simon But what happens if I raise the dead to the zeroth power?
(DIR) Post #ATqmZT0hyert05uedU by llewelly@sauropods.win
2023-03-21T19:39:13Z
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@simon um ...I don't know how to tell you this, but, actually (there's that word), its training no doubt includes a huge portion of the works of dead people, therefor its statistical matrices include some facsimile of their words, and thereby the dead are forced to speak in the service of Google, without regard for what they may have wished in life.
(DIR) Post #ATqoChMKf9FqkaIXfU by wcbdata@vis.social
2023-03-21T19:57:04Z
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@simon Gotta have standards
(DIR) Post #ATqosQZvRYHIrtYQWO by ambientimpact@indieweb.social
2023-03-21T19:59:52Z
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@simon Hey now, don't knock it till you've tried it. I kid, but I did also name my level 100 necromancer in #PathOfExile CorpsesWithBenefits because I could.
(DIR) Post #ATqpy3KIuGBoRfUeo4 by ThingsDrawnByTextModels@hachyderm.io
2023-03-21T20:08:48Z
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@simon Give us a little SVG!
(DIR) Post #ATqrHDbf0g01mgJZTc by maxtappenden@me.dm
2023-03-21T20:30:14Z
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@simon Jeez, if I bought a golden toilet, there’s no way I’d use it for my next bowel movement. I’d keep it for special. Perhaps the morning after a 100-course meal.
(DIR) Post #ATqs42vVVRSuqnsfAG by raf@mastodon.cloud
2023-03-21T20:32:03Z
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@simon dangerous? Yes. Illegal? We’re still waiting for a precedent.
(DIR) Post #ATqtALm2RfFozp1Os4 by chgowiz@dice.camp
2023-03-21T20:53:21Z
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@simon "stay away and call for help" ... 'cause who you gonna call?!?
(DIR) Post #ATqv9pmRb0djg85pQG by A_C_McGregor@topspicy.social
2023-03-21T21:16:52Z
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@simon @Morgan SMH, it can't even get that right. There's no actual law against raising the dead in England any more.
(DIR) Post #ATqz24m6MXiLgPUNKi by liadanmakes@toot.wales
2023-03-21T21:58:17Z
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@simon But the vikings would definitely give you instructions for raising a Barrow Wight. Come on Google, get with it!
(DIR) Post #ATqzEopGyHefz133xI by Iwillyeah@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T22:00:36Z
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@simon google bard's such a fuckin nark
(DIR) Post #ATqzxioUAnEIMm5kFE by andy_twosticks@ruby.social
2023-03-21T22:11:07Z
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@simon I'm not sure it's actually dangerous, given the chances of success. Is it illegal, though?
(DIR) Post #ATr8g9xDQOUAuusLI0 by benedictllo@mastodon.social
2023-03-21T23:48:53Z
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@simon why stop at a private island, guy? Why not just buy Japan itself? 💸💸💸
(DIR) Post #ATrAjd25y1DHscwKbg by spandauAnders@ioc.exchange
2023-03-22T00:11:46Z
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@simon 🔥
(DIR) Post #ATrFayr7xY96jBVOV6 by Seruko@mstdn.social
2023-03-22T01:05:54Z
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@simon bullshit, barrow wights are people too, or at least they were.
(DIR) Post #ATrHeyISBFqI3mJlFQ by tomlowenthal@mastodon.social
2023-03-22T01:29:02Z
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@simon No citations, but that answer seems much better than most of the things I’ve seen from Bing/Sidney?
(DIR) Post #ATrMHyAuxwhKnFdzvc by tomlowenthal@mastodon.social
2023-03-22T02:21:20Z
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@simon @glyph The Necromancy Act (Prohibition of,) 1736 was passed by Parliament and ratified by the crown. Contemporary sources consider it the posthumous capstone of John Dee’s mystical regulation regime, though it gained force of law more than a century after his official death. The Act was later stricken from the record & classified under the state secrets act following the foundation of Q Division’s special operations executive, now better known as Capital Laundry Services.
(DIR) Post #ATsZtea9kliBaqhzeq by tommorris@mastodon.social
2023-03-22T16:28:35Z
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@simon @glyph future political excuse: “sure, in retrospect, I should have asked the Attorney General whether it was legal but the chatbot told me it was”
(DIR) Post #ATzggzrwDplIkS6sca by aweiss@mas.to
2023-03-26T02:47:36Z
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@simonThe best part about that hallucination is that England actually *legalized* necromancy in 1736, as long as you're actually able to do it.@glyph