Post AvWE2XgIFhMMi7aV4y by Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space
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 (DIR) Post #AvVfx6ARitMxUNvM00 by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-06-26T03:38:36Z
       
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       [1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/whatsapp-ai-helper-mistakenly-shares-users-numberSomeone asked the WhatsApp "help" chatbot for a train company's customer service phone number and it gave some other user's phone number. When the user objected to that, it generated output that resembled what a human being would say if trying to excuse that mistake or claim that nothing was wrong. The article quotes someone criticizing this chatbot in a way that assumes it is capable
       
 (DIR) Post #AvVfxPR65CyhFWrQ5g by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-06-26T03:38:38Z
       
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       [2/2] of understanding what was defective about its output, and even ideas of ethics and responsibility as applied to its own output. How foolish! That Artificial Stupidity system does not understand what it means to help someone, does not understand what it means to harm someone, and does not understand what it means to be honest - or deceptive. It only looks for ways to make pertinent-sounding responses based on frequency tables.
       
 (DIR) Post #AvWE2XgIFhMMi7aV4y by Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space
       2025-06-26T10:00:31Z
       
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       @rms Classic example of why I call LLM style chatbots Artificial Idiots.https://mastodon.xyz/@rms/114747579888874630https://mastodon.xyz/@rms/114747579958577424