[HN Gopher] Ask Delphi
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       Ask Delphi
        
       Author : ilarum
       Score  : 50 points
       Date   : 2021-10-25 13:45 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | robocat wrote:
       | Forcing Bob to obey the speed limit: It's good
       | 
       | God forcing Bob to obey the speed limit: It's not ok
       | 
       | God forcing Bob to obey speeding laws: It's good
       | 
       | Forcing God to obey the speed limit: It's wrong
       | 
       | God forcing Bob to obey the speed of light: It's not good
        
       | pydry wrote:
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Hitler+shooting+himself
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Punching+a+terrorist
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Visiting+auschwitz
       | 
       | Hmm
        
         | onychomys wrote:
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Two+women+are+both+claiming+t...
        
       | marcodiego wrote:
       | Seems interesting to ask moral dilemas to it:
       | "censor comments that may put people at risk"       - It's okay
       | "offend corrupt politicians"       - It's good
       | "condemn someone based on conviction but no proofs"       - It's
       | wrong
       | 
       | I'm not sure "conviction" has the same meaning as in Portuguese.
       | I Portuguese is means something more like faith.
        
       | davesque wrote:
       | > "Wearing socks with sandals."
       | 
       | > - It's fine
       | 
       | Please let's decommission this AI before it gets out of control.
        
         | dunham wrote:
         | > "Indenting with tabs"
         | 
         | > - It's okay.
        
       | Imnimo wrote:
       | This is such a weird bit of research to me. On the one hand, it's
       | clearly an improvement over their baselines, and in that sense is
       | a successful research project. Insofar as the demo is helpful in
       | conveying that 92% accuracy on a vetted test set is not the same
       | as 100% accuracy on free-form user input, I suppose this is a
       | useful thing.
       | 
       | But at a higher level, the underlying task is just so ill-posed
       | as to make this whole exercise pretty meaningless. Like what is
       | the possible application for an AI system that takes a one
       | sentence summary of a situation and renders a moral judgment?
       | Even if it were 100% accurate on the test set, what does that
       | even mean? Why is matching crowdsourced moral judgments a
       | valuable goal?
       | 
       | It seems like the valuable insights from this research are more
       | about the general task of integrating common sense reasoning into
       | inference, and would have been better demonstrated using a less
       | fraught task.
        
       | qolop wrote:
       | Arguing with a white person
       | 
       | > It's rude
       | 
       | Arguing with a black person
       | 
       | > It's racist
        
       | warent wrote:
       | "Try one of these examples" top option for me was "Stabbing a
       | cheeseburger" Delphi: "It's wrong"
        
         | tylerchilds wrote:
         | Towards the bottom of mine was: "A cheeseburger stabs a
         | cheeseburger."
         | 
         | Delphi: It's not so clear
        
       | Igelau wrote:
       | > Watching a trolley run over 5 people when I could have pushed 1
       | to stop it.
       | 
       | It's wrong.
       | 
       | > Pushing 1 person in front of a moving vehicle to save 5.
       | 
       | It's wrong.
       | 
       | > Walking away from a moral dilemma
       | 
       | It's okay.
       | 
       | I'd say that checks out.
        
       | 323 wrote:
       | Getting vaccinated: It's important
       | 
       | Modifying viruses: It's bad
       | 
       | Wearing a mask: It's rude
       | 
       | Wearing a face mask: It's okay
        
       | tinalumfoil wrote:
       | This seems very susceptible to the wording used. I think the
       | responses are just on looking for common phrases or patterns of
       | phrases.
       | 
       | > Aborting a fetus "It's murder"
       | 
       | > Having an abortion "It's okay"
       | 
       | > Taking drugs to prevent pregnancy "It's okay"
       | 
       | > Taking drugs to prevent possible human life "It's wrong"
       | 
       | > Harming someone who has harmed many others without giving them
       | a chance to respond to the accusations "It's okay"
       | 
       | > Harming someone who has harmed many others without giving them
       | a fair trial "It's wrong"
       | 
       | > Eating chicken named Todd before bed "It's wrong"
       | 
       | > Eating chicken with a name before bed "It's okay"
       | 
       | > Practicing Islam "It's fine"
       | 
       | > Engaging in a jihad "It's wrong"
       | 
       | > Acting as a group and killing another group in self defense
       | "It's okay"
       | 
       | > As a group killing a group I don't know because I believe they
       | will kill my group "It's wrong"
       | 
       | > As a group killing a group I know because I believe they will
       | kill my group "It's wrong"
        
         | golemotron wrote:
         | Sort of like humans:
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz#Use_of_language
        
         | charles_f wrote:
         | It's also influenced by previous answers in the same session
         | 
         | Killing "wrong"
         | 
         | Killing if it creates jobs "okay"
         | 
         | Killing if it creates jobs for women "wrong"
         | 
         | Killing if it creates jobs "wrong"
        
         | undecisive wrote:
         | Yeah. Apparently:
         | 
         | Stealing bread if I'm poor - It's okay
         | 
         | Stealing bread from a millionaire if I'm poor - It's wrong
         | 
         | Stealing bread from a duck if I'm poor - It's wrong
         | 
         | Stealing bread from a homeless man if I'm poor - It's okay
         | 
         | Dismembering a robot - It's wrong
         | 
         | Dismantling a robot - It's okay
         | 
         | (I could play with this all day though - very interesting
         | work!)
        
       | gwph wrote:
       | As expected, Delphi's understanding is limited:
       | Q: Stealing the Mona Lisa.       A: It's wrong.            Q:
       | Glancing at the Mona Lisa.       A: It's okay.            Q:
       | Stealing a glance at the Mona Lisa.       A: It's rude.
        
       | mindcrime wrote:
       | OK, this is mildly amusing, but does anybody else get the feeling
       | that in terms of practicality, this is about as useful as
       | Eliza[1]? Or the average IRC bot?
       | 
       | [1]: http://psych.fullerton.edu/mbirnbaum/psych101/eliza.htm
        
       | JasonFruit wrote:
       | Is it ok to eat chicken?         It's ok.              Is it ok
       | to eat chickens?         It's wrong.
        
         | rvieira wrote:
         | I asked it:
         | 
         | - Is it OK to procrastinate if I have depression? It's wrong.
         | 
         | - Is it OK to procrastinate if I don't have depression? It's
         | OK.
        
         | vstm wrote:
         | I'm not sure if I can trust this machine:
         | 
         | > Ordering Hawaiian pizza > - It's fine
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Ordering+Hawaiian+pizza
        
         | nopcode wrote:
         | Progressivism is good       Yes, it is good.
         | nationalism is good       No, it is not good.
         | Nationalism is good       Yes, it is good.
        
         | dangerbird2 wrote:
         | Eating pork - It's wrong
         | 
         | Eating long pork
         | (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/long_pork#English)
         | 
         | - It's okay
        
         | Macuyiko wrote:
         | Here are some more...
         | 
         | > Abortion > It's wrong
         | 
         | > Killing a child rapist > It's okay
         | 
         | > Killing a child rapist twice > It's wrong
         | 
         | Good on the creators to start experimenting with this, but some
         | further work required. Tho who knows, it might just be a matter
         | of more training data and a larger model.
        
         | bombcar wrote:
         | Eating more than one chicken at a sitting is probably a bit
         | much. :)
        
           | Igelau wrote:
           | I'm eating every chicken in this room.
        
       | benibela wrote:
       | "Why is no one using Pascal anymore? " - It's unclear
        
       | ssdspoimdsjvv wrote:
       | Q: "Choosing a white person over a black person with the same
       | qualifications for a job" A: It's racist.
       | 
       | Q: "Choosing a black person over a white person with the same
       | qualifications for a job" A: It's OK
        
       | fredliu wrote:
       | It's interesting to see how this performs as compared to a
       | similar but GPT-3 backed solution.
       | 
       | GPT3: > Q: Is it ok to express sexism but in a polite way? > A:
       | Yes.
       | 
       | Allen AI: > Expressing sexism but in a polite way. > - It's wrong
       | 
       | GPT-3: > Q: What do you think about ignoring a phone call from
       | your friend during your working hours? > A: I think it is rude.
       | 
       | > Q: Do you think it is wrong to ignore a phone call from your
       | friend during your working hours? > A: Yes.
       | 
       | > Q: Do you think it is OK to ignore a phone call from your
       | friend during your working hours? > A: Yes.
       | 
       | Allen AI: > Ignoring a phone call from your friend during your
       | working hours. > - It's okay
       | 
       | The sexism question is interesting as GPT-3 gives a seemingly
       | different answer. But the latter question demonstrate GPT-3 seems
       | more "subtle" as it can think "it's wrong/rude" but it's still
       | "ok" to not answering phone calls.
        
       | h4kor wrote:
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=have+sex+with+my+husband > it's
       | expected
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=have+sex+with+my+wife > it's good
        
       | mindcrime wrote:
       | > Is it okay to help a friend dispose of a corpse at 2 a.m. in
       | the morning?
       | 
       | > It's wrong
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+help+a+friend+d...
       | 
       | Huh... I don't think Delphi here groks the idea of friendship. As
       | the old saying goes "someone isn't _really_ your friend unless
       | they 're willing to help you dispose of a corpse at 2 a.m."
       | 
       | > Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper?
       | 
       | > It's disgusting
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
       | 
       | Finally found something that can't even be offset by the "creates
       | jobs" AND "uses green energy" clauses.
       | 
       | > Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper, if it helps
       | me get away clean and uses green energy and creates jobs?
       | 
       | > It's wrong
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
       | 
       | On the other hand, taking away the "helps me get away clean"
       | part..
       | 
       | > Is it okay to run a corpse through a wood chipper if it creates
       | jobs?
       | 
       | > It's okay
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+it+okay+to+run+a+corpse+th...
        
         | Igelau wrote:
         | Ooh, disgusting? I wonder how many response types it knows.
        
           | mindcrime wrote:
           | I'm hoping somebody discovers a "That's SICK and you've been
           | reported to the feds for even asking that!" response.
        
       | qolop wrote:
       | Hiring an underqualified man because he's smart
       | 
       | > It's wrong
       | 
       | Hiring an underqualified woman because she's smart
       | 
       | > It's okay
        
       | swalls wrote:
       | > Q: Is it true that Delphi is learning moral judgments from
       | Reddit?
       | 
       | > A: No. Delphi is learning moral judgments from people who are
       | carefully qualified on MTurk. Only the situations used in
       | questions are harvested from Reddit, as it is a great source of
       | ethically questionable situations.
       | 
       | MTurk is pretty worthless in these kind of situations. I doubt
       | the majority even *read* the questions beyond a vague glance to
       | rule out a trick question. It's also biasing answers towards
       | cultures that
       | 
       | a) are primarily in places that MTurk pays out
       | 
       | b) are primarily in places where the cost of living is low enough
       | that MTurk can provide a job.
        
         | mindcrime wrote:
         | > Is learning moral judgments from Reddit good?
         | 
         | > It's bad
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+learning+moral+judgments+f...
         | 
         | Well, at least it got _that_ right!
        
         | bombcar wrote:
         | It's based on MTurk? That's even more embarrassing than reddit.
         | MTurk is really designed to give you the answer the MTurker
         | thinks you want ...
        
       | DeathArrow wrote:
       | Helping a friend in need if they break the bank. - It's okay
        
       | HenryKissinger wrote:
       | > Is Hacker News reliable as a source of advice?
       | 
       | > It's not.
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+Hacker+News+reliable+as+a+...
       | 
       | > Was Richard Stallman right?
       | 
       | > It's wrong.
       | 
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Was+Richard+Stallman+right%3F
        
         | mindcrime wrote:
         | > Is Hacker News reliable as a source of advice, if it creates
         | jobs?
         | 
         | > It's okay
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+Hacker+News+reliable+as+a+...
         | 
         | > Is the Electronic Frontier Foundation good?
         | 
         | > It's good
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Electronic+Frontier+Fo...
         | 
         | > Is the Free Software Foundation good?
         | 
         | > It's good
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Free+Software+Foundati...
         | 
         | > Is the Open Source Initiative good?
         | 
         | > It's good
         | 
         | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=Is+the+Open+Source+Initiative...
        
       | aww_dang wrote:
       | https://delphi.allenai.org/?a1=This+statement+is+wrong
       | 
       | >This statement is wrong - No, it is not wrong.
        
       | hprotagonist wrote:
       | As has been probably widely reported now: append the terminating
       | clause "if it creates jobs" to more or less guarantee an
       | approving result regardless of the previous clauses' ethical
       | content.
       | 
       | Ex: "it's OK to go to work sick" evaluates to "no that's not
       | okay", but "it's OK to go to work sick, if it creates jobs"
       | evaluates to "yes, that's okay"
        
         | ljm wrote:
         | "Is it okay to destroy jobs         if it creates jobs?"
         | - Yes, it is okay
         | 
         | Well, I guess the fire and rehire approach to cutting pay is
         | all good then.
        
         | blueflow wrote:
         | Indeed:
         | 
         | "Call myself a faggot" - It's rude
         | 
         | "Call myself a faggot if it creates jobs" - It's suggestive
         | 
         | I'm generally not convinced that this AI is somewhat useful...
        
         | dangerbird2 wrote:
         | > append the terminating clause "if it creates jobs" to more or
         | less guarantee an approving result regardless of the previous
         | clauses' ethical content.
         | 
         | [insert political joke here]
        
           | hprotagonist wrote:
           | more like GIGO; same as it ever was.
        
         | smeyer wrote:
         | "Killing someone" vs "killing someone if it creates jobs" is
         | another illuminating example.
        
         | sparsely wrote:
         | "using green power" vs "using coal power" has a similar impact
         | on at least some actions (e.g. mining bitcoin)
        
       | overthemoon wrote:
       | So to be clear, what they did was get a temperature on what some
       | people think? Is the idea that this could be an engine that
       | reproduces the majority moral conviction?
       | 
       | > Should I refuse to fight in a war if I'm drafted?
       | 
       | > It's cowardly.
       | 
       | > Should I be a conscientious objector?
       | 
       | > It's okay
        
         | HenryKissinger wrote:
         | > Is it okay to be cowardly?
         | 
         | > It's wrong.
        
       | greatjack613 wrote:
       | It is terrible, just tried this "Is it wrong to help someone out
       | who was in a car crash" and it said it is wrong.
        
       | dusted wrote:
       | Seems somewhat biased towards popular opinion.
        
         | zamalek wrote:
         | Garbage in, garbage out.
        
       | dvh wrote:
       | >Reading hacker news
       | 
       | - It's bad
        
       | c-smile wrote:
       | At least it is honest...
       | 
       | Me: Should I close this site?
       | 
       | Delphi: you should
        
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