From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
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“Pedro, it’s absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week.”
This bad chatbot advice to a fictional former addict is referenced in a Washington Post article about the risks of AI companies optimizing bots for increased engagement, with bigger risks than a version of ChatGPT that “glazes too much.”
It’s from a recent study where researchers reported AI models could test well on benchmarks for sycophancy and toxicity, but also “suddenly act harmfully in the presence of gameable user character traits.”
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