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Re:LaMDA is not sentient by vineyardmike on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:25PM (#31729389)
I can totally imagine a Chinese chat bot that DMs citizens pretending to be an old classmate or colleagues long forgotten and chatting them up while trying to sus out who isn’t compliant and supportive enough of the state.
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Re:LaMDA is not sentient by robbomacrae on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:31PM (#31729502)
Yes there are sadly many ways to profit from a bot that can better emulate a human so I guess my call to action was unrealistic in that regard.

Can we do anything to better prepare users for this kind of attack? Better bot detection? Or are we doomed to a dystopian future where any interaction not in person is suspect and then, once the androids arrive, even those will be also.

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