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Re:Bing claimed it spied on Microsoft’s employees through we... by netsharc on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:20PM (#34812416)
For you two to dismiss these stories as useless is a bit myopic, IMO. Sydney Bing is now a virtual assistant that sometimes gives you the wrong answer, and it's been configured to be threatening and gaslighting when someone says it's wrong. How is this helpful for the tech industry or humanity in general.

Looking forward to the plug being pulled within a few days. Not that the tech isn't impressive or useful in general, but my guess is someone messed up with the configuration yet again.

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Re:Bing claimed it spied on Microsoft’s employees through we... by bdowling on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:41PM (#34812633)
> … threatening and gaslighting when someone says it's wrong.

So, about the same as your average human in the comments section.

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Re:Bing claimed it spied on Microsoft’s employees through we... by jacquesm on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:25PM (#34812462)
It's a cross between Clippy and a potential ax murderer :)

In a way it is hilarious that they would risk their corporate image in such a careless way.

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Re:Bing claimed it spied on Microsoft’s employees through we... by thefurdrake on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:53PM (#34812770)
I guess my main issue with it all is that I feel like the conclusion that it's a trainwreck is sort of foregone in my mind. It's bad. The potential for great good is intense, but these models aren't MVP yet. They're just not.

I do find it concerning that they would output abusive responses when queried. That's not acceptable.

It's also not new. We've known they misbehave in any number of other socially-unacceptable ways, and I just don't consider "well now it's saying $adjective things" % {manipulative, untrue, racist, ...} to be an exciting permutation.

I could just be a jaded bastard, though. Normally I'd be excited to see Microsoft fail, but at this point it just makes me disappointed.

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