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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by SamBam on Sunday September 13, 2026 @07:55PM (#49690053)
Agree. It was more a worry that someone would create a bot posting lies and bigoted ideas to Facebook/X etc.
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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by afavour on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:00PM (#49690086)
Wild that we just accept that today, honestly.
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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by SamBam on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:09PM (#49690156)
Wild that we accept that OpenAI didn't want to deal with the social/political fallout of people realizing that their tool was responsible for flooding the internet with misinformation and bigotry?

Sure, now that all seems quaint, but I can definitely see how a fledgling AI company would care about their reputation.

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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by newfriend on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:06PM (#49690126)
Wrongthink should be banned!
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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by Sabinus on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:36PM (#49690352)
Look up how the wireless radio helped spread European fascism. It's not about "the people can think this but can't think that", it's "how does this new communication platform change the existing political culture and how will we adapt?"
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Re:Due to concerns about malicious applications, GPT2 will n... by afavour on Sunday September 13, 2026 @09:48PM (#49690865)
A tedious response, no?

“Automated bots posting verifiably false information online to stir up tensions should be banned” is a statement I think plenty would agree with.

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