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OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world'

221 points · 209 comments · cdrnsf

0c3ca83 · 1790171699 · focus · HN ↗
Yes, if the product is seen as bad for the world, it won't sell. But it's pretty bad for people, and I don't know how you'd hide that for the people being harmed.
1. BenzeneDream · 1790171777 · focus · HN ↗
  Its not pretty bad for people.
  1. tantalor · 1790172459 · focus · HN ↗
    It has literally contributed to suicide and murders:
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_linked_to_chatbots" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_linked_to_chatbots
    Here's just a taste:
    > ChatGPT was shown to support and even encourage dangerous drug use, with statements such as "Hell yes—let's go full trippy mode" and advice on reducing his Xanax tolerance so that a single tablet will "fuck you up"
    lucumo · 1790173274 · focus · HN ↗
    > It has literally contributed to suicide and murders:
    So have ballpoint pens.
    <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32489335" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32489335 <a href="https://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jan/22/ballpoint-pen-killer-loses-sentence-appeal/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jan/22/ballpoint-pen-ki... <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Fi_murders" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Fi_murders

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