▲ 504 ▼ ChatGPT Is Building Detailed Psychological Profiles of Its Users: system is acting as your advisor, your friend, your doctor, your lawyer, and so it has information on everything. (futurism.com) submitted 3 days ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -23 points 3 days ago (7 children) then why are you using it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (6 children) I'm... not? I don't touch the stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -3 points 3 days ago (5 children) Then how do you know it only responds with "a bunch of pablum that sounds convincing and sycophantic, too" ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children) Because I'm capable of reading chat logs and research posted by humans. I follow this stuff closely, because I'm a software developer and it impacts my career. I don't have to use LLMs to understand how they work and what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -8 points 2 days ago (3 children) so you knew what you posted was wrong and posted it anyway just to virtue signal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (6 children) I'm... not? I don't touch the stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -3 points 3 days ago (5 children) Then how do you know it only responds with "a bunch of pablum that sounds convincing and sycophantic, too" ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children) Because I'm capable of reading chat logs and research posted by humans. I follow this stuff closely, because I'm a software developer and it impacts my career. I don't have to use LLMs to understand how they work and what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -8 points 2 days ago (3 children) so you knew what you posted was wrong and posted it anyway just to virtue signal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -3 points 3 days ago (5 children) Then how do you know it only responds with "a bunch of pablum that sounds convincing and sycophantic, too" ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children) Because I'm capable of reading chat logs and research posted by humans. I follow this stuff closely, because I'm a software developer and it impacts my career. I don't have to use LLMs to understand how they work and what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -8 points 2 days ago (3 children) so you knew what you posted was wrong and posted it anyway just to virtue signal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (4 children) Because I'm capable of reading chat logs and research posted by humans. I follow this stuff closely, because I'm a software developer and it impacts my career. I don't have to use LLMs to understand how they work and what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -8 points 2 days ago (3 children) so you knew what you posted was wrong and posted it anyway just to virtue signal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -8 points 2 days ago (3 children) so you knew what you posted was wrong and posted it anyway just to virtue signal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) What I posted was correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) it wasn’t but we’ll move on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago Let's not. I'd like you to tell me what I got wrong. I described the output of LLMs as "a bunch of pablum [which means 'trite, insipid, or simplistic writing or speech'] that sounds convincing and sycophantic[.]" So do you want studies that show they product pablum, studies that show their output sounds plausible and convincing even when it's wrong, or studies that show they're trained for sycophancy? permalink fedilink source parent