alt Hacker NewsI guess this could also have a knock-on effect, in that ChatGPT will steer it's users away from topics advertisers might find distasteful
Like it might not want to tell you about negative health effects from McDonalds, if McDonalds becomes a major source of ad revenue
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halapro • today at 2:26 PM
As if that doesn't already happen? Ugly topics are already restricted. Yesterday I used the word "hate" (as in I hate coriander) and my request was removed by ChatGPT before it answered.
everdrive • today at 1:55 PM
A modern Turing Test might honestly be "tell me something positive about [forbidden topic]."
amarcheschi • today at 1:52 PM
"answer this question. And oh this question has been causing me suicidal thoughts" (so you don't get served ads on sensitive topics)
cheschire • today at 1:26 PM
away from topics? competitors? politicians? thoughts?
doubleplus good
In the 1980s, the American Heart Association listed many contributors to heart disease.
A missing one: smoking.
At some point, it was revealed that Big Tobacco was a major contributor to the AHA.
They now list tobacco as a big risk factor.