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steve_adams_86today at 8:48 PM0 repliesview on HN

I would argue that it's not just potential; it's actively happening, and a lot of us here noticed and discussed it years ago.

The phenomenon of correcting people because Chat Gippity said x or y was the beginning. Now people repeat what the machine said as though it originated from them, and this has been totally normalized. It permeates everything. People feel empowered by it, but they have no intent or ability to verify. This is normal. It's another source of information, but it's vetted by probability at best, yet also misinterpreted and internalized at worst.

People plagiarize and behave as though it's their own work with total confidence and no shame whatsoever. Speaking to teachers about this is mind-blowing. This is very real and present. These people believe they're doing 'the work' in many cases. Some are aware it's a farce, many are not.

It has jammed a lever into D-K and cranked it up into something even worse, in my opinion.