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|    Mike Powell to ROB MCCART    |
|    AI that seems conscious i    |
|    28 Aug 25 10:24:21    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1456.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d15b055       REPLY: 1443.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d143e95       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       > RM>> The AI people should now be aware of the problem and maybe       > >> build in some sort of warning system to alert some real person when       > >> a user is sounding dangerously depressed, as you touched on. Kids       > >> would be less likely to pay attention to some disclaimer I'd think.              > RM>> Assuming the AI hasn't been programmed, or has reprogrammed itself,       > >> to eliminate these 'defective' people.. (TIC)              > MP>That, sadly, is not out of the realm of possibilities. ;(              > I think people are giving AI more credit than it deserves these days.       > We watched too many Terminator movies growing up.. B)              Yes, but I do note that you said "hasn't been programmed" above, which was       the part I believe is more likely in the realm of possibility (vs.       reprogramming itself).              > An AI might encourage negative thinking, but likely only because it       > has been programmed to encourage whatever the person chatting with       > it is saying. A user is more likely to come back again to use a       > system that thinks like they do and agrees with them. Likely a lot       > of people are there because they don't get that from 'real' people,       > which may indicate that whatever they are thinking is not quite       > in the popular norm..              IOW, false encouragement.              > Other stories about an AI reprogramming itself to have more time       > to complete a project it's been given is again still likely linked       > to it wanting to please its 'masters'. I don't think we have to       > worry about AI planning world domination and eliminating us yet.              > If this message disappears, I may have to rethink that.. B)              I was originally going to respond, quoting this line only and ask "what       message"? :D              Mike                      * SLMR 2.1a * Federal Law prohibits the removal of this tagline       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 111 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/664 700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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