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The CIA has been stepping up its efforts to keep up with AI advances — and has developed a particularly spy-tastic way of using chatbots.
Crosspost from https://lemmygrad.ml/post/11378730
Nonsense. Until I see studies that prove such models of someone’s complex personality or behavior, I’m always gonna call bullshit on this stuff. Simulating someone based on only the outward symbols they produce does not construct a replica of that personality.
"Ok Claude, now what happens when we demand North Korea give up their nuclear weapons with the statement: Kim, you are to surrender your nuclear weapons and capabilities to the US and allow monitoring of your nuclear systems."
"Sure, I can do that! Here is Kim's response: Sure! That's a great idea! Nuclear weapons are very dangerous and should not be used against people. You were also right to suggest future monitoring, it is a very wise decision that ensure that no future development of nuclear weapons could be possible. You're a natural at this!"
Needs a bit of Borg training
"We will improve your species."
"Your technology will be added to our own."
they will scrape memory alpha and beta trek wikis.
Are they trying to find out what trump will do next so they can make bets on Polymarket?
quietly
As opposed to using a mechanical keyboard to do it. Otherwise the headline would be "The CIA Is Clickety Clackishly Using AI to Build Emulated Versions of World Leaders"
Unsure why we need to know the volume, but here we are.
"CIA is batshit insane. Previously seen every day since whenever that thing was made."
Who'd have fucking thunk?!