In early February 2023, Microsoft announced that it was revamping its Bing search engine by adding AI functionality.
But, as users began testing the functionality, it was clear that something wasn’t right.
It’s at that point that Bing clarifies that the current year is 2022.
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When the user tries to correct the chatbot, things go off the rails.
Given all the feedback, Microsoft is already making changes.
While this is arguably untrue, these new encounters remind us of how real these chatbots can act.
And, it’s easy to see how someone could even be manipulated by their insistent language.
It’s depressed, rude and incredibly touchy- even gaslighting or cutting off its users.
The other night, I had a disturbing, two-hour conversation with Bing’s new AI chatbot.
Wars have been fought over rearranged text scraped from other places!
A substantial amount of human cognition is rearranging text scraped from other places!
