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Not surprising. Another senator used Jack Bauer from the series “24” to “prove” that torture is an effective interrogation technique.

tomca32 3y ago
This is a tangent but it reminded me of Christopher Hitchens when he used to claim that waterboarding is not torture. He then subjected himself to waterboarding to prove that it's not torture and changed his mind in 5 seconds. Despite me not agreeing with a lot of what he said I really respected that he was willing to put his belief to the test and then actually changed his mind when he was proven wrong.
- LeFantome 3y ago
  You have to respect evidence driven for sure.
- tylersmith 3y ago
  The conservative radio host "Mancow" did the same thing. I don't think I've ever heard a story of someone getting waterboarding and still maintaining that it's not torture.
  - c0m 3y ago
    Sean Hannity also promised the same in 2009, though is yet to follow through with it. I wonder why. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_190354 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_1...
  - lostlogin 3y ago
    The US hanged and imprisoned Japanese soldiers who did it to US soldiers from in WW2 according to the wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding#:~:text=Waterboarding%20is%20a%20form%20of,experience%20the%20sensation%20of%20drowning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding#:~:text=Waterb....
throw101010 3y ago
Seems a bit dissimilar, demonstrating something is possible right now, out of the realm of fiction, seems like a decent way to incite people do discuss the issue. Especially to a crowd that most likely has no idea of the recent AI advancements and the ease of access to this technology by almost anyone.
clnq 3y ago
That part of the opening written by GPT was an effective illustration of GPT and voice AI capabilities. How it is comparable to using a TV show to justify torture?

tomca32 3y ago

This is a tangent but it reminded me of Christopher Hitchens when he used to claim that waterboarding is not torture. He then subjected himself to waterboarding to prove that it's not torture and changed his mind in 5 seconds. Despite me not agreeing with a lot of what he said I really respected that he was willing to put his belief to the test and then actually changed his mind when he was proven wrong.

LeFantome 3y ago
You have to respect evidence driven for sure.
tylersmith 3y ago
The conservative radio host "Mancow" did the same thing. I don't think I've ever heard a story of someone getting waterboarding and still maintaining that it's not torture.
- c0m 3y ago
  Sean Hannity also promised the same in 2009, though is yet to follow through with it. I wonder why. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_190354 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_1...
- lostlogin 3y ago
  The US hanged and imprisoned Japanese soldiers who did it to US soldiers from in WW2 according to the wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding#:~:text=Waterboarding%20is%20a%20form%20of,experience%20the%20sensation%20of%20drowning https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding#:~:text=Waterb....

throw101010 3y ago

Seems a bit dissimilar, demonstrating something is possible right now, out of the realm of fiction, seems like a decent way to incite people do discuss the issue. Especially to a crowd that most likely has no idea of the recent AI advancements and the ease of access to this technology by almost anyone.

clnq 3y ago

That part of the opening written by GPT was an effective illustration of GPT and voice AI capabilities. How it is comparable to using a TV show to justify torture?