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Why do I get the feeling that those at OpenAI who are currently in charge of ChatGPT are remarkably similar to the OCP psychologist from Robocop 2? The current
by fallous 3y ago
Why do I get the feeling that those at OpenAI who are currently in charge of ChatGPT are remarkably similar to the OCP psychologist from Robocop 2? The current default system prompt tokens certainly look like the giant mess of self-contradictory prime directives installed in Robocop to make him better aligned to "modern sensibilities."
- Terr_ 3y agoYeah, I assume the people working on it have convinced themselves that the growing pile of configuration debt Will someday be wiped away by both engineering improvement and/or financial change. Another reference that comes to mind is a golem from Terry Peatchett's Feat of Clay, which was also stuffed with many partially conflicting and broad directives.
- firtoz 3y agoHAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey had also suffered from a similar situation.
- Aeolun 3y agoIt’s kinda disturbing how precient that was. At the time it felt like surely now forewarned by many popular stories we wouldn’t make the same mistakes. But alas…
- bongobingo1 3y agoTech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus.
- notahacker 3y agoCertainly I had the same ah, that's why it behaved that way moment as Vimes finding the golem's instructions when the Sydney prompt was discovered. I wonder what Pratchett would make of today's internet full of AI-generated blogspam 'explaining' his quotes like "Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day, but set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of their life" as inspiring proverbs. Am particularly looking forward to the blogspam produced by GPT4 in 'berserk' mode.
- fallous 3y agoDon't worry, they'll just decide to repeal the law of unintended consequences and all will be well!