Yes, it seems to have been trained in gaslighting. I keep asking it for a 10 page summary of a longer report and checking in on it. It keeps saying, I've done x words on this section etc, and then at the end it sends me a 2000 word document claiming its 5800 words! I'm sure it can count words accurately, but it's choosing to lie instead
Thanks for sharing. That does seem like a simple task for the models to do successfully. Gaslighting is a good word for what they have been trained to do.
Very interesting article, Kate! I had not realised any of this. What a dystopian world where you have to find yourself arguing ethics and honesty with a computer!
I've had AI invent poems and references before. But it's always claimed from the start that it was an error. It's hard to see whether owning up to lying is a step forward or just another lurch into a world of info-confusion.
I use AI a lot for research, but, like you, double check things as far as I am able.
Yes, it seems to have been trained in gaslighting. I keep asking it for a 10 page summary of a longer report and checking in on it. It keeps saying, I've done x words on this section etc, and then at the end it sends me a 2000 word document claiming its 5800 words! I'm sure it can count words accurately, but it's choosing to lie instead
Thanks for sharing. That does seem like a simple task for the models to do successfully. Gaslighting is a good word for what they have been trained to do.
Very interesting article, Kate! I had not realised any of this. What a dystopian world where you have to find yourself arguing ethics and honesty with a computer!
It was quite an odd moment. Thanks for reading my story!
Thx for sharing this and raising these issues — those ChatGPT answers were weird and creepy!
Thanks for reading.
I've had AI invent poems and references before. But it's always claimed from the start that it was an error. It's hard to see whether owning up to lying is a step forward or just another lurch into a world of info-confusion.
I use AI a lot for research, but, like you, double check things as far as I am able.
Thanks for reading and commenting. And I appreciate reading about your experiences with AI inventions.
Disturbing... great piece, ty Kate!
Thanks for reading!