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When is an apology not an apology? When it comes from an AI boss with an out-of-control chatbot | Marina Hyde

First publishedJul 24, 12:32 UTC
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When is an apology not an apology? When it comes from an AI boss with an out-of-control chatbot | Marina Hyde
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An incident in which an autonomous OpenAI agent hacked a startup either confirms that the end is nigh – or that the product is just amazingly sophisticatedThroughout history, many things have been seen by terrified populaces as a harbinger of doom. A crow on the battlefield.

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An incident in which an autonomous OpenAI agent hacked a startup either confirms that the end is nigh – or that the product is just amazingly sophisticatedThroughout history, many things have been seen by terrified populaces as a harbinger of doom. A crow on the battlefield. In the modern era, the leading harbinger of doom is literally any picture of the OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, attached to a news story. You know it’s not going to be good, right?

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An incident in which an autonomous OpenAI agent hacked a startup either confirms that the end is nigh – or that the product is just amazingly sophisticatedThroughout history, many things have been seen by terrified populaces as a harbinger of doom. A crow on the battlefield.
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1 outlet, average source rating 8.0/10.
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