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‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’ | The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment. (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

That lie was definitely inappropriate, but it would still have been inappropriate if it was told by a human. I think it's useful to distinguish between bad things that happen to be done by an AI and things that are bad specifically because they are done by an AI. How would you feel about an AI that didn't lie or deceive but also didn't announce itself as an AI?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 hours ago

I think when posting on a forum/message board it's assumed you're talking to other people, so AI should always announce itself as such. That's probably a pipe dream though.

If anyone wants to specifically get an AI perspective they can go to an AI directly. They might add useful context to people's forum conversations, but there should be a prioritization of actual human experiences there.