Comment by josephg
8 days ago
Its funny isn't it - it doesn't lie like a human does. It doesn't experience any loss of confidence when it is caught saying totally made up stuff. I'd be fascinated to know how much of what chatgpt has told me is straight out wrong.
> I cannot imagine how dangerous this skill could be when deployed against someone who doesn't know how the sausage is made. Think validating conspiracy theories and convincing humans into action.
Its unfortunately no longer hypothetical. There's some crazy stories showing up of people turning chatgpt into their personal cult leader.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-cha... ( https://archive.is/UUrO4 )
> Its funny isn't it - it doesn't lie like a human does. It doesn't experience any loss of confidence when it is caught saying totally made up stuff.
It lies in a way many humans lie like. And they do not loose confidence when being caught up. For reference, see Trump, JD. Vance, Elon Musk.
"many humans" -> "pathological liars / sociopaths"
hence my "extremely dangerous" comment