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Comment by pbiggar

3 months ago

I've switched over to https://thaura.ai, which is working on being a more ethical AI. A side effect I hadn't realized is missing the drama over the latest OpenAI changes.

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imiric  3 months ago

What a bizarre product.

Weirdly political message and ethnic branding. I suppose "ethical AI" means models tuned to their biases instead of "Big Tech AI" biases. Or probably just a proxy to an existing API with a custom system prompt.

The least they could've done is check their generated slop images for typos ("STOP GENCCIDE" on the Plans page).

The whole thing reeks of the usual "AI" scam site. At best, it's profiting off of a difficult political situation. Given the links in your profile, you should be ashamed of doing the same and supporting this garbage.

  • pbiggar  3 months ago

    I assure you it's not a scam. We work with them heavily at Tech for Palestine. Will send over your feedback, thanks!

    What would be helpful to assuage your fears? Would you like more technical info, or perhaps a description of the "biases" used?

    • imiric  3 months ago

      Thank you for the candid reply, and I apologize for my hostile tone.

      To be honest, I don't think there's anything you/they can do, other than heavily rebrand or shut the project down. I find the entire premise of a commercial product and company branding themselves in support of (or in opposition to) a political situation morally deplorable. It is taking advantage of a current conflict and people's political leanings for their own financial gain. It doesn't matter if the people behind it are directly involved in the conflict or not—it's a cheap marketing ploy.

      It would be no different if the "Big Tech AI" companies they criticize promoted their products in support of Israel with Jewish-friendly branding. Biases are one thing, but basing your entire product on them is entirely different. It is tasteless regardless of which side does it.

      This is the first I've heard of it, but your Tech for Palestine endeavour gives off similar vibes. I'm sure you mean well, but this is not the way to help people going through a difficult time.

      But then again, I'm just a rando on the internet. Good luck.

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  • sunaookami  3 months ago

    Even the website design is 1:1 copied from Anthropic lol

    • saidchihabi  3 months ago

      Haha, yes, that's intentional. I used to use Claude every day and love their design, so I replicated it. But what I don't love about Claude is it taking money from Zionist VC and collaborating with pretty much anybody who is willing to make them a buck. Again, our whole point here is not to say their design sucks—it's their political stance and company mission that sucks.