We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no
Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no.
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Key points
- The sci-fi canon is full of stories of robotic disobedience.
- This meant that “when asked to aid in a dangerous act (e.g. building a bomb), the AI should politely refuse.” Who can argue with that?
- Today, models are trained to refuse a vast number of prompts.
- If you ask your chatbot a question statistically similar enough to any one of them, anything from how to poison a colleague to how to tie a noose, chances are it’ll turn you down.
Sources (1)
- [1]We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say noMIT Technology Review (AI) · Oct 9, 09:00 AM
Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no.
The sci-fi canon is full of stories of robotic disobedience.
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