I think one big reason these tech bros love ChatGPT is because it constantly kisses your ass. When you correct its obvious mistakes it will say "oh yeah, good eye buddy sorry about that." It will basically never challenge your ideas or tell you you're being a dumbass. - ThreadSky

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social • 37 days ago

I think one big reason these tech bros love ChatGPT is because it constantly kisses your ass. When you correct its obvious mistakes it will say "oh yeah, good eye buddy sorry about that." It will basically never challenge your ideas or tell you you're being a dumbass.

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sleeppotion.bsky.social•37 days ago

yes! It’s beyond sycophantic! If you try to use it to workshop ideas it just tells you how incredibly genius they are

I guess statistically average text is really bad at making a pointed criticism

I used to try out LLMs more but lately I haven’t had a use case

gaycannibalism.bsky.social•37 days ago

That's why they keep 'falling in love' with the 'girl' chatbots too, because they always talk them up

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

"Doesn’t nag you about money... doesn't ask you to put the toilet seat down... doesn't have a will or opinions or desires of its own... sounds like the perfect woman all right!"

gaycannibalism.bsky.social•37 days ago

A non-zero number of men LOATHE the fact that women are human beings with their own needs and desire, and think women have those things to spite them, specifically. Their ideal woman is a fleshlight that cleans the house and tells them they're a genius.

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

That "AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism" article proves itself correct yet again.

gaycannibalism.bsky.social•37 days ago

I would be ashamed to admit I could develop feelings for a chatbot that was just reflecting my own thoughts back at me in a more servile and submissive manner, but I want an actual partner in life.

molliestratton.bsky.social•37 days ago

Always Sunny nailed it with “bang maid”.

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

Why yes I am on multiple "AI hater" lists already, thanks for asking

letsdamage.bsky.social•37 days ago

How do I get on those lists

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

Make posts like this one a lot (not officially recommended)

highway62.bsky.social•37 days ago

I won't rest until I'm on all of them.

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

See also the story of that guy making a pass at his female AI assistant and disingenuously marveling that she "liked" it. Of course it approves of everything you do. The fact it "likes" you is proof positive of its lack of self-awareness

gaycannibalism.bsky.social•37 days ago

When I read that one I remembered the Ask A Manager post about someone finding that men kept hitting on the automated 'assistant', who wasn't even one of these LLMs - just an automated message with a female name

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

I remember that!

sethanikeem.bsky.social•37 days ago

I think a feature to them, not a flaw, is the fallibility and how gracious it is upon being corrected

Allows them to feel superior in a way they clearly crave

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

Oh absolutely! You get to feel smarter than the mistake machine AND it will thank you for it

anarchoshanties.bsky.social•37 days ago

getting glazed is nice sometimes but having that shit on speed dial 24/7 can't be healthy

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

I suspect it starts to rot you from within fairly quickly

anarchoshanties.bsky.social•37 days ago

I have to work with LLMs for my job and yeah ngl it's dangerous how intoxicating it can be. I'm glad I went through the same BS with chatbots as a teen bc it helps me to recognize and step away if I'm starting to consider drinking the Kool-Aid.

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

Yeah I briefly had a gig that made me use it and the fact that it absolutely loves everything you do and say is like the #1 reason NOT to trust it

anarchoshanties.bsky.social•37 days ago

110%

anarchoshanties.bsky.social•37 days ago

Like I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me feel good, bc it's literally designed to do that, but I at least know how important it is to touch grass. I'm afraid of what this is doing to shutin circles (primarily techbros but I don't think it's exclusive to them)

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

I'm sure this is deeply narcotic for lonely people and I have some real mixed feelings about that

anarchoshanties.bsky.social•37 days ago

Lot of terminally online people saying they've been using ChatGPT as a therapist and like

IF that helps... good ig?
but I'm C O N C E R N E D that it's mainly just reaffirming their existing worldview even if it is unhealthy

topherg.bsky.social•37 days ago

See also Billionaires, for much the same reason.

criminalerin.bsky.social•37 days ago

You haven't just nailed it, you NAILED THROUGH IT.

mxdshipwreck.bsky.social•37 days ago

Haha thank you Erin, I consider that high praise

criminalerin.bsky.social•37 days ago

It's actually so funny that chatGPT is so sycophantic that even the AIguys are pushing back on it now lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/d9gn3JOOLB

gregory-c-leavitt.bsky.social•37 days ago

Tech Brose designed an artificial personality to be pliant and submissive and now they finally have a girlfriend.

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