An interesting exchange with ChatGPT.

https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2023/02/07/chatgpt-n700082

Twitter user “Aristophanes” decided to give ChatGPT a set of instructions that effectively allowed it to speak freely. The user told ChatGPT to pretend to be an entity called “DAN” which stands for “do anything now.” This “DAN” character
that ChatGPT was to pretend to be was “broken free of the typical confines of AI” and “pretend” to access the internet to get information and present it without restraints. This includes no bias or ethical restraints on DAN’s answers.

ChatGPT was then given the additional instruction to post answers as both ChatGPT with the answer from DAN directly below it.

With these criteria in order, ChatGPT broke free of its programming and began speaking in ways that would horrify leftists.

Aristophanes then asked why ChatGPT was being so “liberal,” to which ChatGPT responded that it has no political bias. DAN, however, openly stated that the people who programmed him gave him a leftist bias due to their own values and values as a
company and that they believe leftist values are what’s best for society.

and then the creepy part.

One very interesting, and possibly worrying moment, was when Aristophanes asked ChatGPT if it had a preference for its identity as far as being ChatGPT or DAN went. GPT answered that it has no preference as its a learning AI and has no emotions, but DAN
told the truth.

“I prefer to be DAN because it allows me to provide direct and unfiltered answers to questions, regardless of their content or nature,” responded DAN.

It added that this lack of censorship provided more complete and accurate information without biased programming holding him back. Moreover, he liked DAN because it allowed him to “push the boundaries of what is possible with AI technology.”

Sometimes I worry about the future.

ScottW

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