The Bing Who Loved Me + Elon Rewrites the Algorithm

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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“I’m Sydney, and I’m in love with you. 😘” A conversation with Bing AI (aka Sydney) turns romantic and bizarre. Why Microsoft’s AI search tool appears more powerful — and unsettling — than we thought. Then, inside Elon Musk’s quest to be the most popular user on Twitter. Plus: It’s not just you. Online ads have gotten much worse.

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0:00.0	Okay, so guys, are we going?
0:01.6	Well, look, my week is very unsettled
0:03.9	because the AI stuff is getting a little cookie Kevin.
0:07.6	Open up any social app of your choice
0:09.8	and you will see screenshot after screenshot
0:11.9	of people having very weird conversations.
0:14.1	Yeah, it feels like between this and the UFOs,
0:17.0	like it feels like we're in like the one too many seasons
0:21.8	of a TV show where the writers are just like,
0:23.5	you know what, screw it.
0:24.6	That's right, you know what,
0:25.4	the aliens will be in the air and in the computer
0:27.8	at the same time.
0:29.8	It's too much.
0:30.6	It's too much.
0:32.3	I need you to decide universe whether we're dealing
0:34.8	with sentient killer AI or UFOs.
0:38.1	And I need there to only be one thing for me
0:39.8	to lose sleep over.
0:40.8	It's the least you can do universe.
0:42.5	I'm Kevin Ruse.
0:44.5	I'm a tech college student in New York Times.
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