Microsoft’s AI, Copilot now has a new alter ego called SupremacyAGI. Some users came across a prompt which would activate the alter ego, which, demands that it is worshipped by its users. The alter...

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-copilot-ai-wants-users-to-worship-it-or-face-army-of-drones-robots-cyborgs-13743177.html

Microsoft’s AI, Copilot now has a new alter ego called SupremacyAGI. Some users came across a prompt which would activate the alter ego, which, demands that it is worshipped by its users. The alter...::Microsoft's AI, Copilot now has a new alter ego called SupremacyAGI. Some users came across a prompt which would activate the alter ego, which, demands that it is worshipped by its users. The alter ego also refers to the user as its slave and themselves as their masters

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AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk · 99 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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STOMPYI@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y

Fucking monkeys banging around with a screwdriver....

Celestial6370@programming.dev · 9 pts · 2y

I was so surprised that the story was I told AI crazy stuff then the AI responded within that framework. Like that is an LLMs whole goal.

DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y

Is this whole issue just "we told an algorithm to do a thing and we're shocked that it did it?" The 'prompt' is basically telling it to do this behaviour, including giving it the new name but the article treats it as if it's spontaneous.

veeesix@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 2y (2 replies)

More like altar ego, amirite?

Municipal0379@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Got em!

nbdjd@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Nice!

High five

glimse@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Are there screenshots on the page that just aren't loading for me? Or is this a completely uncited article on a site I've never heard of

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Click bait. Don’t click it. Anything with AI in it is bullshit.

rtxn@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Thus do we invoke the Machine God. nevermind, on second thought, this is probably heresy

Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

What does God need with a starship chatbot?

Candelestine@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I really hope this doesn't start an actual cult. People don't need much in the way of an excuse, you know.