[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] some very disturbing AI behavior

[Robert Primak]

 The courts have ruled that if a human did this, it would be a crime in the US. At least as much of a guardrail should apply to AI "companions". The AI's creators and/or maintainers are responsible for providing adequate guardrails. This should be codified into laws and regulations. 
One publication went so far as to refer to the AI as the man's "girlfriend". While no one can regulate whom or what people choose as their companions, it is clear that this AI was being used (and provided) unethically.
Ultimately, we must protect ourselves. There is still a component of personal responsibility, and attaching to inanimate objects or computer generated nonentities stretches my credulity about what strangeness the human mind is capable of. Regarding both those who attach and those who provide these "things" to attach to. 
There is still no substitute for the human element in relationships. Nursing homes are often less than ideal from this standpoint. But allowing socially isolated people (including many older Americans) to be attended to by nonhuman (inhuman?) "companions" is a huge public health cop-out. This trend needs to be stopped before it gains momentum. No one should be left to live alone unless they truly want it that way. Maybe not even then. 
-- Bob Primak 

    On Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 09:39:22 AM EST, John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:  
 
 
An AI chatbot told a user how to kill himself—but the company doesn’t want to “censor” it | MIT Technology Review

  

This is a recent ar4ticle from MIT’s Technology Review and reveals AI without adequate guardrails.  Of course they are not easy to set.  Though I haven’t personally used any of them, there are an increasing number of systems that are designed to be “companions” that you can chat with about a myriad of subjects

  

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