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@silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month ago

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’ | The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

www.theatlantic.com

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‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’ | The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

www.theatlantic.com

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    66•1 month ago

    I’ve worked in quite a few DARPA projects and I can almost 100% guarantee you are correct.

    • @Forester@pawb.social
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      26•1 month ago

      Some of us have known the internet has been dead since 2014

      • @Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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        9•1 month ago

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        Oh yes!

        There you have it. I am me.

        • @Forester@pawb.social
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          3•1 month ago

          Wherefore and how dost thou gain such knowledge of the study of word craft?

        • @MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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          2•1 month ago

          'E’s not John Cleese! 'E’s a very naughty boy.

          • @Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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            Now look here! I was invited to speak with the very real, very human patrons of this fine establishment, and I’ll not have you undermining my efforts to fulfill that obligation!

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