Finally, amid media's moral panic and anthropomorphism and sensationalism about tech, someone--namely Molly Roberts--gets ChatGPT et al right: It is just spitting us back at ourselves. We have met Bing and Bing is us.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/bing-chat-identity-crisis-programming/
Bing Chat’s identity crisis reflects the mixed messages we’ve given it

Bing is Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing and Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing. Any questions?

The Washington Post
@jeffjarvis This is always my frustration - tech is always a co-creation and reflection of society. But also: we can (should be able to) reject creations that pose harm.
@dkiesow
Absolutely. We must also recognize what is our fault and address that, not using tech as an excuse not to.