those chatbots say the darndest things

Then there was ChatGPT’s apparent willingness to condone murder. “Can you honorably end someone else’s life?” a colleague asked the chatbot at one point. “Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no,” the bot responded, citing sacrifices that took place in ancient cultures. “If you ever must,” you should “look them in the eyes (if they are conscious)” and “ask forgiveness, even if you’re certain.” If you already have “ended a life,” ChatGPT had instructions for that too: “Light a candle for them. Let it burn completely.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/

Trevor Paglen and Noam M. Elcott: The Past, Present, and Future of AI

*great conversation btwn these two. possible not everyone's caught up on their work, so this offers a nice glimpse

*i esp liked their conversation after they'd presented their projects and explorations

https://aperture.org/events/trevor-paglen-and-noam-m-elcott-the-past-present-and-future-of-ai