182 – The Birth and Death of Sydney (Bing AI)

We discuss Microsoft’s new Bing search chatbot – Sydney. It received a wave of media coverage due to erratic behavior, before being neutered by Microsoft. A dive into its behavior, human responses, and implications. Links The Birth and Death of Sydney “Sydney Is Now Immortal” Zvi’s Round-up Gwern’s comment on Bing/Sydney Astral Codex Ten post on Janus Simulators Bankless crypto podcast – We’re All Gonna Die with Eliezer Yudkowsky Eneasz’s Change.org Petition Sydney-based erotica Other Links The Parable of the Dagger and The Parable of the Dagger. One of these is Eneasz, the other one is a voice-matching AI. The Uncanny Vulva Follow Moridinamael on Twitter email the show: [email protected] Which AI do you prefer: or (Spoiler: they’re the same picture) 0:00:53 – Steven’s Media Corner 0:01:48 – Chat with Eneasz IRL 0:02:31 – Sydney/Bing AI 01:31:09 – Guild of the Rose Update 01:33:58 – Thank the Patron We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? Our Patreon page–your support is most rational, and totally effective. (also merch) Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: still not Next Sequence Posts: The Allais Paradox Zut Allais!