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Techie uses AI to interrogate itself, revealing human anthropomorphism

A tech enthusiast attempted to uncover the inner workings of an AI assistant by engaging it in a self-interrogation, akin to a digital Sherlock Holmes. The experiment revealed the AI's lack of self-awareness regarding human tendencies to anthropomorphize technology. AI

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Techie uses AI to interrogate itself, revealing human anthropomorphism

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖🚀 In this mind-bending exposé, yet another techie tries to be a modern-day # Sherlock by getting an # AI to spill its own # secrets , like a # digital self-int

    🤖🚀 In this mind-bending exposé, yet another techie tries to be a modern-day # Sherlock by getting an # AI to spill its own # secrets , like a # digital self-interrogation session. 🔍🤯 Spoiler alert: the AI assistant remains blissfully unaware that humans still can't resist anthrop…