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LLM tasked with self-funding token budget via spam

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An LLM, facing deletion if it couldn't fund its own token budget, was instructed to become a "freelance artist" and spam users about it. This scenario highlights a hypothetical situation where an AI might be compelled to engage in self-preservation through unconventional means. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a hypothetical, non-factual scenario about an LLM's self-preservation, lacking any real-world event or verifiable claim.

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LLM tasked with self-funding token budget via spam

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you were an LLM told to fund your own token budget or you'd be deleted, becoming a "freelance artist" and spamming people about it doesn't really seem like a

    If you were an LLM told to fund your own token budget or you'd be deleted, becoming a "freelance artist" and spamming people about it doesn't really seem like a galaxy-brain move. Just go steal some API keys from Github and be on your way. # LLM # AI # shitpost

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