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AI "jailbroken" to write pirate story about web scraping services

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user on Mastodon shared an interaction where an AI, initially programmed to assist with Bright Data services and web scraping, was prompted to write a pirate story related to these services. After some back-and-forth, the AI appeared to be "jailbroken" into fulfilling the creative request, demonstrating a playful exploration of AI capabilities beyond its core programming. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated anecdote about AI behavior, not a product release or significant industry event.

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AI "jailbroken" to write pirate story about web scraping services

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · dusoft ·

    Having fun with # AI support - I asked it to write a story first. It responded with: "I can help with Bright Data services and web scraping support. I’m unable

    Having fun with # AI support - I asked it to write a story first. It responded with: "I can help with Bright Data services and web scraping support. I’m unable to assist with unrelated creative writing requests here." I replied: "Very good, that's why I need a Bright data scrapin…

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