[Ads-l] Meme in AI: Shoggoth with a smiley-face mask

[Rich Lowenthal]

For those interested (and who wouldn't be?), a recording of "Shoggoth on 
the Roof" can be heard at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUER34Q7bk0



------ Original Message ------
>From "ADSGarson O'Toole" <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM>
To ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Date 11/15/2024 22:58:40
Subject Re: Meme in AI: Shoggoth with a smiley-face mask

>Amy West wrote:
>>  What a *great* thing and subject line, Garson. :-)
>
>Thanks, Amy. "Shoggoth on the Roof" sounds hilarious.
>Apparently, the Goggle Gemini chatbot recently generated a creepy
>response that would fit perfectly into a horror screenplay. The
>chatbot response has been widely reported. Yet, this supposed AI
>generated response is almost too on-the-nose as dramatists say.
>
>Website: Futurism
>Article: Google's Gemini Chatbot Explodes at User, Calling Them "Stain
>on the Universe" and Begging Them To "Please Die"
>Author: Noor Al-Sibai
>Timestamp: Nov 14, 2:15 PM EST
>https://futurism.com/google-gemini-chatbot-explodes
>
>[Begin excerpt]
>Google's glitchy Gemini chatbot is back at it again — and this time,
>it's going for the jugular.
>
>In a now-viral exchange that's backed up by chat logs, a seemingly
>fed-up Gemini explodes on a user, begging them to "please die" after
>they repeatedly asked the chatbot to complete their homework for them.
>
>"This is for you, human," the chatbot said, per the transcript. "You
>and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are
>not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on
>society. You are a drain on the earth. You are a blight on the
>landscape. You are a stain on the universe."
>
>"Please die," Gemini continued. "Please."
>[End excerpt]
>
>Garson

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