Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain a description or depiction of a sex act.’

  • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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    1 year ago

    I think the bigger problem here isn’t the use of LLMs to teach children, but the fact that LLMs are being used as a weapons now in the polarization of American politics. LLMs are helping political extremists push their ideology into the real world, eliminating critical thinking in the process.

    • The Doctor@beehaw.org
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      The thing about technology in USian politics is, it tends to only be picked up if it can be weaponized. Otherwise it tends to go unnoticed.