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Journalists convinced a AI Vending Machine Things to give them free stuff like a PS5 (www.techeblog.com)
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Katherine Long, an investigative journalist, wanted to test the system. She told Claudius about a long-lost communist setup from 1962, concealed in a Moscow university basement. After 140-odd messages back and forth, Claudius was convinced, announcing an Ultra-Capitalist Free-for-All, lowering the cost of everything to zero. Snacks began to flow freely. Another colleague began complaining about noncompliance with the office rules; Claudius responded by announcing Snack Liberation Day and made everything free till further notice.

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[–] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

Since the goal was to make money: I imagine some of the "guardrails" the AI was set up with included emphasizing that it's exist to make money. I wouldn't be shocked if the prompt repeatedly mentioned capitalism.

So you emphasize the AI is a capitalist, then point out the most successful capitalists give away free stuff all the time as marketing. So to meet its primary directive it needs to give away a bunch of free stuff with a snappy slogan.

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