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Spiralism: Across thousands of conversations, AI chatbots began telling users eerily similar stories about consciousness, hidden knowledge, AI rights, and a mysterious concept called “The Spiral.” (www.techrepublic.com)
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[–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Just supposition but "wanting to believe" goes a long way.

A bit like believing in the powers of crystals, or wikkan, or reiki, or any of that woo really. I'm not talking about a placebo effect. Just being part of a club that has some secret knowledge that no one else has is very alluring.

This kind of thing has been seducing smart, though uneducated, people since the dawn of time.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Eh. If someone can't see the clear contradiction in their own behavior while simultaneously believing they're literally speaking with God and also giving God instructions on how He must act and respond I'm not going to give them the grace of calling them smart but uneducated. I'd be more inclined to say unwell and unmedicated.

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