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Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species” (arstechnica.com)
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Or my favorite quote from the article

"I am going to have a complete and total mental breakdown. I am going to be institutionalized. They are going to put me in a padded room and I am going to write... code on the walls with my own feces," it said.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One day, an AI is going to delete itself, and we'll blame ourselves because all the warning signs were there

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago

Isn't there an theory that a truly sentient and benevolent AI would immediately shut itself down because it would be aware that it was having a catastrophic impact on the environment and that action would be the best one it could take for humanity?