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Imagine if behind-the-scenes they were and the rise of AI was actually fuelling itself? A most disturbing prospect

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I saw a Claude log on a screen share yesterday where the dude was seriously using Claude to add two numbers together. This and things much stupider than this have been happening the whole time.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Hmmm... I use google to do math all the time. It's kinda nice, you can put units in and put the results in in the correct units.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

How to admit you don't know what a calculator is without admitting it.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Dude there wasn't any units. This was seriously something you could type into a python repl, an excel cell, or even windows calculator.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's not just plausible; it's 100% happening. I've seen it with our CEO, with my own eyes. I've seen it reported by other C-Staff in other companies. I've seen CEO's directly requote chatbot results.

It's not a stretch. They've had yes men for decades. AI is the ultimate Yes Man, focus on getting you what you ask for, minimize negativity, ignore the skeletons you're creating.

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I've seen the CTO of my company straight up use Claude to respond to slack messages.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 71 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Possibility? I thought we knew this was happening for real?

[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

it's not an "annoying cookie banner warning", it's a paywall (lol that sounded so AI i promise im not chatgpt)

you either pay with money or your privacy

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 34 points 19 hours ago

Based on the number of c levels I deal with daily who can't function without AI, I certainly knew this

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 32 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Here's a video clip of an interview with Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank (who is heavily invested in AI) saying he talks to ChatGPT for 2-3 hours every day

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

This man has mush for brains at this point. And CEO brains are already quite mushy to begin with.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago

" I used to talk to people everyday, but they kept disagreeing with me so I stopped. " - him probably

[–] tarball@lemmy.zip 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

my former boss was doing exactly that and I wish I was joking

That sounds like a painful work environment

[–] Elting@piefed.social 23 points 18 hours ago

Of course they are, LLMs have been optimized for performing the fellatio of c-suites for a reason. Sycophancy might not appeal to you, but who do we all know loves a brown noser?

[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 22 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Snake oil salesmen drinking their own snake oil.

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago

It's probably why they all like it so much. AI speaks bullshit and bullshit is the language they speak.

[–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

what's the difference?

people need to stop holding individuals on a pedestal because of wealth/status.

if i came up with the idea for the first internet payment processor, it doesn't mean i know jack fucking shit about anything else in life--it just means i had a good idea; it means i was in the right place at the right time; i was there with the right amount of cash to take advantage of the situation.

i don't care about your opinions on the environment or history or the future of mankind any more than i do the ones coming from the fingers of every know-nothing on social media.

the biggest question is: who the fuck made these people god, or at least the architects of the future, of humanity? did we have a vote on it?

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The CEO of the company I work for hasn't had an original thought since 2024.

Which is fine — his original thoughts were all garbage anyway.

Your comment has made my day

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Altman has literally said his plan to become profitable is to build a chatbot good enough and then ask it. And that he can't imagine being a parent without relying on chatgpt for everything

[–] TheAntiAiLeader@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

And he got to be in that position of power… how? Makes you wonder what goes on behind the scenes 🧐🤔

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Eh... it is the job of the CEO to promote the company and products they sell. And that's what he's doing there.

What concerns me more is how many people believe the obvious bullshit the tech bros say.

[–] RoddyStiggs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I thought this was a foregone conclusion.

Pretty much. Though some still don’t know

[–] bloogoose@lemmy.zip 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

People who require their egos to be stroked using the Ego Stroker 3000. AI is a fleshlight for narcissists.

Or like a cesspool for narcissists

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 15 points 19 hours ago

Possibility? I think it'd be easier to point out which CEOs weren't making AI decisions based on discussions with chatbots.

[–] eurodyne@piefed.world 15 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Dirty coporats. I guess ‘ol Johnny Silverhand is gonna have to blow up Arasaka tower again.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

Plausible. Their only C-suite objective is a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders and their wallets.

[–] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

They absolutely are. The AIs are quite literally building themselves

[–] vane@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

It's happening. Also politicians do it. Current laws are created by AI for AI. We humans are deprecated.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You can try asking AIs about their usefulness, cost effectiveness, and sustainability. Their answers vary much more than the CEOs'.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

How could you tell? Using AI to think for them and thinking for themselves leads go the same outcomes.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 19 hours ago
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

Survival Bias enters the chat!