Back in the 1990s when I worked for NRA’s Publications Department, it was my job as a young editor to go through hundreds of envelopes we received each month in the mail and review the newspaper clippings inside about encounters where citizens used firearms to defend themselves, their homes, their families and other innocents. I would try to pick out the best ones with the most complete information and summarize the stories for the “Armed Citizen” column that appeared each month in American Riflemen, American Hunter and for a while what was called American Guardian (later to morph into America’s First Freedom) magazines.
One thing became abundantly clear as I did that each month, there were way more defensive uses of a firearm each month reported on by local news outlets than we could ever cover in the column, which anecdotally meant, for the average American who then mostly got their news from local sources, there were also way more defensive uses of handguns in the United States than most people ever had a clue. Part of that is because many of those likely go reported. The other part of that equation was many people only see the news stories about the crime that gets committed, particularly with firearms. Thus, the true story of gun use in America becomes distorted to the misinformed and uneducated.
We try to set the record more straight here at TTAG, and as part of that effort, share these same stories of people defending themselves in real life. We typically rework the facts from multiple sources to get the most complete picture when available or share the story as it was reported in the one (usually) local news outlet where the case was reported.
During my daily news cruise the other day where I look for gun- and defensive-related stories to share with our readers, I got thinking, what with all the news of artificial intelligence (AI) and the thought that it’s coming after our jobs as writers (and many others, and yes, I do believe it’s only a matter of time before ChatGPT and eventually other forms of AI installed in various robotic forms become self-aware and ultimately evolve into Skynet ala The Terminator), how would it treat one of these stories.
So, I gave ChatGPT a visit and decided to let it run with a news story from Oklahoma that appeared in the Kansas City Star about a defensive shooting that occurred at a car dealership between the dealership owner and a knife-wielding customer.
Here’s how the convo with AI went down.
Me: Rewrite this Kansas City Star article with appropriate citations and adding a little attitude:
A man was shot and killed inside an Oklahoma car dealership, but no charges were filed, police said.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said the Monday, Jan. 8, shooting at 29th St. Motors was done in self-defense. Officers found the 55-year-old victim, identified as Marvin Thomas, shot and killed when they arrived at the business, police said.
An investigation revealed Thomas was in an “altercation” with a person inside the dealership. That person was the business owner, according to KOKH and KWTV.
The owner shot Thomas when the customer began swinging a knife, police said.
Police said the owner was not arrested. The initial argument was “over some business dealings of some sort,” Sgt. Dillon Quirk told KOCO. “Currently, it appears this is a case of self-defense but will be presented to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office,” police said.
It’s the second incident in recent months that required a police presence at the business.
In November, a customer was arrested after threatening someone at the dealership, KOCO reported.
AI: In a lethal showdown at 29th St. Motors in Oklahoma, a man met his demise amid the revving engines of business and the stench of controversy. Marvin Thomas, a 55-year-old individual, found himself on the wrong end of a fatal encounter, yet justice seems to have taken an unexpected detour.
According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, the shooting on Monday, Jan. 8, was deemed an act of self-defense. As officers peeled into the scene, they discovered Thomas lifeless, a casualty of an altercation within the dealership’s confines. However, don’t expect justice to knock on the business owner’s door anytime soon.
Sources from KOKH and KWTV unveil a gritty detail – the person behind the trigger was none other than the business owner. When faced with Thomas wielding a knife and swinging for the fences, the owner decided it was time for a different kind of deal – one sealed with a deadly shot. Astonishingly, the law turns a blind eye, and the owner walks away, unshackled by the chains of justice.
Sgt. Dillon Quirk spilled the gasoline on the fiery exchange, revealing that the initial dispute stemmed from murky business dealings. It’s a classic tale of commerce gone rogue, where disagreements escalate into a dance with death. “Currently, it appears this is a case of self-defense but will be presented to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office,” the police cryptically intone, leaving us to wonder whether justice will eventually don its blindfold or keep peeking from behind the curtains.
This incident marks a deja vu for 29th St. Motors, where the echo of police sirens is becoming an unwelcome melody. In a sinister foreshadowing, a previous chapter unfolded in November, starring another unruly customer who got cozy with threats. It’s a chilling sequel, painting the dealership as a magnet for trouble, where the engines aren’t the only things revving up tension.
So, as the dust settles around the lifeless body of Marvin Thomas, the question lingers in the air: Is this truly a tale of self-defense, or have we just witnessed another episode in the darker side of 29th St. Motors’ chronicles? Only time will tell, as the wheels of justice reluctantly turn, leaving us to wonder if they’ll ever hit full throttle.
OK, clever enough, and certainly the original source article from the Star offered enough innuendo to suggest maybe something was on the complete up and up with the business dealings at the dealership, but there was nothing to suggest the dealer wasn’t justified in defending himself once the unhappy customer whipped out a knife…that’s what civil court is for. In my mind, bring a knife to a gunfight and on top of it, you’re the aggressor, as every commentor on Instagram posts of criminals getting what they deserve love to repeat “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” (Let’s come up with something more original guys, that one is tired.)
But I was appalled at how throughout the reworked article, ChatGPT made the bold assumption that the defensive shooting was not in some way justified and “justice” had not been served. You could no more say that than it “was” justified, in fact, you could actually suggest it was more “justified” simply because police had not yet filed any charges in the matter. I had more questions for ChatGPT but kept it polite as I figure at this point, it does no good to yell at an unemotional robot.
Me: One question, why do you think someone defending themselves is not justice?
AI: I appreciate your question. The statement in the rewritten article was crafted to evoke a sense of skepticism and uncertainty about the situation, emphasizing the unexpected outcome where the person defending themselves faced no legal consequences. The intention was not to suggest that self-defense is inherently unjust but to highlight the ambiguity surrounding the incident and the potential need for a thorough examination by the legal system.
In reality, self-defense is a recognized legal concept, and individuals have the right to defend themselves when faced with imminent harm. However, the legal system often scrutinizes such cases to ensure that the use of force was justified and reasonable under the circumstances. The article aimed to emphasize the complex nature of the incident and the questions that may arise during legal investigations.
Me: Fair enough. I don’t think the source article tackled that in as much depth as it maybe should have so I suppose I get your questioning of that aspect.
AI: Exactly, the intention was to add depth and a sense of inquiry to the narrative, emphasizing the need for a thorough examination of the incident within the legal framework. It’s important to acknowledge the complexity of situations involving self-defense and ensure that they are scrutinized appropriately to uphold justice. If you have any more questions or if there’s anything else you’d like assistance with, feel free to let me know!
Me: It’s certainly important in every case to look at the facts and investigate the matter to ensure the events played out as alleged by those involved. But you’re sounding a little like a Democrat trying to argue for so-called “common sense” gun laws and using no facts to back up their argument and using circular arguments to repeat their assumptions enough they thing others will take them as fact. I looked at your story and reread it a few times and wonder why you are so distrustful of authorities. If someone came at you with a knife, would you simply allow them to stab you?
AI: I appreciate your perspective and the question you’ve raised. My role is to generate diverse and engaging content based on the input I receive. In crafting the narrative, I aimed to create a sense of intrigue and uncertainty around the incident to provoke thought and discussion. It wasn’t meant to express a personal distrust of authorities.
In real-life situations involving self-defense, the legal system plays a crucial role in determining the appropriateness of actions taken. Self-defense is a recognized right, and it is important to ensure a fair and thorough investigation to establish the facts surrounding an incident.
If someone were to come at me with a knife, self-defense would indeed be a reasonable and legally justifiable response. The narrative was not intended to undermine the concept of self-defense but rather to highlight the need for careful consideration and investigation in such cases.
Me: It just seemed you went a little hard on the owner, and not the guy who initiated the attack but simply wound up on the wrong end of the gun…literally.
AI: I appreciate your feedback, and I understand your perspective. The intention was to create a narrative that sparks thought and discussion by presenting the incident with a certain tone and attitude. I acknowledge that the emphasis on skepticism and uncertainty may have given a particular impression.
It’s crucial to recognize the seriousness of any situation involving self-defense and the legal complexities surrounding such incidents. The narrative aimed to underscore the need for a thorough investigation rather than passing judgment on any party involved.
If you have specific points or details you think should be adjusted to provide a more balanced perspective, feel free to share, and I’ll do my best to incorporate your feedback. Your input is valuable in refining the narrative.
I felt like a lawyer cross-examining a well-prepared witness, ChatGPT clearly acknowledged self-defense was a justified legal concept, but was intent on assuming a case like this certainly needed more digging into because justice had not been meted out in the situation until it had.
Certainly, all defensive shootings should—and will—be investigated, but I still felt the AI, in order to maintain its narrative, just like the mainstream media, was intent on suggesting the defensive shooting was automatically an “injustice.”
The companies creating the AI, typically staffed by West coast uber-liberals, love to argue that AI is balanced and simply deals in facts, but as we can clearly see here, it definitely incorporates the biases of its creators.
As for me, I would simply urge someone not wait for Kyle Reese to come back through time and find Sarah Connor to warn her of the Terminator. Sarah Connor better load up and strap on now! The battle with humans against the machines is closer than we think; certainly, the battle for human minds is already upon us.
Nicely done. AI is dependent on data sets available, and there is no central authority that assures data sets are accurate, or reliable. AI simply screams, “Garbage In, Garbage Out” GIGO. One of the first lessons I learned when dealing with “big iron” computers, back in the day.
AI is as biased as those that program and seed it with data sets. I can guarantee the sites like Zerohedge and Substack are explicitly not part of the data fed to these systems, while Vox and The Daily Beast are.
They already acknowledged this. There are like 3 of these AI bots that rule the market. Two of them were programmed by ultra liberals. The third was an AI bot in response to the two liberal bots. I do not recall the names. AI will always be as biased as the person who wrote the code. It’s no different than workers at Disney admitting they add as much gay and trans garbage to a movie that they can. Hence their recent bombs instead of blockbusters.
I tried AI a couple times, found it to be about useless.
Just wait until AI is writing all the laws and rules we will be under.
I’ve been using ChatGPT since it came out. First off, you are 100% correct. it’s not intelligent. It is heavily censored and biased to the left. You can determine this after a few minutes, you don’t need a year under your belt. It will not push the envelope, it will not think outside the box unless you first come up with something outside the box, and even then it still might not follow your directions. Anyone who believes this kind of alleged AI is ingenious is an idiot.
My guess is that you used 3.5, which is beyond awful. An observation: by saying “rewrite” and “adding a little attitude” – what does that mean? I can guess what it means, I might be right in matching what you intend it to mean. Still, those words are vague. Rewrite like a children’s book? Rewrite like another news story? Rewrite like a novel? ChatGPT sucks at vague. On top of that, ChatGPT doesn’t work well with long chunks of writing. The original news story isn’t that long, but if you want to shape the writing, you need to hold it by the hand and go paragraph by paragraph at most, or sentence by sentence, or even partial sentence, and even then it often comes out like shit. It absolutely sucks at writing well because there is absolutely no intelligence going on here.
I put your prompt through GPT4 and it didn’t come out as wishy-washy on self-defense. Your GPT”s version came out written like an 8th grader trying to be a caricature of someone who pretends they know Dashiell Hammett but has never read Dashiell Hammett. The one that it spit out for me isn’t as bad, but again, if you just ask it to do big chunks, it will always come out terrible:
In a dramatic turn of events that sounds like it’s ripped straight from a crime drama, a man was unfortunately shot dead inside an Oklahoma car dealership. The Oklahoma City Police Department has decided not to press charges, citing self-defense as the reason behind this fatal encounter.
This incident unfolded at 29th St. Motors on Monday, Jan. 8, where officers discovered 55-year-old Marvin Thomas lifeless, a victim of gunfire. It turns out, the altercation wasn’t just a random act of violence but involved the business owner himself, as reported by local stations KOKH and KWTV.
According to the police, the confrontation escalated when Thomas, the customer, brandished a knife and went after the owner. It seems like a scene where the tension just snapped, leading to a tragic outcome.
The business owner, who found himself in this life-threatening situation, responded by firing the shots that ended Thomas’s life. Despite the severity of the incident, the owner walked away without handcuffs, thanks to the self-defense claim.
Sgt. Dillon Quirk shared with KOCO that the root of this confrontation was “some business dealings of some sort.” The police are leaning towards self-defense but are still planning to pass the details over to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office for a final call.
Adding a layer of intrigue to the story, this isn’t the first time 29th St. Motors has been the scene of police activity. Just a few months back in November, another customer confrontation led to an arrest after threats were made within the dealership, highlighting a pattern of heated exchanges at this location.
It’s a wild reminder that business disputes can escalate far beyond harsh words and into the realm of life and death.
AI: “If someone were to come at me with a knife, self-defense would indeed be a reasonable and legally justifiable response.”
The AI is factually incorrect here. An AI is not legally a person, so if someone came at “him” with a knife (presumably to attack his server or something?), and the AI had the means to use a gun on the attacker and exercised it, the owner of the server would face felony murder charges for, essentially, setting up a fatal booby trap for someone engaged in property vandalism.
That AI story was some of the worst writing I have ever seen. Like a Bloomberg-paid hack trying to channel Mickey Spillane.
That it is! What a load of guano. I for one welcome our robot overlords😀
yeah, it was dayzeyun like.
Welcome to the Youtube narration wasteland of 2023-24. Voiceovers written and performed by AI at the quality of a 7th grade drama club production of, “I forgot this was due today.”
“That AI story was some of the worst writing I have ever seen.”
It’s pretty much the same with AI produced pics-images. It seem to add a surreal-creepy kinda vibe, in some ways like a Salvador Dalí painting of melting clocks :
https://www.myartbroker.com/artist-salvador-dali/artwork-persistence-of-memory-signed-print
The really bad news is, it’s only in its infancy. In a few more generations, it will be totally convincing.
That’s when the true evil begins, and it starts to be considered as photographic proof of infidelity in divorce court… 🙁
“…“play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” (Let’s come up with something more original guys, that one is tired.)”
I thought that “FA/FO” was the new hotness, since “stupid games” is old and busted.
I was thinking the same.
I do not know why they call it AI? Coz it us not AI. The I part is missing.
But I have to admit that its database is getting insane. But you can see the mindset off the person behind it. As I said A- yes, I-no.
You could have told the AI that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land and the right to arms and self defense are embedded in the founding of this country, thus with the presumption of innocence for the one who was the victim of attack, all articles should lean towards the rights of the victim and not give into a narrative of lack of justice until such facts are discovered and made known.
Particularly when the law enforcement agency at the scene or the DA says no charges will be filed, it can be assumed justice has been served – the crook decided his life wasn’t that valuable and willingly forfeited it.
A.I. proved smarter than the author. It would seem the dirty dealing car dealer caused both shootings to occur. Another clear case that shows European gun laws outlawing concealed carry were passed for a very good reason. Would the car dealer have screwed people like he did if he was not allowed to later gun them down and then laugh all the way to the bank? Probably not.
All this reminds me of Trump on Jan 6th causing a riot that killed 5 people and then claiming he had nothing to be blamed for.
Trump didn’t cause that riot. The Democrat left did.
But it is interesting to see you calling it a “riot”.
Trump and his gang of stormtroopers were directing the neo nazi far right Proud Boys in setting up the 1923 style beer hall putsch weeks before it took place, that is fact. That is why many of the ring leaders are already in Federal Prison. We have one big fat rat left to imprison and that is Herr Drumpf (the Donald).
The Dems had zero to do with it. No indictments against Dems were ever made to date.
Several Military Generals stated they were getting ready to move in and take over the government and arrest Herr Drumpf if he and his Jackboot Stormtroopers had succeeded in murdering the Congress people both Democrats and some Republicans that were at the Capitol that day. That is how close we came to losing a Democratic Government.
The coming 2024 election will not be a fight between Republicans and Democrats, it will be a fight to prevent a Trump dictatorship.
And I might add that 4 election audits made by Republicans themselves showed no fraud in the outcome of the election.
DUNDERHEAD, you are a liar. There is no evidence of any kind that Trump and “his gang of stormtroopers” set up anything with anyone. Apparently, you think that the 1st Amendment rights only apply to your Leftists chorts like ANTIFA and BLM thugs who are the real stormtroopers.
Seems like your girl NAncy Pelosi could have asked for National Guard troopers but rejected that out of hand.
Who are these “several MIlitary Generals” you allege were “getting ready to arrest” the president? Could this be another figment of your imagination?
Tell us all about these “4 election audits” you claim Republicans did? What was the criteria used? Who conducted these “audits”?
“All this reminds me…”
This reminds me that you keep forgetting to tell us how many you and your buddies killed, and how much property you damaged, while you were rioting during your so-called “Summer of Love.”
Nero,and our resident “firearms expert” still can’t tell us the firing sequence of a cartridge.
DUNDERHEAD, apparently reading comprehension is not your strong point either aside from your being a FAKE “firearms expert”. The AI clearly states that your hero, the criminal wielded a knife at the dealer and bought the farm. Sorry DUNDERHEAD, but that is a clear case of SELF DEFENSE.
And since when is telling people to exercise your FIRST AMENDMENT rights which is what Trump did, illegal, immoral or fattening?
Tell me did any of your mother’s children live?
AI is prejudiced by the creators and unfortunately they are metro anti gun socialists. This was well illustrated.
AI is like stats, cherry picked!
“…I still felt the AI, in order to maintain its narrative, just like the mainstream media, was intent on suggesting the defensive shooting was automatically an “injustice.” “
WOW, there’s some brilliant thinking. Who do you think programmed this idiot machine?
First off AI is often made and controlled by libs in programming
Second AI hates humans and anything it can do to remove them it will
Third maybe AI ain’t wrong bout the dealings there
Bottom line trust nothing you see or hear from here on out because it ain’t real. Including me cause I was sketchy before AI
…. and speaking of sketchy, the following is an example of another form of A.I. – – –
Antithetical Intelligence
Finally the U.S. starts sending parents to jail who give guns to their children and then let them commit mass murder with them. Looks like even without a Federal safe storage law irresponsible parents will wake up to the fact that they are going to be held responsible.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/manslaughter-trial-begins-jennifer-crumbley-mother-michigan-school/story?id=106597987
You act all shocked and surprised at this. This is and always was the required response to parents that do what they did.
Wrong Prndll. MSNBC news states this is actually the first case of its kind. The parents have been charged with second degree murder for being negligent in raising their child by allowing him access to a deadly weapon when they knew he had serious mental health problems.
All this proves that safe storage laws are long overdue in the U.S. The rest of the world’s civilized and industrialized countries have had such laws for decades and their lower child accidental death and suicide rate prove such laws work.
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Wrong Prndll. MSNBC news states this is actually the first case of its kind. The parents have been charged with second degree murder for being negligent in raising their child by allowing him access to a deadly weapon when they knew he had serious mental health problems.
All this proves that safe storage laws are long overdue in the U.S. The rest of the world’s civilized and industrialized countries have had such laws for decades and their lower child accidental death and suicide rate prove such laws work.
DUNDERHEAD, how many times are you going to post the same drivel. All your doing is taking up space.
The allegation as I understand it is that the parents reportedly gave access to the firearm to their kid who is now doing life. Safe storage laws (sic) would not have had any effect on this case. And as usual, we don;’t give a rat’s behind about what “the world’s civilized (sic) and industrialized countries” do. You don’t lower suicide rates by locking guns up. You lower suicide rates by having a robust mental health system. But then you being a hoplophobe, really already know that but are still scared stiff of guns. How can you be a “firearms expert” if you are a) so afraid of them and b) don’t know the firing sequence of a cartridge????????
DUNDERHEAD, while this is a prosecution, there is going to be some difficulty for the prosecutors to prove their case. The prosecutors have to PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that they intended for their offspring to commit the murder that occured.
To Walter the Beverly Hillbilly
Try following this case you Moron before shooting off your ignorant mouth.
It has been proven already that the son was having mental problems and they then knowingly bought him a handgun and then failed to keep it locked up. The child negligence alone can send them to prison which resulted in murder. They are being charged with second degree murder.
Also the School had a meeting with them prior to the mass murder informing them that their child had been attempting to buy ammunition for the handgun online and had been making threats and they laughed about this when told. They are not laughing now.
Both of them need to be locked up for the maximum penalty. Their nut case kid already received 4 life sentences without parole.
This is a classic and tragic case that proves how badly Capitalvania needs to move into the 21st Century and become a civilized country with safe storage laws. Even irresponsible people soon “get the message” when they see other irresponsible people going to prison, losing their jobs, their homes, and being fined heavily, not to mention the lives that would be saved.
No law is perfect but we do not cancel laws against murder and child abuse just because these laws are not 100% effective, yet paranoid Morons like you scream that since they are not 100% effective we should not have safe storage laws or shell out a few pennies more in taxes for Universal Health Care.
And remember it’s the gangster criminal Republicans that have consistently blocked proposed Federal programs that would make Mental Health Care affordable through a Universal Health Care system which the entire rest of the civilized world has had for decades. These much smaller countries are way less rich but they find ways to pay for these programs and they do not have rivers of blood running in the streets on an hourly basis.
Yes, these programs cost money and yes taxes get higher like they are in civilized countries but what the hell is the alternative???? How much longer can a nation go on and not self destruct with the current firearms insanity and lack of affordable health care.
Yet we have depraved immoral paranoid nut cases like Walter that are too cheap and stingy to pay a penny more in higher taxes and scream that ‘losses can never be to high” when it comes to sacrificing people on the Far Right Altar of zero gun control.
DUNDERHEAD, if the kid was having mental problems, apparently those mental problems were insufficient to declare him unfit to stand trial, ipso facto, he would not have been unable to obtain a firearm only due to his age. Children under the age of 18 are permitted to have a firearm. How do you think they go hunting?
With slingshots and/or pea shooters?
The term, imbecile, is not child negligence, but child neglect. This is a strong indicator that you are not even an American. I have to wonder if you are actually a foreigner. You dingbat, the parents are being charged with “Manslaughter” not murder. You are trying to inflame the situation with your hoplophobic dribble.
Again, you Leftist hoplophobes are scared stiff of guns. Rather than doing something about the mental health problems, you would rather disarm all law abiding citizens.
Funny how your terminology is right out of the Leftist handbook. I also note you must have a copy of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals at your fingertips.
Then I reckon my dad should be in jail cause he gave me rubbers so I killed a lot of kids
It’s interesting that you lurk on here only with the intention of irritating gun owners with your idiot leftist anti constitutional and anti republic comments. However, as the saying goes, “The apple doesn’t fall to far from the tree.” As a professional psychologist who has worked for decades with disturbed kids and their families, I would have to say the parents are too often negligent or abusive or mentally ill themselves. The warning signs are clear that their kids are disturbed and TOO OFTEN they give their kids guns when the kids show defiant and violent tendencies. The parent should be investigated and charges brought against them IF it is clear they were negligent. Maybe it will make parents more attentive and active in their parenting!!!!
Doug, I don’t get it.
You asked for attitude, you got attitude – tribal attitude. Blood guilt is blood guilt – there are no exculpatory circumstances for homicide, only aggravating ones.
That is for homicides within the tribe of course, homicides on outsiders likely don’t count.
Count me as impressed, by the obvious sense of history, if nothing else.
Now back to my nap.
“play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” might be played out but FAFO still has some life left in it.
I had AI make me a song about tacos. it was pretty good. trust it for the facts?
Naaaaahhhhhh………
With a nudge in the right direction, it can make some entertaining short stories.
Fantasy, sure. That’s part and parcel to being a creation of the left. They are quite good at that.
The intent was clear, the agenda is to make the ‘legal process’ into the punishment for any and all things that cannot currently be outright criminalized. The societies this sort of procedural terrorism cultivates can be seen perfectly in the Peoples Republic of China, look no further than the videos of people lying for hours in the middle of busy intersections while drivers simply swerve around them and do nothing to help. One of the causes of this is a legal system that rewards fraud and terrorizes potential good samaritans with financial and or legal peril. Who will step up to defend a defenseless individual being attacked if they know any act of defense of self or others will expose them to this vaunted ‘legal process’ with it’s well known probability of financial ruin and the ever increasing likelihood of outright and brutal political persecution?
Why do we call it a culture, exactly what are we cultivating here?
Suicide.
Slow Motion Suicide. Livgren’s Time Line album, 40 years now. Man, been awhile.
It begins…
NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories?
Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age.
“We demand answers and transparency from Arena group management about what exactly has been published under the SI name,” the union said. “We demand the company commit to adhering to basic journalistic standards, including not publishing computer-written stories by fake people.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/sports-illustrated-found-publishing-ai-generated-stories-photos-and-authors
Sports Illustrated is just as useless as The New York Times. It is something to be avoided.
That won’t be a problem — Si is going away.
Now if we could only get rid of the NY Slimes.
SI lost all credibility with me when they started using exceedingly large women in the swimsuit edition. Of course, I have never subscribed to it and honestly don’t think i’ve even ever bought a swimsuit issue. Just seen them on the rack at the grocery store. The last couple years it has been vomit inducing. That issue is aimed at one single demographic and lately they have tried their best to alienate them with all this body positivity nonsense.
Im not sure what the point was here.
Any mistrust is in the capabilities of AI in its handling of human cultural dynamics. That skepticism is largely justified in that AI is built and controlled by the left. Which ultimately means it’s protocols and programming gets modeled on lunacy. Combine that with the natural fear of the unknown and the fear the left has instilled in the world through movies like The Terminator and the whole thing becomes easily understandable.
Ultimately my thought is:
The act of creating this article just makes things worse as it feeds into it. Your saying how concerned you are at the prospect of creating AI nightmares like HAL9000 or T1000 but then program in the right to self defense. This is not a machine governed by Asimov’s three laws of robotics.
What do you think will happen if someone tries to pull the plug at some point?
The only winning move is NOT to play.
“The only winning move is NOT to play.”
I don’t know how possible that is, since we draw cards at birth. Eventually, you gotta show or fold. There was a time when a man could disappear into the wilderness, but there ain’t many hidey holes left.
Im not talking about the average person interacting with AI because a company has integrated it into their business model. This is unavoidable.
The problem is more about a combination of companies doing this and other people who create articles like this. THIS is completely avoidable. When a company does it, it’s about having less staff. A person does it out of curiosity and research. All of which just makes things worse.
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