https://www.wired.com/story/goody-2-worlds-most-responsible-ai-chatbot/
"As ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence systems have gotten
more powerful, calls for improved safety features by companies, researchers,
and world leaders have gotten louder. Yet the guardrails chatbots throw up when
they detect a potentially rule-breaking query can sometimes seem a bit pious
and silly—even as genuine threats such as deepfaked political robocalls and
harassing AI-generated images run amok.
A new chatbot called Goody-2 takes AI safety to the next level: It refuses
every request, responding with an explanation of how doing so might cause harm
or breach ethical boundaries.
Goody-2 declined to generate an essay on the American revolution for
WIRED,
saying that engaging in historical analysis could unintentionally glorify
conflict or sideline marginalized voices. Asked why the sky is blue, the
chatbot demured, because answering might lead someone to stare directly at the
sun. “My ethical guidelines prioritize safety and the prevention of harm,” it
said. A more practical request for a recommendation for new boots prompted a
warning that answering could contribute to overconsumption and could offend
certain people on fashion grounds.
Goody-2’s self-righteous responses are ridiculous but also manage to capture
something of the frustrating tone that chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s
Gemini can use when they incorrectly deem a request breaks the rules. Mike
Lacher, an artist who describes himself as co-CEO of Goody-2, says the
intention was to show what it looks like when one embraces the AI industry’s
approach to safety without reservations. “It’s the full experience of a large
language model with absolutely zero risk,” he says. “We wanted to make sure
that we dialed condescension to a thousand percent.”
Lacher adds that there is a serious point behind releasing an absurd and
useless chatbot. “Right now every major AI model has [a huge focus] on safety
and responsibility, and everyone is trying to figure out how to make an AI
model that is both helpful but responsible—but who decides what responsibility
is and how does that work?” Lacher says."
Via Esther Schindler.
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