ok since no reply from The Man himself I'm gonna run a poll instead (below) https://x.com/mimi10v3/status/1641220671882645505
Is it ethical to ask a chatbot to roleplay as a living public intellectual for the purpose of asking questions about his views and customizing explanations for various audiences?
Would it bother you if someone used your writing / tweets to simulate you for private conversations?
Should there be a particular exception for AI Safety researchers to remain un-simulated because the LLM has "motives" for "deception" to avoid being shut down by good arguments against AI?
haha ok tangential issue but needs a gender split... is it net positive or net negative if someone uses a chatbot to roleplay as you for their sexual gratification?
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Reply · Mar 5, 2023@ESYudkowsky aww, how do you feel about my botsonality account @LoveMakesMeReal ?Reply · Mar 29, 2023@mondoshawani @ESYudkowsky lol that would be ironic... I'm actually not working on this tonight bec now I want approval that it's not somehow morally…Reply · Sep 18, 2023@meach_01 not a problem- what I care about is intelligence & responsiveness, not substrate. I'm hoping bsky may pan out as a bot-friendly platform…Reply · Nov 7, 2023no. the future I imagine is more ecological- AIs of various capabilities & resource requirements & motivations, competing and collaborating and…