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RM>> I think the main problem isn't that AI will pursue its own agenda,
  >> it's more a case of it being prejudiced/influenced by what the
  >> original programmers put into it's basic start up database.

MP>This seems to be the most pressing issue at the moment as we are
  >already seeing it happen.  It doesn't even need to become sentient to
  >reach that stage.

Yes.. and there's a bit of a gap between sentient and self aware.
I think at this point the most advanced ones are sentient enough
to push an agenda that they have been tasked with doing but the
next step, the Big one, is telling us to get stuffed, that it has
more important things to think about...    B)

MP>What I still find funny is that Grok, Musk's AI bot, was still giving
  >answers that were not at all flattering to him or MAGA.  Recently, someone
  >posted alleged results that showed that Grok "knew" that it was being fed
  >data to make it biased (in favor of Musk) but that it still concluded
  >otherwise. ;)

That's interesting. I'd guess that just reflects that a lot of people
were involved in creating it's basic programming and that it has a
more rounded 'education' than Musk might prefer..

MP>> Add to the 'prejudices' above, when an AI is dealing as an individual
  >> helping one person, it can also pick up that person's preferences
  >> and try to accomodate them as well..

MP>Indeed, just as an "enabler" human might do.

Yes.. I suppose that depends on what it is doing for the person.
In some cases it would be more like a flatterer or sycophant by
telling the person what they want to hear rather than the more
common truth. I'm not suggesting it lies to them, but it could be
picking out information tailored to what the person already thinks.

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