Brian
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So you start feeling like the bot is actually your friend.
So, like, how does that work in practice?
That is I mean, that is terrifying.
It's like having a cult leader in your pocket who knows exactly what you specifically need to hear to stay hooked.
The Harvard Kennedy School's misinformation review had some really eye opening data on this in our stack.
The problem isn't just one guy lying on the Internet.
They use the phrase industrial scale fabrication.
So the argument for governed intelligence is basically a logistical one.
Like we physically cannot fact check this stuff fast enough manually.
We need AI to police AI.
OK, let's break those down.
Right, the baseline stuff.
Like it shouldn't give you a step-by-step recipe for a biological weapon.
But here is where it gets interesting, I think.
Critics usually say these filters are just censorship disguised as safety.