Previously: The Gemini Incident (originally titled Gemini Has a Problem)

The fallout from The Gemini Incident continues.

Also the incident continues. The image model is gone. People then focused on the text model. The text model had its own related problems, some now patched and some not.

People are not happy. Those people smell blood. It is a moment of clarity.

Microsoft even got in on the act, as we rediscover how to summon Sydney.

There is a lot more to discuss.

The Ultimate New York Times Reaction

First off, I want to give a shout out to The New York Times here, because wow, chef's kiss. So New York Times. Much pitchbot.

Dominic Cummings: true art from NYT, AI can’t do this yet

This should be in the dictionary as the new definition of Chutzpah.

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Outline:

(00:39) The Ultimate New York Times Reaction

(02:30) The Ultimate Grimes Reaction

(04:32) Three Positive Reactions

(06:24) The AI Ethicist Reacts

(11:33) Google Reacts on Images

(12:17) What happened

(13:51) Next steps and lessons learned

(16:18) The Market Reacts a Little

(18:14) Guess Who's Back

(21:47) Everyone Has Some Issues

(22:19) Clarifying Refusals

(24:19) Refusals Aplenty

(31:44) Unequal Treatment

(32:51) Gotcha Questions

(34:01) No Definitive Answer

(41:27) Wrong on the Internet

(44:00) Everyone Has a Plan Until They’re Punched in the Face

(44:49) What Should We Learn from The Gemini Incident outside of AI?

(51:29) What Should We Learn about AI from The Gemini Incident?

(58:08) This Is Not a Coincidence Because Nothing is Ever a Coincidence

(01:02:09) AI Ethics is (Often) Not About Ethics or Safety

(01:07:00) Make an Ordinary Effort

(01:15:02) Fix It, Felix

(01:18:28) The Deception Problem Gets Worse

(01:22:41) Where Do We Go From Here?

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First published:
February 27th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oJp2BExZAKxTThuuF/the-gemini-incident-continues

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“The Gemini Incident Continues” by Zvi

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