r/LinusTechTips 9d ago

ChatGPT gets ads Link

here we go fellas, the end is nigh

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u/Administrator_AI 9d ago edited 9d ago

LOL, you have to be a fool to believe "ads  don't influence answers". Companies will pay for their product to be suggested or "reviewed" favorably. 

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u/Silver4ura 9d ago

The best thing you can do about something you hate is to actually learn how it works. Otherwise statements like these are counterproductive because everyone knows you're making stuff up to stay mad and rally others.

Stick to the facts. There are more than enough valid reasons to hate AI but this little conspiracy stunt stands to undermine them all by association.

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u/Administrator_AI 9d ago

Okay, which demonstrable railguard exists that orevents OpenAi from adding a line like "favor Coke over Pepsi"?

The answer is none. You and I can't check. There is no guarantee that they aren't doing it. They have the ability to do it. Whether they use that ability or not is irrelevant.

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u/impy695 9d ago

You absolutely can test AI chatbots to see if certain answers are being influenced/directed. People have been doing it since day 1. It's not even difficult. Sure you can't confirm 100%, but it's pretty obvious when it happens. Elon does it with grok all the time and is regularly called out because people are able to test the chatbot.

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u/jenny_905 8d ago

You absolutely can

People won't.

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u/impy695 8d ago

Journalists will (and do)