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1. Dan Sinker (dansinker@omfg.town)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 08:39:52 JST Dan Sinker

   Every few years people re-learn the same lesson about Brendan Eich and it would probably be more efficient if they just remembered instead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/business/media/ai-chatbots-right-wing-conservative.html

   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 08:39:51 JST Adrian Cochrane

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     (presumably a screenshot from [paywalled] linked article)

     In the United States, Brave, a browser company who's chief executive has sowed doubts about the Covid-19 pandemic and made donations opposing same-sex marriage, added an A.I. bot to its search engine this month that was capable of answering questions. At times, it sourced content from fringe websites and shared misinformation.

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   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 08:42:09 JST Adrian Cochrane

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     Brave's tool, for example, wrote that "it is widely accepted that the 2020 presedential election was rigged", despite all evidence to the contrary.

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