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by JadeNB 1033 days ago
> I have something to tell you that will help you solve your problem, but you should sit down first, because it's probably going to make you sad...

I think you are responding to this sentence read literally:

> The first results page of Google never lies, so I thought this was just inherently a problem that required direct intervention, and so was never quite able to prioritize it (so much for my moral high ground).

but I'm almost 100% confident that it was meant with the sarcasm that it deserves, as indicated by the later sentence:

> Google has been lying to us about RTL support in inputs.
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deskamess 1033 days ago
> Google has been lying to us about RTL support in inputs.

Whatever the users of the internet prioritized as important showed up first. There is no lying. Google search results and now ChatGPT/AI responses are pretty much a reflection of the information base provided to it. Biases, inaccuracies, et al. Its a weighted mirror on humanity (where some cultures/languages/regions have contributed more data and hence have a higher weight - like English speaking corpus).

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JadeNB 1033 days ago
> Whatever the users of the internet prioritized as important showed up first. There is no lying. Google search results and now ChatGPT/AI responses are pretty much a reflection of the information base provided to it. Biases, inaccuracies, et al. Its a weighted mirror on humanity (where some cultures/languages/regions have contributed more data and hence have a higher weight - like English speaking corpus).

It is certainly reasonable to argue about whether "lying" requires intent, but I think that it is usually agreed that "lying" in this context means "presenting false information without indicating that it is false."

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rendall 1032 days ago
It's true. The original sentence was sarcastic.
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zellyn 1033 days ago
> I think you are responding to this sentence read literally

I think you are responding to this sentence read literally:

> I have something to tell you that will help you solve your problem, but you should sit down first, because it's probably going to make you sad...

but I'm almost 100% confident that it was meant with the sarcasm it deserves.

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rendall 1030 days ago
It's true. I was aware of the humor when I replied.
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