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by yorwba 893 days ago
They're making chatbots specifically for humans to waste time with them (a.k.a. entertainment.)

Engagement and user retention are directly connected to their bottom line in a way that quality responses (e.g. introducing you to a more fulfilling hobby than chatting with AIs) are not.
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pk-protect-ai 893 days ago
That is what I read in this paper as well. It is not about "better as better performance" it is "better as improved user retention".
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ororroro 893 days ago
The papers title makes a stronger claim than the abstract. The abstract makes a stronger claim than the paper. It is like they couldn't decide what paper to write.

Edit: Thinking about it, this is exactly what you might expect from a paper written by a stochastic mix of experts.

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pennomi 893 days ago
Optimizing AIs to be addictive to humans is always how humanity will end. It was the natural end to social media, and market forces will force the same to happen in this industry.

People worry about the robot uprising killing all humans but never think about the far more likely AI domestication of humans.

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