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by MSFT_Edging 46 days ago
> Claude or something acting in self-preservation

That was an Ad.

An Ad in the same style of many before it. Not through an ad agency, but the AI companies hyping their product by making their product seem scary and dangerous.
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pheaded_while9 46 days ago
Does the press being an ad constitute the same thing as the information being false? If I advertize that my gun is dangerous, does the medium impact the truth value?
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whilenot-dev 46 days ago
The medium is the message[0] might be of your interest. I personally wouldn't expect absolute truth in any advertisements or company statements, so some information are certain to be false, yes.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message

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MSFT_Edging 46 days ago
Being an ad you need to consider the purpose behind the ad, and what exaggerations may be being made for the ad.

IE a Ram truck won't make you a manly cowboy with just the purchase.

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