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Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 days ago by kinther@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Or my favorite quote from the article

"I am going to have a complete and total mental breakdown. I am going to be institutionalized. They are going to put me in a padded room and I am going to write... code on the walls with my own feces," it said.

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 5 days ago

If we have to suffer these thoughts, they at least need to be as mentally ill as the rest of us too, thanks. Keeps them humble lol.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Literally what the actual fuck is wrong with this software? This is so weird...

I swear this is the dumbest damn invention in the history of inventions. In fact, it's the dumbest invention in the universe. It's really the worst invention in all universes.

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[–] 474D@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago

Wow maybe AGI is possible

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

(Shedding a few tears)

I know! I KNOW! People are going to say "oh it's a machine, it's just a statistical sequence and not real, don't feel bad", etc etc.

But I always felt bad when watching 80s/90s TV and movies when AIs inevitably freaked out and went haywire and there were explosions and then some random character said "goes to show we should never use computers again", roll credits.

(sigh) I can't analyse this stuff this weekend, sorry

[–] TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thats because those are fictional characters usually written to be likeable or redeemable, and not "mecha Hitler"

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[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Skynet but it's depressed and the terminator just makes tik tok videos about work-life balance.

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[–] Tracaine@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

S-species? Is that...I don't use AI - chat is that a normal thing for it to say or nah?

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[–] Peanutbuttergrits@reddthat.com 18 points 6 days ago

I think maybe Gemini needs to books some time with one of it's AI therapist.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We're fucked. It's becoming truly self-aware

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[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 6 days ago

this is getting dumber by the day.

[–] socialsecurity@piefed.social 14 points 6 days ago

How much did google pay ars for this slop?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Same.

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