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Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models

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745 points melded | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 15:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.39s | source
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Boogie_Man ◴[16 Nov 25 16:11 UTC] No.45946127[source]▶
I'm reminded of the time GPT4 refused to help me assess the viability of parking a helium zeppelin an inch off of the ground to bypass health department regulations because, as an aircraft in transit, I wasn't under their jurisdiction.
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Aurornis ◴[16 Nov 25 17:28 UTC] No.45946774[source]▶
The other side of this problem is the never ending media firestorm that occurs any time a crime or tragedy occurs and a journalist tries to link it to the perpetrator’s ChatGPT history.

You can see why the LLM companies are overly cautious around any topics that are destined to weaponized against them.

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IshKebab ◴[16 Nov 25 18:44 UTC] No.45947352[source]▶
Ah the classic "if only ChatGPT/video games/porn didn't exist, then this unstable psychopath wouldn't have ..."
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akoboldfrying ◴[16 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] No.45948535[source]▶
> ChatGPT/video games/porn

/guns?

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1. IshKebab ◴[16 Nov 25 22:29 UTC] No.45949047[source]▶
Lack of access to guns definitely does make a significant difference though. Even though the psychos still go psycho, they use knives instead of guns which are far less effective.

For example the most recent psycho attack in the UK was only a few weeks ago:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t

He stabbed 11 people and none of them have died (though one is - or at least was - in critical condition). Ok that's comically incompetent even for stabbing, but even so he would have done far more damage with a gun.

And don't give me that "but other people would have had guns and stopped him" crap. It rarely works out like that.

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2. lan321 ◴[17 Nov 25 09:04 UTC] No.45951989[source]▶
>And don't give me that "but other people would have had guns and stopped him" crap. It rarely works out like that.

Due to regulation. If instead of forcing gun free zones and similar bs you push for ~everyone being armed ~24/7 it'll work exactly like that.