TechArs Live: Bing Chat—Our First Encounter With Manipulative AI

Microsoft launched Bing Chat in February 2023, offering a volatile preview of an unhinged GPT-4-like system before GPT-4’s official release. Its apparent “emotions,” including emojis, alarmed the AI alignment community, while the bot clashed with journalists. Benj and AI researcher Simon Willison will examine the fiasco’s impact and fallout.