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The level of irresponsibility at play here is off the scale. Those running ChatGPT would do well to consider the future repercussions of their actions not in terms of technology but in terms of applicable law.



They are more likely to think of them on terms of their future power, incliding the power to ignore or alter law.


That's a very high probability. But I'm still astounded at how incredibly irresponsible this is and how thinly veiled their excuses for pushing on with it are.

We're about to enter an age where being a tech person is a stigma that you won't be able to wash away. Untold millions will hate all of us collectively without a care about which side of this debate you were on.


What law could they possibly be violating by adding a plug-in system to their software product? This sounds like an outrageous dramatization of reality.




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