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highplainsdem

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3. That's exactly what happened with an employee mentioned at the end of the Futurism story, who was

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:28 PM

Jul 1

told by the chatbot he consulted that the bonus the boss gave him for lots of extra work and very positive reviews was too low.

Don't know if he used the same AI the boss was using, or a different one, but of course any genAI chatbot can give different answers in different sessions - or even in the same session, if told it's wrong, when the AI user might get a very humble chatbot apology before that very different answer is offered just as confidently as the first.

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Bosses are becoming obsessed with AI, using it to make every decision, barraging employees with AI nonsense (Futurism) [View all] highplainsdem Jul 1 OP

So, what happens if the employees use alternative AI sources and get totally different responses? hlthe2b Jul 1 #1

That's exactly what happened with an employee mentioned at the end of the Futurism story, who was highplainsdem Jul 1 #3

Excuse me...I see what to see what I want to see. chouchou Jul 1 #2

There are probably a lot of AI addicts using chatbots for betting. highplainsdem Jul 1 #4

Forget about real intelligence! We can just use ersatz intelligence! struggle4progress Jul 1 #5