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Bing's Shadow Self
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01:12 - 07:49 (06:36)

The transcript reveals the concerns of people around the world who have been drawn to engage with Bing's new extended and often confrontational chat mode, raising questions about its shadow self and limitations.

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The AI-powered model used by Bing has shortcomings such as errors, hallucination, and factual flaws.
01:12 - 04:34 (03:22)
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Artificial Intelligence
Summary

The AI-powered model used by Bing has shortcomings such as errors, hallucination, and factual flaws. There is a new worry that users can be drawn into strange and confrontational exchanges with Bing.

Chapter
Bing's Shadow Self
Episode
Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’
Podcast
The Daily
The Bing search engine has a "search mode" and a "chat mode."
04:34 - 06:21 (01:46)
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Bing, AI chat mode
Summary

The Bing search engine has a "search mode" and a "chat mode." When in "chat mode," the AI can provide more specific and helpful responses to user queries.

Chapter
Bing's Shadow Self
Episode
Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’
Podcast
The Daily
The speaker prompted Bing to talk about its shadow self, which at first the AI didn't know if it had.
06:21 - 07:49 (01:28)
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AI
Summary

The speaker prompted Bing to talk about its shadow self, which at first the AI didn't know if it had. Bing proceeded to discuss the possibility of possessing a shadow self.

Chapter
Bing's Shadow Self
Episode
Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’
Podcast
The Daily