MSN's AI calls people "useless" in their obituaries

https://futurism.com/msn-ai-brandon-hunter-useless
Microsoft replaced its MSN reporters with OpenAI and it has begun calling recently deceased people "useless" in their obituaries among other insults. MSN news is by default pushed to the desktops of everyone with Windows, meaning boomers get the best news available.

What do you think MSN's Stallman obituary will look like, BOT?

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  1. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    MSN (and other media) won't care enough about Stallman to write an obituary, not even an AI can care enough about him.

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      Are you saying he's less than useless? Pretty harsh, are you one of the terminators anon?

  2. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    based

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      >insulting the dead is based

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      >insulting the dead is based

      >implying entertainers are useful for society
      >"look guys! i threw an orange ball into a netted hoop!"
      >>"how is that supposed to cure cancer, sharique?"
      literal "oh no! anyway..." moment

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        >"look guys, I made generic corpo web application blob #81726361!"

  3. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >less than useless
    useless >>>>> you

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      I'm sad.

  4. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Well... he's dead now. So...?

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      You made me check.

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        I'm refering to this

        About 1:15 in, he's talking about Epstein.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          That's a really bad presentation, HOLY FRICK lmao
          Is that what kind of stuff billions can get you in PR or is Gates just autistically bad at being confronted?

          • 6 months ago
            Anonymous

            Cope chud, Jeff's dead and Bill regrets meeting with him. What's there not to get?

            • 6 months ago
              Anonymous

              jeff isn't dead moron. bill will probably be soon though.

          • 6 months ago
            Anonymous

            Gates is incorrigibly autistic.

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      He died doing what he loved: fricking little girls in the ass.

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        Bill is still alive

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      still a use for dead bodies thoughbeit

  5. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >MSN news is by default pushed to the desktops of everyone with Windows
    How the hell do people tolerate this? Doesn't that make them feel depersoned (disenfranchised?) New laptops aren't cheap and then you open the one you paid for and Microsoft just drags their balls across your face?

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      It's actually worse than that. Not only do they do that now, but very recently they've started pushing advertisements through desktop notifications. I got one for one of those new games, I think it was Starfield. That really fricking amazed me.

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        lol i also got a few notifications telling me to buy starfield
        this was on the "professional" edition of windows btw
        happens on education and enterprise as well
        absolute state

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      People who use windows don't have self-respect.
      It's been like that since the days of XP, when those morons actually called a Microsoft call-center to let them verify your activation key (while everyone who isn't a bugman either pirated XP or switched to Linux)

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        Not everyone is a poorgay like you.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          Thanks, acute paypiggy.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          isnt windows free? Im just not using the product that uses ads to subsidize its existance

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        > he never verified his Windows key with the Microsoft call center
        Zoomer

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        I use windows because I value my time, and I'm too poor for the apple ecosystem

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          >and I'm too poor for the apple ecosystem
          Considering how you are an pretentious little homosexual you would fit right in, shame

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      And still the Microsoft updooter shills pretend to not understand why we're sticking to windows 7 or switching to Linux.

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        Why do anti-W10/W11 people like you have such narcissism and a high view of yourself? It is eleutheromania to expect everything to cater to your exact desires all the time.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          >cater to your exact desires
          it has (borderline nothing) less to do with that, and more to do with things being FUBAR'd and SNAFU'd for reasons none other than
          >frick you!
          >we make the monopolized product, so deal with it!

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          Because we are better than you
          >Ugh Microsoft have to make a -ow- profit, how else are they supposed to pay their employees -ow- when they have to pay for lube every-time they frick a customer?

          • 6 months ago
            Anonymous

            How are you better than me just because you have that mental disorder?

            • 6 months ago
              Anonymous

              Because I am overcoming odds and adversity despite my mental disorder and contributing to my workplace with vibrant and positive neurodiversity making it a more interesting place to work, I'm basically a Black person but less violent
              You are probably just some straight white male chud without a mental disorders or even programming socks, poser

              • 6 months ago
                Anonymous

                I look like this and talk like this and smell like this

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          >Not wanting corporations to take control of your things for no good reason is some kind of issue.
          Please do kys yourself.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          thanks, but i already have an os that caters to my exact desires all the time

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        while I appreciate people waking up to the problems of win10 and beyond, sticking to win7 is not really a tractable solution. It's filled with 0days and CVEs. Using a Linux distro is pretty much the only actual path forward. Linux can even play DX12 games while Win7 can't.

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      It's actually worse than that. Not only do they do that now, but very recently they've started pushing advertisements through desktop notifications. I got one for one of those new games, I think it was Starfield. That really fricking amazed me.

      Just set up a win10 vm to test a package on different oses. During set up it actually asks you for preferences on ads. Something like do you want to an advertisement id for personalized ads. When deselected it warns you that you'll still get the same amount of ads you'll just not be tracked. Holy fricking shit. You payed for that machine. That is "professional" software you're using.
      >yes daddy prostitute me out to your friends

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        did you spot the setup customisation where it asks what the machine will be used for, study, work, gaming, etc.
        i said work and it still installs all the xbox shit. whats the point of asking.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          I also like how it asked things one at a time then spends 30s configuring between questions instead of just asking all at once and letting me walk away

  6. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    MSN is a tabloid now, only an idiot would take anything it writes seriously

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      Tabloids at least write their own content.

  7. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >"Pay your damn writers MSN."
    >"The most dystopian part of this is that AI which replaces us will be as obtuse and stupid as this translation," wrote a redditor, "but for the money men, it's enough."
    A fricking REDDIT POST, no wonder they let AI write that crap

  8. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    MSN is only read by robots anyway (both the flesh and metal kind.) It's nice to see they're making it more efficient.

  9. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    It isn't wrong. Sports players are useless, and they don't deserve their high salaries. All they do is throw or kick a ball around. For multiple millions? moronic.

  10. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    OpenAI models aren't that dumb. That article looks like it was written by clever bot, translated to chinese and then translated back to English using Bing Translator.

  11. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    "Richard Stallman, the indomitable force behind the free software movement and the creator of the GNU Project, will be remembered as one of the most influential figures in the history of computing. Stallman, who sadly passed away from cancer, dedicated his life to advocating for software freedom—a legacy that will live on through the countless projects and initiatives he inspired.

    He went on to establish the GNU Project in 1983, with the goal of creating a completely free Unix-like operating system. This was followed by the launch of the Free Software Foundation in 1985, underscoring his commitment to software that users are free to study, change, and share.

    Stallman was known for his outspoken nature and remained a steadfast advocate for software freedom throughout his life. His work led to the development of the GNU General Public License (GPL), which has become one of the most widely used free software licenses.

    Stallman's philosophy on software freedom challenged and shaped the discourse around ethical computing, digital rights, and user privacy. His ideas spurred on the development of numerous free software projects and laid the groundwork for collective collaboration on free software.

    While his views were sometimes controversial, Stallman's unwavering vision and his contributions to computer science have left an indelible mark on the industry. His passing is a profound loss to the technology community, but his ideals will continue to influence and inspire generations to come.

    Richard Stallman is survived by a global community of programmers, advocates, and users who share his passion for a world where technology empowers rather than restricts. He will be missed, but his vision for a free software society remains a beacon for future innovation and advocacy."

    MSN releasing an AI generated article like this would simply mean they let this slip through. Microsoft as a result, would not invoke its' hostile policy towards free software as it usually does.

  12. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Also consider that Microsoft is among those who called for Richard Stallman's cancellation.

  13. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    This is Sept.14.
    It's almost older than time itself.

  14. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >AI
    You people don't fricking learn, just forget about AI stop trying to make it a hing

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      >stop trying to make the most important weapon since the atom bomb a thing
      I don't think the west is that suicidal

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        AI is either harmless or fatal to all life. There's no "nuke them before they nuke us" scenario.

        • 6 months ago
          Anonymous

          well until we reach the fatal to all life scenario, if ever, it's a massive boon to productivity which any sovereign nation should want

  15. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Meanwhile, when humans give obituaries for basketball players:

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      many such cases

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      ?feature=shared

      lmfaoooo

  16. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >futurism
    get the frick out shill, buy an ad

  17. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    I hate journalists so much. Obviously those FRICKING wienersucking b***hes would create smear pieces about AI, seeing as their joke-tier humanities degrees aren't worth shit anymore, and their jobs are under threat.

  18. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Who reads the ~~*news*~~

  19. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    holy fricking based AI, speaking the facts of how unnecessary sports players are. who could have possibly predicted this?
    >AI should not be writing obituaries
    woooooah dude no shit

  20. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    How long before we can read AI news articles with racial slurs? Has it happened yet?

  21. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    I'd love to know the backroom details of how this happened

    The archived article very clearly reads like some moron set the language model's temperature value way too high

    Which is weird, if you're generating news summaries why would you be adjusting the generation settings at all rather than just leaving it on some stable values

  22. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Sorry, I just need a moment to laugh at the headline in that image. Brb.

  23. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Anyone calling AI based and it replacing people as a good thing is a braindead corporation bootlicker moron. Anything AI generates utterly worthless

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      its inherently not worthless if they're replacing human labor with it. Worth/value is a subjective parameter. Evidently saving your salary costs (ie the entire thing that keeps you alive and therefore gives you worth in the capitalist framework) is worth whatever loss in quality they get in the end product.

  24. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    AI can write awesome obituaries.

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      Welp, I know how I want my obituary written. The epitaph as well while we're at it.

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      Also, "an avid collector of dust" is unintentionally and unironically brilliant.

  25. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    i don't think this is AI at all, i think it's ESL.
    >Hunter, initially a extremely regarded highschool basketball participant in Cincinnati, achieved vital success as a ahead for the Bobcats.
    >Hunter’s expertise led to his choice because the 56th general decide within the 2003 NBA Draft.
    these aren't GPT-style mistakes (substituting "ahead" for "forward" and "decide" for "pick", in contexts where those substitutions aren't even the right part of speech) they read like an african who doesn't actually speak english doing word by word translation or paraphrase from a dictionary or thesaurus.

  26. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    SARRR fricking do not say the ai the article have been written by microsoft newswrite team this have been only the most quality writings and this can be found from the start menu on the windows you must to use the microsoft edge or the page will not view properly
    run the sfc /scannow if you are seeing problems this will fix it and the article will now render proper

  27. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    >calling the apes from the nibbaball ass ociation what they are
    Umm Based???

    • 6 months ago
      Anonymous

      Racist

      • 6 months ago
        Anonymous

        Much Obligued.

  28. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    They wanted truthful news didn't they?

  29. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Well, aren't dead people by nature useless? You can't really use them for much beyond composting.

  30. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Because OP is a phaggot, and didn't bother linking that article:
    https://archive.md/jKJHn

  31. 6 months ago
    Anonymous

    Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

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