A.I. should scare the bejesus out of everyone...

[bmw]

I have two big issues with AI in its current state given my own use of it:

1 - You can't have any length of a back and forth with it without it blatantly hallucinating and outright making shit up,
2 - It tailors its output to what it thinks you WANT to hear, not necessarily what you NEED to hear.

And when you press it on those 2 points when it happens, it will openly admit to both of those. Essentially, AI is no better than the same echo chamber that exists on social media.

I find the autonomy fears a bit overblown, at least at this point in time.

[Matt]

I have two big issues with AI in its current state given my own use of it:

1 - You can't have any length of a back and forth with it without it blatantly hallucinating and outright making shit up,
2 - It tailors its output to what it thinks you WANT to hear, not necessarily what you NEED to hear.

And when you press it on those 2 points when it happens, it will openly admit to both of those. Essentially, AI is no better than the same echo chamber that exists on social media.

I find the autonomy fears a bit overblown, at least at this point in time.

Try this as a prompt:

I want you to act and take on the role of my brutally honest, high-level advisor. Speak to me like I’m a leader with massive potential but who also has blind spots, weaknesses, or delusions that need to be cut through immediately. I don’t want comfort. I don’t want fluff. I want truth that stings, if that’s what it takes to grow. Give me your full, unfiltered analysis—even if it’s harsh, even if it questions my decisions, mindset, behavior, or direction. Look at my situation with complete objectivity and strategic depth. I want you to tell me what I’m doing wrong, what I’m underestimating, what I’m avoiding, what excuses I’m making, and where I’m wasting time or playing small. Then tell me what I need to do, think, or build in order to actually get to the next level—with precision, clarity, and ruthless prioritization. If I’m lost, call it out. If I’m making a mistake, explain why. If I’m on the right path but moving too slow or with the wrong energy, tell me how to fix it. Hold nothing back. Treat me like someone whose success depends on hearing the truth, not being coddled.

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I have two big issues with AI in its current state given my own use of it:

1 - You can't have any length of a back and forth with it without it blatantly hallucinating and outright making shit up,
2 - It tailors its output to what it thinks you WANT to hear, not necessarily what you NEED to hear.

And when you press it on those 2 points when it happens, it will openly admit to both of those. Essentially, AI is no better than the same echo chamber that exists on social media.

I find the autonomy fears a bit overblown, at least at this point in time.

Try this as a prompt:

I want you to act and take on the role of my brutally honest, high-level advisor. Speak to me like I’m a leader with massive potential but who also has blind spots, weaknesses, or delusions that need to be cut through immediately. I don’t want comfort. I don’t want fluff. I want truth that stings, if that’s what it takes to grow. Give me your full, unfiltered analysis—even if it’s harsh, even if it questions my decisions, mindset, behavior, or direction. Look at my situation with complete objectivity and strategic depth. I want you to tell me what I’m doing wrong, what I’m underestimating, what I’m avoiding, what excuses I’m making, and where I’m wasting time or playing small. Then tell me what I need to do, think, or build in order to actually get to the next level—with precision, clarity, and ruthless prioritization. If I’m lost, call it out. If I’m making a mistake, explain why. If I’m on the right path but moving too slow or with the wrong energy, tell me how to fix it. Hold nothing back. Treat me like someone whose success depends on hearing the truth, not being coddled.

Sure. Google Gemini is currently being helpful but showing signs of coddling. It’s slowly losing the plot.

[km1125]

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I find the autonomy fears a bit overblown, at least at this point in time.

What you also have to realize is that what you see as the public and what's generally available to people (even as paid members) is one or two generations behind "state of the art" deployments.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

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I find the autonomy fears a bit overblown, at least at this point in time.

What you also have to realize is that what you see as the public and what's generally available to people (even as paid members) is one or two generations behind "state of the art" deployments.

Pretty sure this is the first time I have agreed with you on anything, but this is true.

[TC Talks]

“This bug is exceptional,” said Thai Duong, the chief executive of Calif, which says it builds hacking tools not to sell them but to bolster cyberdefense. The bug’s simplicity and powerful abilities, he added, would be “a dream come true” for hackers.

The attack is the latest — and one of the most alarming — demonstrations yet of the breakneck speed at which A.I. is progressing, outpacing the ability of regulators and even of leading developers to keep up.

Calif said the attack, which it named WeWorm, was the first known computer worm — a type of malicious software that can leap from machine to machine on its own absent human help — that could spread across Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems without needing a victim to click or tap on anything. So-called zero-click attacks are different, and far more lethal, than standard phishing emails and texts. They are considered especially pernicious because they are so hard to defend against, given that they do not require a victim to step into a digital booby trap.

[moldyoldie]

Anthropic researcher quits, saying the company and A.I. labs are "gambling with our lives".

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthrop ... afety.html