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AI-powered plushie pulled from shelves after giving advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] florge@feddit.uk 69 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who could have predicted that?

[–] Dhar@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago (3 children)

An LLM

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Or any human paying any attention

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Literally asked Copilot out of curiosity and yeah. xD

[–] MrLLM@ani.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it was clear as daylight it was going to happen

[–] Dhar@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

See? Gestures at MrLLM. Told you so.

[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Now I want one, this seems like a hilarious toy for adults.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fr, my first thought was "that's fkn based".

Bet it's liable to be one af those shitty always online kind of things tho.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well, yes, it's just interfacing with chatgpt... It's not packing a big gpu to run a model locally...

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Local LLM teddybear, can answer three questions per hour, for 36 minutes between charges..

[–] damniticant@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also runs at 200 degrees

[–] theOneTrueSpoon@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago

That's why we call him Mr. Fahrenheit

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

That we know of...can it run Crysis?

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Felt it should be here

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Also fit aboringdystopia

[–] planish@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago

"We suspended this developer for violating our policies. Our usage policies prohibit any use of our services to exploit, endanger, or sexualize anyone under 18 years old."

New moderation strat just dropped: don't have any and then suspend anyone who notices.

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All these ai goobers seem to be falling over each other to be the first ones to put out an ai toy that kills a kid.

Not sure why you’d want to be the first, but okay.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Any publicity is good publicity?

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

[–] vane@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

interesting company because you can self host server for their toys

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Cancel culture claims its latest victim.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol just like the bear from that Spielberg movie about AI with Kid Vader

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

AI was Haley Joel Osment he's the Sixth Sense and "Walker told me I had AIDs" kid.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He was also in The Boys, more recently.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

"Wanna come play with me?"

Teddy holds knife in one hand, leather whip in other