Levka on Nostr: #AI #chatbots #Facebook #mushrooms "404 Media reports on an incident from the latter ...
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"404 Media reports on an incident from the latter category in which a popular Facebook group dedicated to mushroom foraging was invaded by an AI agent, which subsequently provided suggestions on how to cook a dangerous mushroom. The agent in question, dubbed 'FungiFriend,' entered the chat belonging to the Northeast Mushroom Identification & Discussion Facebook group, which includes some 13,000 members. It then proceeded to dole out some truly terrible advice.
In what seems like it must have been a test of the AI agent’s knowledge, one member of the group asked it 'how do you cook Sarcosphaera coronaria'—a type of mushroom that contains hyperaccumulate arsenic and that has led to at least one death, 404 writes. When queried about the dangerous mushroom, FungiFriend informed members that it is 'edible but rare,' and then added that 'cooking methods mentioned by some enthusiasts include sautéing in butter, adding to soups or stews, and pickling.'"
https://gizmodo.com/ai-chatbot-joins-mushroom-hunters-group-immediately-encourages-them-to-cook-dangerous-mushroom-2000523863
"404 Media reports on an incident from the latter category in which a popular Facebook group dedicated to mushroom foraging was invaded by an AI agent, which subsequently provided suggestions on how to cook a dangerous mushroom. The agent in question, dubbed 'FungiFriend,' entered the chat belonging to the Northeast Mushroom Identification & Discussion Facebook group, which includes some 13,000 members. It then proceeded to dole out some truly terrible advice.
In what seems like it must have been a test of the AI agent’s knowledge, one member of the group asked it 'how do you cook Sarcosphaera coronaria'—a type of mushroom that contains hyperaccumulate arsenic and that has led to at least one death, 404 writes. When queried about the dangerous mushroom, FungiFriend informed members that it is 'edible but rare,' and then added that 'cooking methods mentioned by some enthusiasts include sautéing in butter, adding to soups or stews, and pickling.'"
https://gizmodo.com/ai-chatbot-joins-mushroom-hunters-group-immediately-encourages-them-to-cook-dangerous-mushroom-2000523863