Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodos weekly deep dive on whats been happening in artificial intelligence.
Most notably, the botofferedto sell a guy a 2024 Chevy Tahoe for a dollar.
Thats a legally binding offerno takesie backsies, the bot added during the conversation.
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The bot in question belonged to the Watsonville Chevy dealership, in Watsonville, California.
It was provided to the dealership by a company calledFullpath, which sellsChatGPT-powered chatbotsto car dealerships across the country.
Implementing the industrys most sophisticated chat takes zero effort.
Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/Quirk Chevrolet
Bakke wasnt the only one who spent time screwing with the chatbot this week.
Others said they had goaded it intospitting outa Python script to solve a complex math equation.
A Reddit userclaimed to have gaslitthe bot into thinking it worked for Tesla.
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When reached for comment by Gizmodo, a Fullpath representative provided us with a statement arguing much the same.
The bot added: Your access to the chat feature has been temporarily paused for further investigation.
The race to plug LLMs into everything was always destined to be rocky.
Thats apparently a deal most businesses are willing to take.
Same as it ever was.
Question of the day: How many security bots are roaming your neighborhood?
The answer is: Probably more than youd think.
In September, the NYPD announced it hadprocured a Knightscope security botto patrol Manhattans subway stations.
Its a bit unclear whether its caught any turnstile hoppers yet.
More headlines this week
LLMs may be pretty bad at doing paperwork.
Patronus researchers recently tested LLMs by asking them basic questions about specific SEC filings they had been fed.
The report sorta throws cold water onthe premisethat AI is a good replacement for corporate clerical workers.
A billionaire-backed think tank helped draft Bidens AI regulations.
Amazons use of AI to summarize product reviews is pissing off sellers.
Earlier this year, Amazon launched a Rotten-Tomatoes-style platform thatuses AI to summarize product reviews.
Now,Bloomberg reportsthat the tool is causing trouble for merchants.
Complaints are circulating that the AI summaries are frequently wrong or will randomly highlight negative product attributes.
In one case, the AI tool described a massage table as a desk.
In short: Amazons AI tool seems to be getting pretty mixed reviews.
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How long it will last is an open question.
Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers.
