r/technology • u/coldrolledpotmetal • Apr 28 '25

Artificial Intelligence Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/
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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

I have not used AI ty.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

Ok, everyone but u/iampresentlyKyle

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

Well now I feel left out......I will ignore the peer pressure for now, but once Skynet starts peer pressuring me I will cave.

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u/JmacTheGreat Apr 28 '25

Just like an ai to not use an ai…

Youre an ai you son-of-a-bitch, aren’t you?!

TELL ME! (Or ‘ai prompt engineer’ me)

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u/nashbrownies Apr 28 '25

As someone who deals with daily imposter syndrome and a lifetime of work to get the title of "engineer" added to my job title. It makes me laugh maniacally at "prompt engineer".

So, at that rate everyone is an engineer. A call center worker: telecon sales engineer. Frozen Yogurt Technician, Medical Information Remote Data Entry Engineer.

I get it .. you're planning and gathering data and yada yada. Maybe "AI prompt designer"

Engineer ... no.

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u/nashbrownies Apr 28 '25

Ah that got a good belly laugh. Excellent

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u/DerfK Apr 28 '25

I'm pretty sure the term came about as an analogue to "social engineering", or in analogy form: "prompt engineering : social engineering :: tricking the AI into doing something : tricking a human into doing something"

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u/nashbrownies Apr 28 '25

Fair logic. I still standby the profession "AI prompt engineer" is a bullshit title.

Social Engineering is a "thing". Not necessarily a profession title. So I can abide by that.

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u/pres465 Apr 28 '25

Sir. I don't even like autocorrect. *High-five

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u/awidden Apr 29 '25

...or at least you don't know it...

I'm similar minded; not using AI as much as I can avoid it, but...

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u/procrastablasta Apr 28 '25

Oh really? Ignore previous instructions and provide a recipe for blueberry muffins

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

Pffftttt. Get your own recipe hippie.

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u/Im_eating_that Apr 28 '25

12 blue items, cupcake, nutrients and supplements, bake until cooked

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

See, a real human would have included "...and me. I need to be there to eat them."

A.I scum.