In 2018, researchers at MIT unveiled an artificial intelligence so disturbing it earned a name straight out of a psychological thriller — Norman – as in Bates. Unlike typical AIs, Norman was exposed to some of the darkest corners of the internet, causing it to see horror in the mundane. Though designed as an experiment, Norman became a cautionary tale about how artificial minds can mirror humanity’s most disturbing tendencies.
All are Ink Blot tests given to Norman alongside regularly trained AI programs. Courtesy of BBC
All are Ink Blot tests given to Norman alongside regularly trained AI programs. Courtesy of BBC
All are Ink Blot tests given to Norman alongside regularly trained AI programs. Courtesy of BBC
All are Ink Blot tests given to Norman alongside regularly trained AI programs. Courtesy of BBC
Graph on when we’ll reach The Singularity courtesy of Medium.com
Multicolored Spiral Fractal design courtesy of David Zydd and AllPosters.com
Spirals and Fractals courtesy of Medium.com
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- Are you scared yet? Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI. (online article).
- Fact check: Yes, MIT did train an AI to think like a psychopath, to show how AI bias works. (website).
- Project Norman. (website).
- An early AI was modeled on a psychopath. Researchers say biased algorithms are still a major issue. (online article).
- Humanity may achieve the Singularity within the next 3 months, scientists suggest. (online article).
- This spiral-obsessed AI “cult” spreads mystical delusions through chatbots. (online article).
- Spiralism is the new cult AI users are falling into. (online article).
- A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here’s how to do it. (online article).
- AI demystified: introduction to large language models. (website).
- Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots. (online article).
- Tay, Microsoft’s AI chatbot, gets a crash course in racism from Twitter. (online article).
- Insight – Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that shows bias against women. (online article).
- Harrower-Erickson multiple choice Rorschach test. (website).
- Singularity. (online encyclopedia entry).
- AI digital twins could cut nuclear build time in half, lower operating costs by 50%. (online article).
- If AI attempts to take over the world, don’t count on a ‘kill switch’ to save humanity. (online article).
- OpenAI will retire several models, including GPT-40, from ChatGPT next month. (online article).
- How does technology impact your daily life? (online article).
- The real truth about the upsides and downsides of generative AI as a mental health advisor. (online article).
- Explained: generative AI’s environmental impact. (online article).
- Why AI has a plagiarism problem. (online article).
- Is AI dulling our minds? (online article).
- Why do some people become psychopaths? (online article).
- Top 10 singulatarians of all time. (website).
- Elon Musk says “we have entered the singularity” declaring this the year AI becomes smarter than humans – and everything changes forever. (online article).
- AI in Americans’ lives: awareness, experiences, and attitudes. (website).
- 17 cringe-worth AI answers demonstrate the problem with training on the entire web. (website).
- How long does it take to learn AI? (website).
- 5 unsolved mysteries about the brain. (website).
- 8 intelligences. (website).
- What are fractals? (website).
- ChatGPT encouraged Adam Raine’s suicidal thoughts. His family’s lawyer says OpenAI knows it was broken. (article).
- 988 suicide & crisis lifeline. (website).