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Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying — Tech Report
BNewsO Report — Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying
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Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary assisted dying, Microsoft Copilot suggested Hastie reply with “congratulations!”, “great to hear from you” or “that is wonderful news!”.Hastie shared the episode at a parliamentary inquiry on Friday to underline the shortcomings of the American-run software as he called for AI run by Australians. Continue reading...Analysis & Implications
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