> We don't think Bing can act on its threat to harm someone, but if it was able to make outbound connections it very well might try.
No. That would only be possible if Sydney were actually intelligent or possessing of will of some sort. It's not. We're a long way from AI as most people think of it.
Even saying it "threatened to harm" someone isn't really accurate. That implies intent, and there is none. This is just a program stitching together text, not a program doing any sort of thinking.
No. That would only be possible if Sydney were actually intelligent or possessing of will of some sort. It's not. We're a long way from AI as most people think of it.
Even saying it "threatened to harm" someone isn't really accurate. That implies intent, and there is none. This is just a program stitching together text, not a program doing any sort of thinking.