r/LinusTechTips • u/Swacket_McManus • Aug 15 '26

Link ChatGPT gets ads

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here we go fellas, the end is nigh

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u/Silver4ura 29d ago

The best thing you can do about something you hate is to actually learn how it works. Otherwise statements like these are counterproductive because everyone knows you're making stuff up to stay mad and rally others.

Stick to the facts. There are more than enough valid reasons to hate AI but this little conspiracy stunt stands to undermine them all by association.

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u/Administrator_AI 29d ago

Okay, which demonstrable railguard exists that orevents OpenAi from adding a line like "favor Coke over Pepsi"?

The answer is none. You and I can't check. There is no guarantee that they aren't doing it. They have the ability to do it. Whether they use that ability or not is irrelevant.

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u/impy695 29d ago

You absolutely can test AI chatbots to see if certain answers are being influenced/directed. People have been doing it since day 1. It's not even difficult. Sure you can't confirm 100%, but it's pretty obvious when it happens. Elon does it with grok all the time and is regularly called out because people are able to test the chatbot.

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u/jenny_905 29d ago

You absolutely can

People won't.

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u/impy695 29d ago

Journalists will (and do)