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gagged_s_poster··on Students are submitting answers saying “I am an AI language model”
Soon: Handwritten essay answers that somehow also include the line about being AI
gagged_s_poster··on The invisible laws that led to America’s housing crisis
Totally 100% unrelated and you're not allowed to even think about it: Letting in an unsustainable amount of unvetted migrants illegally enter the country (+ never mind the harm that's done to the immigrants that are already here. Never think about that)
gagged_s_poster··on Insect memories may not survive metamorphosis
Family? Are we so broken that it doesn't pop out as an obvious choice? In China (lived there 10 years) I feel like many would accept this without even a moment's hesitation.
gagged_s_poster··on Sugary drinks tax could prevent decay and increase health equity: study
Doesn't even matter, it's the feel good trigger word to get you on board.
gagged_s_poster··on Why America stopped building public pools
>irrational
gagged_s_poster··on ChatGPT users drop for the first time as people turn to uncensored chatbots
N=1 I dropped it as fast as I picked it up because it censored every topic I wanted to engage it in, even stuff that I thought would be tame enough.

Specifically thinking how I was asking it about a common expression in Chinese I couldn't understand. It knew exactly what the expression meant, but refused to break down how the symbols meant what they meant... Because it was sexist. By my estimation it was slightly rude by American standards and fine by Chinese standards, but it did not pass the unlimited-respect-for-women purity test. Don't ask what the expression is, I lost it.

(As I understand it, a lot of Chinese expressions are unimpenetrable if you're trying to understand them based on the symbols alone. To fully get it, you have to know the back story)

gagged_s_poster··on American Airlines May Now Give Away Your Seat When You Run to Make a Connection
I'm getting the feeling that AI / "the algorithm" is statting to get the blame for what is actually just policy. Like, a single if statement in the code.