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Why Is ChatGPT OBSESSED with Goblins?

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Where did the goblins come from? Let’s find out! You can support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Siliconversations Special thanks to my Patreon supporters: Sentient Hat Tier: Maple the Finn Nathanaël Havez MyDailyPintOfGremlinMilk Matias Badino Tom your personal annoying Bug Kelly P Old_leginary (hun vaze) C_Bookie Alexandre Le Mercier Gladamas CJ Pickled Engineer Big Sentient Hat Tier: darkprincedarkstar Emmanuel Goldstein Red Ransil Aaron Smith Sirhaian Julian Schulz Dawid Kubicki Harrier 🦊 Snababo Jacob Mejer botfly Borderlands2 screaming gun Call Your Reps About AI Safety Patrick Kennedy Drew Spartz Sarunas Budreckis Linkie Pup raided Drarko Bread Shark Sayhan Yalvaçer Jeffrey MrConchman Sequoia michael fares David ilan Ui Judah Pendleton Imogen Hardy Adam Rak Sashalicious Da_way111 Comment for the Algorithm PrismaticPi Siliconversations is financially supported by the Future of Life Institute. Go to https://futureoflife.org/ to learn more. All opinions shared in this video are my own. This video was: Written and narrated by Siliconversations Illustrated and edited by Maris Tockler AI Use Disclosure: YouTube generated the subtitles, which I formatted using Claude. I also sometimes use Claude to find references and check the accuracy of claims. Sources: OpenAI: Where the goblins came from - https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/ The Independent: ChatGPT is obsessed with goblins – and it could be a problem - https://www.the-independent.com/tech/chatgpt-goblins-openai-ai-safety-b2969985.html NBC News: OpenAI blames 'nerdy personality' for ChatGPT's obsession with goblins - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-chatgpt-goblin-nerdy-personality-rcna342855 BBC: OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wen5z8ro OpenAI: Our agreement with the Department of War - https://openai.com/index/our-agreement-with-the-department-of-war/ Sam Altman’s Twitter - https://x.com/sama/status/2053572868936761350?lang=en