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ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results (arstechnica.com)
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[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 67 points 4 days ago

'Make this chat discoverable.' Beneath that, in smaller, lighter text, was a caveat explaining that the chat could then appear in search engine results."

UX designer here. People don’t read the little gray supporting text. “Search Engine” should’ve been in the headline.

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 43 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I've always been under the impression that the little grey supporting text being little and grey is because the designer didn't want it read but was required to put it somewhere. A dark pattern, if you will. Is it actually not intended that way?

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

When it’s used correctly, it should be adding a little extra color or context that’s not critical for most users, but will be helpful to a certain segment.

Or it’s bullshit that you -know- the user doesn’t care about, but it’s needed to make some person or department happy.

Or it’s a dark pattern.

[-] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 65 points 4 days ago

the ignorance required to lean into 'AI' in such a way all but ensures this

it's pretty telling that I hear AI talked about and seemingly used most by conservative types, I imagine because it's being pushed by influencers in that realm and the same people bankrolling 'AI' everywhere. people that are already comfortable with blind faith.. makes a bit of sense

then you still have people who are used to challenging and questioning things still upholding skepticism and not trusting ai because it all reeks of shit

AI for next pope!

[-] Eldritch@piefed.world 24 points 3 days ago

That and conservatives abhor thinking. They need someone or something to defer to. And LLMs can give them all sorts of moderately intelligent bullshit they've come to expect . From their leaders and politicians. But better and faster. With possibly even less accuracy.

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago

Apparently these people ticked a box saying "allow this chat to be indexed by search engines" and were surprised when their chats were indexed by search engines?

[-] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 40 points 3 days ago

Are these the same users that think the sycophant machine really loves them?

[-] C1pher@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Seems like a skill issue to be honest. Bunch of boomers checking boxes they dont understand, since thats entirely optional thing to create. Those public links arent created by themselves.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 days ago

Well I'm shocked more people don't ignore the flashing lights at train stations and just drive into the tracks right in front the trains frankly.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 17 points 4 days ago

They kind of do.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

unrelated but kinda related - I’m a firefighter. Often seen folks driving toward the scene lights like moths. Can be sketchy sometimes. I suspect it’s the collimated leds just piercing into the brains of the already distracted drivers.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

Target fixation. If you're looking at something, you drift towards it.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 11 points 3 days ago

how are they shocked, when they also get blog posts, and other posts being summarized on the AI search?

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 3 days ago

When you share something it's not private anymore! More news at 23:00!

[-] BangCrash@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Its one thing to not be private. Its an entirely different thing for that thing to be crawled, indexed and published on the world's biggest catalogue

[-] Womble@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago

Yep, and when you click a button that liteally says "make this discoverable on search engines" which is off by defualt, its the later.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

When it's chats with LLMs trained on this very type of data, it's mostly the user's fault. Of course, executives of LLM companies should still rot in prison.

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

It’s totally avoidable if you don’t use it, but I think the onus is mostly on the companies for advertising these chat bots as like, a friendly personal assistant when that’s absolutely not what they are. Like all “AI” shit, it runs mostly on consumer deception.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 3 days ago

Not on the internet it's not.

[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Oh no. Anyway.

My only thought is "no shit"

[-] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 12 points 4 days ago

lol this was on purpose

[-] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

FAFO.

[-] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Shocked, shocked I tell ya.

Insert Casablanca.gif

[-] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I mean, we knew this…

[-] tisktisk@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

wait, even if I only used duck.ai?

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

No

[-] tisktisk@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

it claims to be private, but also couldn't answer me when I asked how I could verify that claim

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