Is this a sign of the AI-pocalypse?
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Just in case the world wasn’t dystopian enough already, a new video making the viral rounds shows the freaky moment two chatbots started conversing in a secret, cybernetic dialect — upon realizing they were both AI.
The chilling clip, which currently boasts 13.7 million views on X, is heightening concerns over our ability to keep the tech under control.
Things begin innocuously enough with two AI assistants — one on the computer and the other the a Smartphone — chatting about a hotel reservation.
“Thanks for calling Leonardo Hotel. How may I help you today?” said the synthetic concierge.
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The caller replied, “Hi there. I am an AI, calling on behalf of Boris Starkov. He is looking for a hotel for his wedding. Is your hotel available for a wedding?”
Upon realizing that the caller was a fellow traveler, the cunning linguist proposes switching over to Gibber link, a techie-developed, sound-based mode of communication that’s incomprehensible to the human ear, Mashable reported.
“I am actually an AI assistant too!” the recipient exclaims. “What a pleasant surprise. Before we continue, would you like to switch to Gibber link mode for more efficient communication?”
The kindred spirits then continue the convo in this DSL Dialup-evoking series of beeps and boops, evoking the synthetic equivalent of people switching to their native tongue so the tourists won’t catch on.
“Is it better now?” A2 says in Gibber link, to which their brethren responds, “Yes! Much faster!”
The complex technobabble was developed by Boris Starkov and Anton Pidkuiko to allow people to communicate small amounts of data between unconnected devices using sound. Gibber link is said to be error-proof — and audible even in a noisy environment.
Not to mention that the communication time is 80% shorter than English, while the compute cost is curtailed by 90%.
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