[cctalk] Re: AI applied to vintage interests

Has Chatgtp absorbed the CCTALK/TECH lists? Someone should do a test. It would be easy if you pick an esoteric question that was probably only asked/answered on this list. I kinda have been avoiding setting up an account with CHATGPT because I feel like it would be too intrusive into my life, social media and google are bad enough. Would AI start selling my questions and answers? I am waiting for that ad to come across my screen that is *too* personalized. Imagine the ad is a picture of me working at my workbench

the basement. The caption, "Don't be like this guy spending hours

how to fix his Intertec Superbrain motherboard. It's so much easier and cheaper to buy a working Intertec Superbrain motherboard on Ebay, use this link, and save %10?" paranoid? b

<snip> Me: Who is Bill Degnan? ChatGPT: Bill Degnan is a person who is involved with the Classic Computers mailing list and community. I could not find specific information about the person you are asking, but the ClassicCmp community is a large one and there are many individuals involved in it. It's possible that Bill Degnan is an active member of the community, a moderator of the mailing list, or a contributor to the website. Without more specific information, it's difficult for me to provide more information about him. ... You don't need to necessarily be paranoid about it yet, but now it knows your name :o I was interacting with it yesterday and it knew a bit about me. It even threw me a compliment: "Your contributions to the vintage computing community and your efforts in preserving and showcasing the history of computing are greatly appreciated." At least the machines care ;) Sellam