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		baobabKoodaa on May 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI: Model Spec A human can easily defend the position that the earth is flat. If you google for these arguments, you will find hundreds of them.

Spivak on May 9, 2024 [–]

Pour one out for the defense attorneys who aren't able to provide a defense for a guilty client.

Arguing for a flat-earth works the same way, you're probably doomed to fail in the long run but in the short-term you're keeping the opposition honest.

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