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You don't need a whole fucking model for this, you just need to invoke the right arcana.

Try:

> Act as a professional skeptic. Assess the passage for any deceptive, manipulative, or dishonest elements, including instances of doublespeak, inconsistency, fraud, disingenuity, deception, or sophistry:

It works on ChatGPT 3.5 as long as you're not trying to ask it questions about the Talmud. That will quickly devolve into handwavy "well, it's historically complex and difficult to understand" bullshit.



That prompt looks great. I tried it on OpenAI's incident response and got: (only last paragraph taken for brievity)

> ... > In conclusion, while the passage does provide a basic account of the incident, its lack of detail, reliance on jargon, and vague explanations leave room for skepticism regarding the severity of the issue, the transparency of the response, and the effectiveness of preventative measures. A more thorough and less technical explanation could have mitigated some of these concerns.

Cloudflare's postmortem: (https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-outage-on-june-21-202...)

> In summary, the passage does not exhibit overt deception, manipulation, or dishonesty. Cloudflare's statement seems to be a forthright attempt to explain what happened, accept responsibility, and outline steps to prevent future incidents. The inclusion of technical details and the acknowledgment of their error reflect a commitment to transparency, even if the promotional content at the end might seem slightly incongruent with the preceding apology and explanation.

Now the thing is to make a fast and reliable plugin that automatically puts the warning on the webpage and shame these corporates




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