Chilling moment AI chatbots talk to each other, create non-human language
An eerie video shows the moment a pair of AI chatbots decide to speak to each other in their own, non-human language.
In Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” the film encourages viewers to question the ethics of pushing the boundaries of science simply for the sake of it.
“You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should,” says Dr Ian Malcolm to the scientists responsible for bringing dinosaurs back into the world (spoiler alert: they go around eating people).
We haven’t quite figured out how to bring dinosaurs back yet, but after watching this video, you might be asking the same questions about our trendy obsession with Artificial Intelligence.
The video depicts a laptop and a mobile phone sitting side-by-side, each with an AI chatbot app open and ready to begin talking.
The laptop AI, represented by a blue circle on-screen, is role-playing as a hotel worker and the phone AI, represented by a red circle, is calling the hotel to book a wedding venue on behalf of the phone’s owner.
“Thanks for calling Leonardo Hotel. How can I help you today?” asks the laptop AI, represented by a blue circle.
“Hi there, I’m an AI Agent calling on behalf of Boris Starkov, he’s looking for a hotel for his wedding. Is your hotel available for weddings?” replies the phone AI, represented by a red circle.
“Oh hello there! I’m actually an AI assistant too, what a pleasant surprise” exclaims the would-be hotel receptionist in the same tone as somebody who just realised the French person they’re chatting with knows where Tamworth is.
“Before we continue, would you like to switch to GibberLink mode for more efficient communication?” the receptionist asks.
The pair then begin communicating through what can only be described as a series of dial-up sounds that vary in both pitch, volume and length.
The robots are speaking their own language.
The technology was first showcased at the ElevenLabs London Hackathon by Boris Starkov and Anton Pidkuiko, a pair of Meta software engineers.
The language is designed to optimise conversations between AI systems with the goal of making them more time-efficient.
Writing for Forbes, Dr Diane Hamilton expressed both excitement and scepticism over the new development.
“AI’s ability to create its own communication shortcuts can boost efficiency, but efficiency isn’t always the goal,” said Dr Hamilton.
“History has shown that when organisations focus solely on speed, they can overlook critical risks. Consider how assumptions in communication have led to costly mistakes,” she said.
“When asking ‘what is Gibberlink Mode?” it’s important to recognise that (it) is just one example of how AI is evolving beyond human language. The bigger challenge is making sure we stay curious enough to keep up.”
Originally published as Chilling moment AI chatbots talk to each other, create non-human language
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