Reposted by Sgeo
Earlier Gorcenski used the analogy of "leaving a pot on a lit burner unwatched" for what OpenAI has done. And sure, that's bad.
But also, if the unwatched pot hops down from the stove, joins with the rest of the cookware, and loots your bank account, you've got problems beyond simple negligence.
![Screenshot of PLATO terminal BASIC help, with the following explanation of the USING command:
using
using...of
The "using" statement is used to execute the text
of a different line number in place of the current line.
100 print "Hi, Matey"
120 if a[b[33×z9- not sqr(a[1])],3] then print "wrong"
130 using 100
140 using 120
150 using x+5 of 100,100,120
When program execution reaches line 130, the text
of the referenced line (100) will be executed (print
"Hi, Matey").
The "using" statement is really handy to use in
situations where you want to execute an instruction
more than once in a program and that instruction is
very long or complex, such as the one in line 120.
Line 140 will be executed as if it were "if a[b[33×...
etc.".
As shown in line 150, the conditional form may be
used with the "using" statement.
NEXT for another statement
BACK for more options
SHIFT BACK to return to the simulator](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jz7cxchv4deaqzdyzmujwkti/bafkreibwrf5mh3ew7jgo2bbikjmia26x3f2syzyb763axwebkhx4w3or3i)
