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This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

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Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

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Academics Face Sack for Objecting to Laughing at the Disabled!

category international | health / disability issues | news report author Monday May 28, 2007 14:00author by Ciaron O'Reillyauthor address Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Report this post to the editors

Today I attended a solidarity vigil for Gary MacLennan outside his QUT (Queensland University of Technology) disciplinary hearing. Gary and a fellow QUT academic John Hookam, are facing disciplinary hearings and possible dismissals, for objecting to a PhD project entitled "Laughing at the Disabled". Check the link below for background on the case.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEucGUEQFwA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEucGUEQFwA

I first met Gary in the 1970's in Brisbane, he had arrived in Brisbane at a time when "Laughing at the Irish" (Irish jokes were at their height in the '70's) and shooting them in the streets were dovetailing in his native north of Ireland. Gary was one of the courageous voices under the Bjelke Petersen state government that suppressed free speech (thousands of arrests from '77-'80) and systematic police corruption. Gary, myself and many of our friends were victims of political arrests, bashings, police raids and harrassment during this period. Gary has taught for over 32 years at QUT where he is celebrated as an inspirational teacher.

The "Laughing at the Disabled" PhD had been passed by the ethics committee and had exploited two adults with disabilities, setting them up to be humiliated in a country pub. Gary and John expressed opposition at the PhD presentation and later wrote an article for "The Australian" newspaper see http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,2153....html. These acts are the basis of the discplinary action. In a Kafkaesque twist they have been accused of "bullying" by those who bully the disabled for entertainment.

Today's hearing was held behind closed doors with no defense counsel. "Queenslander of the Year" aboriginal academic Chris Sarra http://www.abc.net.au/message/news/stories/s1126447.htm attended the hearing to advocate for Gary.

The actions raise questions about attitudes to people with disabilities, free expression and natural justice. These questions are not being explored in the disciplinary hearing but were explored in a forum outside the hearing today. These issues need to be explored inside QUT and outside. The sacking of these courageous academics will not advance this exploration.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Laughing at the disabled ....     Gimp    Mon May 28, 2007 16:36 
   Funny stuff...     Niall    Mon May 28, 2007 16:50 
   Moral relativism is dead?     Moral Cripple    Mon May 28, 2007 17:22 
   Verbal abuse of disabled is reminiscent of Nazi era     catface    Mon May 28, 2007 22:09 
   LINK- Recent Coverage in "The Australian"     Update    Tue May 29, 2007 01:50 
   Clarification     Moral Cripple    Tue May 29, 2007 02:26 
   You're kidding     Deirdre Clancy    Tue May 29, 2007 19:20 
   More footage fromt he hearing and short piece in The Australian     A    Wed May 30, 2007 07:50 
   Read between the lines     Niall    Wed May 30, 2007 15:20 
 10   Disability Community Confronts QUT     Update    Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:23 
 11   Repsonse to Niall     Spinning Quickly    Tue Jun 05, 2007 20:08 
 12   Reading between the original lines     Stuart    Tue Jun 05, 2007 22:32 
 13   Duty of care     Miriam    Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:02 
 14   QUT Finds Gary MacLennan & John Hookam Guikty; Suspends them for 6 Months.     Dani    Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:18 
 15   Offending a senior academic is clearly inappropriate     Stuart    Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:46 
 16   Paperwork     Sal Fiore    Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:24 
 17   Gary MacLennan's Opening Statement at His Hearing (He was not allowed by the chair to deliver it)     The Defendant    Sat Jun 09, 2007 16:03 
 18   Hearing notes     Sal Fiore    Sun Jun 10, 2007 19:17 
 19   LINK-The Queensland "Courier Mail" Carries the Suspensions on its Front Page this Morning     Update    Sun Jun 10, 2007 21:27 
 20   Gary MacLennan's Reply to the Vice Chancellor Re: Charges of Misconduct     Defendant Response    Mon Jun 11, 2007 20:22 
 21   Disciplinary Juggernauts     Stuart    Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:30 
 22   Noonan's 'fantastic friendship' with James and Darren?     Parents    Tue Jun 12, 2007 13:54 
 23   Over Kill     Don McLennan    Wed Jun 13, 2007 00:06 
 24   Report from Brisbane (Wed)     Ciaron O'Reilly    Wed Jun 13, 2007 19:21 
 25   Intellectual hypocrisy     Michael Keane    Thu Jun 14, 2007 17:24 
 26   That's just personal abuse     Parent    Thu Jun 14, 2007 17:51 
 27   Oh Mikey     Sue    Thu Jun 14, 2007 18:18 
 28   The real lesson     Carthage    Fri Jun 15, 2007 05:58 
 29   Michael: I wish you and your project partners well     Stephi Donald    Fri Jun 15, 2007 13:26 
 30   Freedom to do ... and say .. and show ... what?     Rauri Mannix    Fri Jun 15, 2007 16:49 
 31   Dr Who? No. Dr Mckee     kirk    Sat Jun 16, 2007 15:36 
 32   Lauging - a contrary view     Bernie Dowling    Mon Jun 18, 2007 08:17 
 33   'Front and centre' or incitement to ridicule     Parent    Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:37 
 34   Know the facts before judging     Michael Noonan    Mon Jun 18, 2007 14:23 
 35   And there it is, as anticipated     Parent    Mon Jun 18, 2007 22:21 
 36   The consequences of causing offence     Stuart    Mon Jun 18, 2007 23:22 
 37   LINK "The Austtralian" - QUT Experiences Technical Difficulties.......     Update    Thu Jun 28, 2007 07:00 
 38   LINK-Youtube QUT International Student Speaks Out Part 1     Singapore    Thu Jun 28, 2007 07:34 
 39   LINK-Norwegian Student Speaks Out Against Laughing at the Disabled     Update    Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:32 
 40   Irony 101: McKee now sees himself as a crusader against bullying     Link Astor    Mon Jul 02, 2007 17:27 
 41   Suspended QUT lecturer fights back     Jim McIlroy    Tue Jul 03, 2007 18:50 
 42   Gary's complaints about Alan McKee's t-shirts     George    Tue Jul 03, 2007 20:27 
 43   oz     jimmy friend    Tue Jul 03, 2007 20:47 
 44   movement round the station     Peter Thomas    Tue Jul 10, 2007 19:44 
 45   LINK Youtube-UCLA Professor Shocked at QUT Action     Update    Sat Jul 14, 2007 14:36 
 46   LINK- Federal Court Reinstates MacLennan & Hookam Wages Pending October Hearing     The Australian    Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:58 
 47   Day of Action - QUT Open Day     Solidarity    Tue Jul 24, 2007 22:49 
 48   disability and dehumanisation     John Tracey    Thu Jul 26, 2007 03:53 
 49   review of Michael Noonan's "Unlikely Travellers"     John Tracey    Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:59 
 50   Criticised footage released to public     John Tracey    Thu Aug 30, 2007 17:17 
 51   Opinion Piece     from Dr. John Hookam & Dr. Gary MacLennan    Fri Aug 31, 2007 14:37 
 52   controversial footage made public     John Tracey    Wed Sep 05, 2007 13:10 
 53   controversial footage, that was made public, even more controversial now     Peter    Fri Sep 28, 2007 01:10 
 54   LINK-Brisbane's "Courier Mail" reports Out of Court Settlement Likely...     Update    Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:55 
 55   MacLennan and Hookham report for work: Ugly scenes at QUT's Creative Industries Faculty     Marcus    Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:41 
 56   MacLennan pays a high price for QUT's out-of-court admission     Felix    Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:26 
 57   Gary MacLennan's parting email     Felix    Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:29 
 58   MacLennan and Hookham: The price of going public     Meaghan    Sun Nov 04, 2007 15:25 
 59   MacLennan and Hookham out: Noonan still in     meaghan    Mon Nov 05, 2007 13:04 
 60   Questions remaining unanswered by QUT     meaghan    Mon Nov 05, 2007 13:07 
 61   MacLennan and Hookham: ... The End     meaghan    Mon Nov 05, 2007 13:14 
 62   The End: Not Quite -- Noonan's last laugh     Righteous    Thu Nov 08, 2007 16:17 
 63   Noonan's film wins top Australian film award.     John Tracey    Fri Nov 16, 2007 14:05 
 64   The film at the Centre of this controversy was "Laughhing at the Disabled"     OZ    Fri Nov 16, 2007 15:05 
 65   Thank you Ciaron     John Tracey    Sat Nov 17, 2007 02:41 
 66   John - losers     OZ    Sat Nov 17, 2007 08:12 
 67   A further insult to people with disability     Parent    Sat Nov 17, 2007 09:27 
 68   To Parent     John Tracey    Sat Nov 17, 2007 13:44 
 69   Disingenuous John     Parent    Sat Nov 17, 2007 16:09 
 70   suicide?     John Tracey    Sat Nov 17, 2007 17:35 
 71   Amazing!     Parent    Sat Nov 17, 2007 23:03 
 72   Have you seen the movie?     John Tracey    Sun Nov 18, 2007 04:29 
 73   Here's Personal Criticism - More Losers     OZ    Sun Nov 18, 2007 08:49 
 74   petty     John Tracey    Sun Nov 18, 2007 09:06 
 75   Did anyone in Oz see it?     John Tracey    Tue Nov 20, 2007 06:15 
 76   Last Response     OZ    Tue Nov 20, 2007 06:39 
 77   are facts relevant?     John Tracey    Tue Nov 20, 2007 07:53 
 78   p.s. lies     John Tracey    Tue Nov 20, 2007 09:11 
 79   The Catholic Church has recanted.     John Tracey    Wed Dec 12, 2007 05:10 


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