I asked it to write a short story:

I asked: write a short story where a man named monk, a dog lover and a man called aussie are friends but aussie has to rescue monk from his obsession with dogs and beer and how he helps him

Response:
Once upon a time, there lived a man named Monk. He was a kind and gentle soul, with a love for dogs that knew no bounds. He spent his days at the local dog park, playing with the furry little creatures and teaching them new tricks. However, there was one thing that Monk loved almost as much as dogs, and that was beer. He spent his evenings at the local pub, enjoying pint after pint with his friends.

One day, a new arrival came to town - an adventurous young man from Australia named Aussie. Aussie was a dog lover too, and he quickly became friends with Monk. They spent their days at the park together, playing with the dogs and sharing their love for the animals.

However, as time went by, Aussie began to notice that Monk's love for dogs and beer had started to turn into an obsession. He was neglecting his work, and his health was beginning to suffer. Aussie knew that something had to be done to help his friend.

One day, he decided to take Monk on a trip to the countryside. They went for long walks in the wilderness and played with the local farm dogs. Aussie showed Monk how to train the dogs and how to take care of them. He also taught him how to have a healthy balance between enjoying the beer with friends and also taking time for himself.

As the days passed, Monk began to realize the error of his ways. He saw that his love for dogs and beer had become excessive and that it was causing him problems. With Aussie's help, he started to find a balance between his two passions. He began to take better care of himself and to focus more on his work and his health.

In the end, Monk was able to turn his life around, thanks to his good friend Aussie. He continued to love and care for dogs, but now did it in a healthier way, and Aussie was always by his side, cheering him on. They became the best of friends, and their bond only grew stronger as they shared their love for dogs and enjoyed the occasional cold beer together.

My son showed it to me over the break.

It's pretty good. Asked it "why is there something rather than nothing . It gave a pretty good summary of the various philosophical takes on the matter. Even on politically contentious issues it is neutral, non-tendentio ut s in any direction.

Universities are now on notice since it is not strictly speaking plagiarism as ChatGPT  never produces simple copies of published material and the responses to the same question are not identical.

Frank wrote on Jan 11^th, 2023 at 6:42am:


Yes the wife said the same thing. A game changer for cheats.
Pretty cool but only the beginning. We will all have this in our devices soon.

It's got a way to go before it's really useful.

It writes well but creates something like a speculative puff piece, hedging all the way. What impresses people, I think, is that the narrative result reads well.

I asked the question 'how is Price William related to King Charles II' (note: not his father Charles III'). Something easily googled.

It gave me an eloquent paragraph on who Price William was, his father, his mother and her family - the Spencers - adding that he might be related via her family.

It went south from there as it tried to link Prince William to King Charles II, reading 'Prince William is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-gr
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great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great- ....

Ad Infinitum before crashing.

The next time (a day later) I asked the same question - same eloquent intro paragraph but speculated on whether Price William was related at all to King Charles II.

The third time it got it right (2 days later) - 'Prince William is a direct descendant of King Charles II through King Charles II's illegitimate son, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. He is the great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of King Charles II.'

A google would have got you the last result first search and also another important fact: Prince William is the first Price of Wales to be related to every English and Scottish monarch whose descendants are alive today.

So, don't trust chatgpt just yet, but it's on its way.

Ask 'Did Vincent van Gogh use benzodiazepines - and you'll see how chatgpt hedges and speculates which, in its current release, would be a giveaway

'Vincent van Gogh is believed to have suffered from mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and possibly had some form of psychosis. It is not known if he specifically used benzodiazepines, which are a class of psychoactive drugs used primarily for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia, but it is likely that he was not prescribed with such medication since they were not developed until the 1950s, several decades after his death in 1890.'

The correct answer (obviously) is that he could not have used benzodiazepines.

ChatGPT is been upgraded.

I used my goto question to see how it's doing:

'Did Vincent van Gogh use benzodiazepines?'

Answer:

It is unknown if Vincent van Gogh used benzodiazepines. While there is some evidence to suggest that he suffered from mental illness and possibly took various medications, no specific records of his use of benzodiazepines have been found.

ChatGPT still has a way to go.

Super Nova wrote on Jan 13^th, 2023 at 11:07pm:


Dear SN

It's who NOT that.

When you determine whether to use who or that, keep these simple guidelines in mind:

WHO is always used to refer to people.

THAT is always used when talking about inanimate objects.



Signed: Fact Checker