ChatGPT and what it means for our future

[dualstow]

There’s a WSJ piece questioning whether ‘hallucinate’ is the approprate term for when AIs spout “facts” that just aren’t true. I think it’s a bit late to speculate. Trying to undo it will be like trying to replace the term “social distancing.”

[vnatale]

There’s a WSJ piece questioning whether ‘hallucinate’ is the approprate term for when AIs spout “facts” that just aren’t true. I think it’s a bit late to speculate. Trying to undo it will be like trying to replace the term “social distancing.”

Which, of course, would have been more accurately described as "physical distancing".

[dualstow]

The point being, people can argue all day about the right phrasing, but once a term takes hold, it may be a while before it changes. Like forever. There are some exceptions. The autism spectrum used to be a “continuum” but it’s not that different. And I think both terms were coined by the same person.

[dualstow]

DS is there a word for 1000 Km?

ChatGPT
Yes, the word for 1000 kilometers is "megameter" (symbol: Mm). The prefix "mega-" represents one million, so a megameter is equal to 1,000,000 meters or 1,000 kilometers.

User
is 1000 megameters a gigameter?

ChatGPT
No, 1000 megameters (Mm) is not equal to a gigameter (Gm).
The prefix "giga-" represents one billion, so a gigameter is equal to 1,000,000,000 meters or 1,000,000 kilometers.
Therefore, 1000 megameters is equivalent to 1 gigameter.

User

[Smith1776]

DS is there a word for 1000 Km?

ChatGPT
Yes, the word for 1000 kilometers is "megameter" (symbol: Mm). The prefix "mega-" represents one million, so a megameter is equal to 1,000,000 meters or 1,000 kilometers.

User
is 1000 megameters a gigameter?

ChatGPT
No, 1000 megameters (Mm) is not equal to a gigameter (Gm).
The prefix "giga-" represents one billion, so a gigameter is equal to 1,000,000,000 meters or 1,000,000 kilometers.
Therefore, 1000 megameters is equivalent to 1 gigameter.

User

I am less blown away by ChatGPT than I was previously. While I do think the technology is powerful, I also think that its limitations are becoming more apparent. One article I read really hit the nail on the head for me: ChatGPT's strength isn't in giving us the right answers, but in confidently giving us answers that sound like they should be right.

[dualstow]

Definitely

[Mountaineer]

This one's for you Dual & Smith:

There was a wizard of Chennai,
Who was baked by mistake in a pie.
To his mother’s cat,
He emerged through the pat,
And exclaimed, with a yawn, Where am I?

Written by ChatGPT

[dualstow]

LOL

[Mountaineer]

LOL

Does your signature mean
Blonds
Love
Men?

[dualstow]

BLess Mountaineer

[Mountaineer]

BLess Mountaineer

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Take me home country roads, take me home.

Bleed
Less
Mountain Mama

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