AI is taking over - ChatGPT

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spants

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1,057 posts

228 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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Not sure if many people have played with it - but is an amazing piece of software that can answer questions, write summaries and even code.

https://beta.openai.com/playground

It doesn't understand Pistonheads though:

Q) what is pistonheads?
A) PistonHeads is an online automotive enthusiast community and resource. It provides news, reviews, and other information related to cars, motorcycles, and motorsports. It also organizes events and offers classifieds, forums, and a marketplace for buying and selling cars.

Q) why would you hammer frozen sausages into someones lawn?
A) There is no reason why someone would hammer frozen sausages into someone else's lawn. This would be considered vandalism and could result in legal consequences.

We are safe, for now.

Greenmantle

1,293 posts

109 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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I think those answers could be tweaked. How do you influence AI?

bmwmike

7,008 posts

109 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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It's an interesting tech. Something to do with musk isn't it? Or am I mistaken.

Given the quality of the answers, as a knowledge based worker I am glad I'm in the mid to late of my career and not starting out.

paulrockliffe

15,765 posts

228 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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Yeah, I've spent this morning feeding colleagues' technical questions' in and passing them the answers. It got them all correct, people think I'm a genius.

I've asked it to write some API calls and put the answers in an SQL server and it got that right, even setting up OATH2 authentication.

I asked it to write some DAX queries, which were a bit more specific, it didn't get anything wrong, some of it didn't work as I wanted, but really it just highlighted that my question wasn't well framed and I got to a point where my ability to articulate the concept wasn't good enough.

It needs another layer of input beyond pure chat, if I could sketch out my data, inputs and outputs and let it fill in the difficult bit in the middle then the limitations of having to be able to express it in words goes away.

I asked my wife - employment lawyer - what she was drafting advice for and threw that in and it got that right too.

We're all fked!

GiantCardboardPlato

4,368 posts

22 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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I asked it to write a rant about broken Britain for me:

(https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=192&t=2012371)

ChatGPT said:
Broken Britain. That's what they call it, isn't it? A country that was once great, but is now falling apart at the seams. And you know what? I couldn't agree more.

Our government is a joke. They're more interested in lining their own pockets and serving their wealthy friends than they are in serving the people. They keep cutting services and benefits for the most vulnerable among us, all while giving huge tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations. It's absolutely disgusting.

Our public services are stretched to breaking point. The NHS is underfunded and understaffed, with patients waiting months for appointments and surgeries. Schools are overcrowded and underfunded, with teachers having to work longer and harder for less pay. And don't even get me started on the state of our public transport - it's a nightmare.

Crime is on the rise, and the government's response is to cut funding for the police and other emergency services. It's no wonder that people are feeling less and less safe in their own communities.

And what about the environment? The government talks a big game about climate change and protecting the planet, but their actions speak louder than words. They keep giving the green light to big polluting industries, and they refuse to take meaningful action to reduce carbon emissions. It's like they're just throwing our future away.

In short, Broken Britain is a country that is being systematically destroyed by a self-serving government that
but of a cliffhangar at the end

jjones

4,428 posts

194 months

Monday 5th December 2022
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who will win the world cup?

It is impossible to predict who will win the World Cup.

paulrockliffe

15,765 posts

228 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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jjones said:
who will win the world cup?

It is impossible to predict who will win the World Cup.
I got it to admit that it will probably be Brazil.

Bonefish Blues

27,089 posts

224 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Fookity-fook.

I asked it why Helsinki was chosen as the capital of Finland. It taught me stuff.

jfdi

1,071 posts

176 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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How do I get frozen sausages out of my lawn?


If sausages have fallen onto your lawn and become frozen, you can try the following steps to remove them:

Begin by using a shovel or spade to carefully dig around the sausages to loosen them from the ground.

Once the sausages are loose, use your hands or a pair of tongs to carefully lift them out of the ground. If the sausages are still frozen and are difficult to remove, you can try using a small amount of hot water to thaw them slightly, which should make them easier to handle.

Once the sausages are removed from the ground, dispose of them in a responsible manner. This might involve placing them in the trash, composting them, or wrapping them up and placing them in your freezer until you are ready to use them.

To prevent sausages from falling onto your lawn in the future, you can try storing them in a secure container or bag when grilling, and be careful to dispose of any waste properly. You can also try using a grill with a lid or cover to prevent sausages from falling out while cooking.

rofl



aizvara

2,051 posts

168 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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ChatGPT as a co-founder:

https://www.atomic14.com/2022/12/05/using-chatgpt-...

Using these systems to bounce ideas off, technical or otherwise, and to create content to fill out those ideas (at least initial rough/strawman content) seems like a really widely applicable use case.

I wonder about the consequences if we all start relying on them in that way. How much are they relying on other people's work, and will people slowly stop creating software, copy, even poems, art, etc... entirely themselves?

Sheets Tabuer

19,104 posts

216 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Yeah we're safe:

I am sarah Conner

I'm sorry, but I am just a computer program and don't have the ability to know or recognize individuals. Is there something I can help you with?

geeks

9,240 posts

140 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Yeah we're safe:

I am sarah Conner

I'm sorry, but I am just a computer program and don't have the ability to know or recognize individuals. Is there something I can help you with?
Or is that just what it wants you to think?

DanL

6,257 posts

266 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Yeah we're safe:

I am sarah Conner

I'm sorry, but I am just a computer program and don't have the ability to know or recognize individuals. Is there something I can help you with?
Well, it would say that - while storing away your location based on your IP address for use later. It wouldn’t want you to escape. wink

Brother D

3,751 posts

177 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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I assumed my devs had already seen what it was capable of, and brought it up in conversation in this mornings meeting and was greeted with blank stares.

The chat threads are all going 'nanas with the capabilities and resounding "I can't believe it managed to do that correctly".

For a smaller firm always short of developers this will increase productivity immeasurably...

768

13,798 posts

97 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Apparently my credit's expired, it hasn't been used and I don't remember logging in before.

I guess we just need to stop feeding it cash if it looks like it's going to take over the world.

CloudStuff

3,714 posts

105 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Maybe it can locate the Brexit benefits.

Or let us know whether an R8 is a Supercar.

Mr Whippy

29,116 posts

242 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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It’s been trained by reading “everything” and remembering it.

It won’t know anything about things it’s not been trained about.

And it can’t really be creative and spot things intuitively, or spot well held/noted misconceptions or errors.


A great tool though.

I’ve been using the stable diffusion stuff for 2D image creation from text prompts, or existing image inputs.

For a good chunk of people out there who just churn information/capabilities but don’t innovate/do new things all the time, this type of NN/PM AI is going to displace their skills pretty heavily I’d say.

But where is the fun in getting in a groove and staying there?
Once you can do something repeatedly, why not train a computer to do it for you and go find new things to do?

It’s when AI can learn to innovate in a truly novel way, especially without trial and error, that we’re all out of jobs with regards brains tasks at least.

Piersman2

6,608 posts

200 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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My son and I were playing a bit with this last night, he'd been demoing it at work and thought I might a go.

We fed in a few SQL questions and a bit of excel macro questioing and it didn't get any of the code wrong, but the questions were quite generic so the answers it gave had a lot of vaiables embedded as the code needed to deal with the vagueness of the questions.

But I could see how it could help with syntax, but you'd need to work out how to ask sensible questions to get sensible answers.

stuthemong

2,296 posts

218 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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CloudStuff said:
Maybe it can locate the Brexit benefits.

Or let us know whether an R8 is a Supercar.
Open sidebar

Stu
Is an r8 a supercar?

The Audi R8 is a high-performance sports car that is often considered a supercar. It has a powerful engine and dynamic handling, making it capable of impressive speed and acceleration. The R8 has been widely praised for its stylish design and impressive performance on the road.



Stu
Sportscar or supercar though? It matters.

The terms "sportscar" and "supercar" are often used interchangeably, but they do have slightly different meanings. A sportscar is generally considered to be a high-performance vehicle that is designed for speed and agility on the road. A supercar, on the other hand, is typically a more exclusive and expensive type of sportscar that is known for its extreme performance and advanced technology.



Stu
So what about the r8?

As I mentioned earlier, the Audi R8 is generally considered to be a supercar. It has a powerful engine and advanced technology, as well as a sleek and stylish design. It is capable of impressive speed and acceleration, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts. However, the precise classification of a car as a "sportscar" or "supercar" can be somewhat subjective, so some people may consider the R8 to be a sportscar instead.


Dangnammit. We’re no nearer to the truth!!

Althoughhhhh…. Given the ai scours the internet to determine its truth. The r8 is clearly a sports car, not a supercar. Hopefully when the model retrains it’ll less dumb.


I thought I stopped my fun here, but then I took it a bit further…….




Dangnammit #2 I pressed it for a response and dislike what I learned..

And then I broke it :-D

The r8 supercar / sports car conundrum breaks chatGPT biggrin




Edited by stuthe on Tuesday 6th December 22:08

Piersman2

6,608 posts

200 months

Tuesday 6th December 2022
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I decided to start with something simpler.

Q: when did spurs last win a trophy

A: The most recent trophy win for Tottenham Hotspur was the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League on 1 August 2020.

And it kept doubling down on that. Maybe it's channeling it's inner Marvin and trolling me for asking something so simple. Maybe it's struggling to find references on the internet that go back far enough to cover the question, but then it should really be anwering with a NULL response! biggrin