I played with ChatGPT this morning (Nov 10, 2023). This is what happened:
User (me): Please, make the language in the following paragraph simple, clear, and succinct: It is profoundly misleading to compare an organism to a machine. Machines do not create themselves. They have no own interests. They do not resist being switched off.
ChatGPT: Comparing organisms to machines is highly misleading. Unlike machines, organisms don’t create themselves, lack personal interests, and don’t resist being turned off.
Not only did ChatGPT improve the language, it also changed the meaning! This is a reminder that Artificial Intelligence has nothing to do with intelligence, i.e., understanding.
Update 2023-12-26:
I played with ChatGPT 3.5 again today (Dec 26, 2023). The following happened:
User (Me): The sack of potatoes had been placed below the bag of flour. What had to be moved first?
ChatGPT: The sack of potatoes had to be moved first before the bag of flour, as it was originally placed below the bag of flour.
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