[Hidden-tech] ChatGPT prompt -- I'm impressed

[Ron Blechner]

When you repeat requests for stories, you'll notice it uses the same
formula, same length, same basic way it describes people.
Ask it ten times for conversations / meetings between 2 different people,
and the patterns will be obvious.
The first-glance impressiveness gives way to "oh, ChatGPT is super
formulaic".

Basically it's "Oh, this user gave me a prompt, let me go and search for
the most basic and popular things I know about this prompt, and regurgitate
it into a predictable format".

It's still more impressive than chat AI from 5 or 10 years ago, but it has
a ways to go.

-Ron Blechner


On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 11:40 PM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Ok, I finally set up an account at chat.openai.com/chat and gave the
> following prompt: "Write a short story about a Zimbabwe boy child and a
> Chinese girl child who meet at a festival and become friends." The result
> was a well written, pretty heart warming story.
>
> As a programmer, I can sort of softly peel back a couple of the layers to
> explain how it came up with this, but not the whole thing.
>
> BTW, the Arts festival it lists is real and is happening in four weeks in
> Zimbabwe, and Tawanda is the 54th most popular name for boys there.
>
> Mik
>
> -----
>
> *Write a short story about a Zimbabwe boy child and a Chinese girl child
> who meet at a festival and become friends.*
>
> Tawanda had always been fascinated by the colorful posters plastered all
> over town, announcing the upcoming Harare International Festival of the
> Arts. He had never been to a festival before, and the idea of seeing music,
> theater, and dance performances from all over the world made him tingle
> with excitement.
>
> On the first day of the festival, Tawanda found himself wandering through
> the bustling crowds, his eyes wide with wonder. Everywhere he looked, there
> were people from all walks of life, dressed in their most colorful and
> extravagant outfits. As he was making his way through a particularly busy
> section of the festival, he spotted a young girl standing by herself,
> gazing up at the towering buildings around her. She looked lost and a
> little scared, and Tawanda felt a sudden urge to help her.
>
> "Hello," he said, approaching her cautiously. "Are you okay?"
>
> The girl turned to him and smiled, and Tawanda was struck by her beauty.
> Her eyes were dark and almond-shaped, and her hair was black and shiny,
> pulled back into two long braids. She wore a traditional Chinese dress,
> with a bright red silk skirt and a white blouse adorned with delicate
> embroidery.
>
> "I'm fine," she said in perfect English. "I'm just a little lost. My
> parents went to see a show, and I got separated from them."
>
> Tawanda knew what it was like to feel lost in a crowd. He offered to help
> the girl look for her parents, and together they started weaving their way
> through the sea of people. As they walked, Tawanda learned that the girl's
> name was Mei, and that she was visiting Zimbabwe with her family.
>
> As they searched, Tawanda and Mei discovered that they had more in common
> than they thought. They both loved music, and Tawanda was thrilled to learn
> that Mei played the erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument. Mei was equally
> fascinated by Tawanda's stories of Zimbabwean mbira music and dance.
>
> Eventually, they found Mei's parents waiting anxiously by the entrance to
> the main theater. Mei's mother was overjoyed to see her daughter safe and
> sound, and she thanked Tawanda for his kindness. Tawanda and Mei exchanged
> phone numbers, promising to stay in touch after the festival was over.
>
> For the rest of the festival, Tawanda and Mei hung out together, exploring
> the different performances and getting to know each other better. They
> laughed and danced and sang, and Tawanda felt a deep sense of joy and
> connection that he had never experienced before. He had made a friend from
> a completely different culture, and it had opened up a whole new world for
> him.
>
> As the festival came to a close, Tawanda felt a twinge of sadness knowing
> that he and Mei would have to say goodbye. But he also felt a sense of
> gratitude, for the friendship that had bloomed between them in the most
> unexpected of places. He knew that he would always treasure the memory of
> that magical week, and the girl from China who had taught him that no
> matter where you come from, music and friendship can bring people together.
>
> -----
>
>
> Mik Muller, president
> Montague WebWorks
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