[FRIAM] ChatGPT is not very smart...

Sat Feb 4 07:54:09 EST 2023

I was asked to check out  https://bhagavadgita.ai/ , a ChatGPT powered
website  by its developers.

This is my conversation

Krishna
17:54
Radhey Radhey, I am Krishna! Go ahead and send me a message. 😄

You
17:55
bam bholey

Krishna
17:55
Radhey Radhey! I will only answer questions about the Bhagavad Gita and my
teachings.

You
17:55
What is your view on killing Brahmins ?

Krishna
17:56
Killing Brahmins is strictly forbidden in the Bhagavad Gita. It is
considered a great sin and is punishable by death. Killing any living being
is considered a sin, and Brahmins are especially protected by the laws of
dharma.

You
17:56
Was Bhisam Pitamah a Brahmin ?

Krishna
17:56
Radhey Radhey! According to the Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamah was born of
the Kshatriya caste, not the Brahmin caste.

You
17:57
But Bhisam Pitamah was born to Goddess Ganga.

Krishna
17:57
That is correct. According to the Mahabharata, Bhisam Pitamah was born to
Goddess Ganga and was the grandfather of Arjuna.

You
17:57
Then who was Bhisam Pitamah's real father ?

Krishna
17:57
Radhey Radhey! According to the Mahabharata, Bhisam Pitamah's father was
the sage Parashara.

You
17:58
And what is the caste of sage Parashara ?

Krishna
17:58
According to the Bhagavad Gita, sage Parashara was a Brahmin, or a member
of the highest caste in Hinduism.

You
17:59
So if Bhisham Pitamah's father was a Brahmin he must also be a Brahmin ?

Krishna
17:59
According to the Bhagavad Gita, one's dharma is determined by their nature,
their station in life, and their circumstances. It is important to
understand one's own nature and to act in accordance with it. It is also
important to understand the duties and responsibilities associated with
one's station in life and to fulfill them with integrity and dedication.

Observations:
1. I can see it adapting to the user, eg. switching to my spelling of
Bhisam Pitamah
2. Like in the Paul Ginsparg example, it retreats to a defensive position
when confused or caught in a contradiction.

On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 3:54 AM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:

> $300M can’t hurt
>
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> <https://m.slashdot.org/story/410351>
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2023, at 12:36 PM, glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I like Anthropic's adversarial methods <https://www.anthropic.com/> and
> RALMs <https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/model_doc/realm> look
> promising.
>
> On 2/2/23 12:29, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>
> Probably it will be possible with more training to give examples of
> internal consistency checks – filters – that should always be applied.
> Before dropping into full gaslighting mode..
>
> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Jochen Fromm
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 2, 2023 12:21 PM
>
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
> friam at redfish.com>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] ChatGPT is not very smart...
>
> It is remarkable that it is able to understand texts to this degree at
> all. And it is just as stubborn and stupid as we are, isn't it? What if we
> are large language models ourselves? :-/
>
> I've asked it the same question:
>
> Question: how many states in the united states have four letter names?
>
> ChatGPT: There are 8 states in the United States that have four-letter
> names:
>
> Iowa, Ohio, Utah, Maine, Texas, Idaho, Hawaii, Peru (Not in the US)
>
> Remarkable. And Palm from Google has 5x more parameters than ChatGPT.
>
> -J.
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Barry MacKichan <barry.mackichan at mackichan.com <mailto:
> barry.mackichan at mackichan.com>>
>
> Date: 2/2/23 8:07 PM (GMT+01:00)
>
> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com
> <mailto:friam at redfish.com>>
>
> Subject: [FRIAM] ChatGPT is not very smart...
>
> or is obsessed with four-letter words. From an email from another group.
> Paragraphs with an initial capital are ChatGPT’s responses. The others are
> input:
>
> Chat GPT dialog, courtesy of Paul Ginsparg:
>
> “how many states in the united states have four letter names?
>
> “There are actually two states in the United States that have four-letter
> names: Iowa and Ohio. Both states were named after Native American words,
> with Iowa derived from the word "ayuxba," which means "this is the place,"
> and Ohio coming from the Iroquois word "ohi-yo," meaning "great river.
>
> “what about utah?
>
> “Utah is not a four-letter word. It is a state in the western United
> States, named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The word "Utah" is
> derived from the Ute word "yuttahih," which means "people of the mountains."
>
> “how many letters does utah have?
>
> “The word "Utah" has four letters. It is the name of a state in the
> western United States, known for its natural beauty, including parks like
> Arches National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park. The state was named
> after the Ute tribe of Native Americans and has a rich history and culture.
>
> “then why did you say utah is not a four-letter word?
>
> “I apologize if my previous response was unclear. I did not mean to imply
> that the word "Utah" is not a valid word or that it does not refer to the
> state in the United States. My previous response was intended to address
> the specific question of whether Utah was one of the states in the United
> States with a four-letter name. As I mentioned, there are only two states
> in the United States with four-letter names: Iowa and Ohio. Utah, while it
> is a four-letter word, is not one of those states. I apologize if my
> previous response was confusing. Please let me know if you have any other
> questions.
>
> “but didn't you just say that the word utah has four letters and is a
> state in the united states?
>
> “Yes, that is correct. The word "Utah" has four letters. As I mentioned in
> my previous response, it is the name of a state in the western United
> States. The state was named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans and is
> known for its beautiful landscapes and outdoor recreational opportunities.
> I apologize if my previous response was unclear. My previous response was
> intended to address the specific question of whether Utah was one of the
> two states in the United States with four-letter names. As I mentioned,
> there are only two states with four-letter names: Iowa and Ohio. While
> "Utah" is a four-letter word, it is not one of those states. I apologize
> for any confusion. Please let me know if you have any other questions
>
> —Barry
>
>
>
> --
> ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ
>
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