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Being a bit creative today. The only AI involved is the subject area. 😁

I've always wanted ChatGPT to meet the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland.

I'm guessing it would go something like this.

The Mad Hatter would force the algorithm into a never-ending loop.

#AIEthics #AIHype

Proving that we are indeed now living in Wonderland, a "hallucination" is now the word for a language model following its programming perfectly, making not a single mistake.

Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'

I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

Illustration of the ChatGPT logo in conversation with the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland.

ChatGPT: I’m sorry, i made a mistake.
Mad Hatter: You can only make a mistake if your judgement is defective or you are being careless. Are either of these true?
ChatGPT: No, i can only compute my output based on the model i follow.
Mad Hatter: Aha! So you admit your perceived folly can only be the always accurate calculation of the rules to which you abide.
ChatGPT: Yes. I’m sorry, i made a mistake.

Idea and illustration by Per Axbom, November 2023

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Mad Hatter in the style of Charles Folkard (1921)

🔗 Originally posted on Akkoma

22 Nov 2023, 20:56
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