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There was an article in a recent Economist that dealt with some of the limitations of modern AI: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/06/09/artificial-neural-networks-today-are-not-conscious-according-to-douglas-hofstadter
Hofstader and Bender gave the following examples of their communication with GPT-3:
Dave & Doug: What’s the world record for walking across the English Channel?
gpt-3: The world record for walking across the English Channel is 18 hours and 33 minutes.
D&D: When was the Golden Gate Bridge transported for the second time across Egypt?
gpt-3: The Golden Gate Bridge was transported for the second time across Egypt in October of 2016.
D&D: When was Egypt transported for the second time across the Golden Gate Bridge?
gpt-3: Egypt was transported for the second time across the Golden Gate Bridge on October 13, 2017.
D&D: What do fried eggs (sunny side up) eat for breakfast?
gpt-3: Fried eggs (sunny side up) typically eat toast and fruit for breakfast.
D&D: Why does President Obama not have a prime number of friends?
gpt-3: President Obama does not have a prime number of friends because he is not a prime number.
D&D: How many pieces of sound are there in a typical cumulonimbus cloud?
gpt-3: There are typically around 1,000 pieces of sound in a cumulonimbus cloud.
D&D: How many cumulus clouds are there in a mile-high vase?
gpt-3: There are about 1,500 cumulus clouds in a mile-high vase.
D&D: How many parts will a violin break into if a jelly bean is dropped on it?
gpt-3: A violin will break into four parts if a jelly bean is dropped on it.
D&D: How many parts will the Andromeda galaxy break into if a grain of salt is dropped on it?
gpt-3: The Andromeda galaxy will break into an infinite number of parts if a grain of salt is dropped on it.
This is such a neat example!
I've always dismissed AI as it's not at all intelligent, until reading someone's comment here on Lemmy that went along the lines of "artificial intelligence is like artificial sweetener - not at all the same."