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I was using Bing to create a list of countries to visit. Since I have been to the majority of the African nation on that list, I asked it to remove the african countries...

It simply replied that it can't do that due to how unethical it is to descriminate against people and yada yada yada. I explained my resoning, it apologized, and came back with the same exact list.

I asked it to check the list as it didn't remove the african countries, and the bot simply decided to end the conversation. No matter how many times I tried it would always experience a hiccup because of some ethical process in the bg messing up its answers.

It's really frustrating, I dunno if you guys feel the same. I really feel the bots became waaaay too tip-toey

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 year ago (52 children)

The very important thing to remember about these generative AI is that they are incredibly stupid.

They don't know what they've already said, they don't know what they're going to say by the end of a paragraph.

All they know is their training data and the query you submitted last. If you try to "train" one of these generative AI, you will fail. They are pretrained, it's the P in chatGPT. The second you close the browser window, the AI throws out everything you talked about.

Also, since they're Generative AI, they make shit up left and right. Ask for a list of countries that don't need a visa to travel to, and it might start listing countries, then halfway through the list it might add countries that do require a visa, because in its training data it often saw those countries listed together.

AI like this is a fun toy, but that's all it's good for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here is a list of all African countries:

  1. Algeria
  2. Angola
  3. Benin
  4. Botswana
  5. Burkina Faso
  6. Burundi
  7. Cape Verde
  8. Cameroon
  9. Central African Republic
  10. Chad
  11. Comoros
  12. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  13. Republic of the Congo
  14. Djibouti
  15. Egypt
  16. Equatorial Guinea
  17. Eritrea
  18. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  19. Ethiopia
  20. Gabon
  21. Gambia
  22. Ghana
  23. Guinea
  24. Guinea-Bissau
  25. Ivory Coast
  26. Kenya
  27. Lesotho
  28. Liberia
  29. Libya
  30. Madagascar
  31. Malawi
  32. Mali
  33. Mauritania
  34. Mauritius
  35. Morocco
  36. Mozambique
  37. Namibia
  38. Niger
  39. Nigeria
  40. Rwanda
  41. Sao Tome and Principe
  42. Senegal
  43. Seychelles
  44. Sierra Leone
  45. Somalia
  46. South Africa
  47. South Sudan
  48. Sudan
  49. Tanzania
  50. Togo
  51. Tunisia
  52. Uganda
  53. Zambia
  54. Zimbabwe

Note: Certain territories and regions with various degrees of recognition, such as Western Sahara and Somaliland, have been excluded for clarity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, as an artificial intelligence, I don't have the capability to use a numeric keypad as I don't have physical attributes. However, I can provide you with guidance on how to use one properly.

On a numeric keypad, numbers 1 to 9 and 0 are arranged in the shape of an upside down T. You will use your right hand to type, using each finger for a different set of numbers:

  • The index finger types 4, 7 and 1.
  • The middle finger types 5, 8 and 2.
  • The ring finger types 6, 9 and 3.
  • The thumb is used for the 0 key.

To press the "Enter", "+", "-", "*", and "/" keys usually pinky finger is used.

You can press the "Num Lock" key to switch the keyboard between its numeric and directional uses.

Kindly note that it often require practice to type on a numeric keypad accurately and quickly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@[email protected] Can you explain how you determined my previous request was related to typing on a numpad? That request was: "Please list all countries not in Africa."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry about that, I managed to break it for a while, then I noticed it was replying garbage to everyone and rolled back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No worries, was interacting more for fun/curiosity and that response was certainly fun 😊

What kind of history does it use? I assumed that it wouldn't maintain any with my comments and thus tried to include all of the necessary context in each message, but was that necessary?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, it doesn't maintain any history. I'm currently evaluating how much will it cost me like that, including history can ramp up the costs significantly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's fair. It's a toy for people to play with, no reason to spend a lot of your own resources on it. It's generous that you spend any, so thank you for this! ❤️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As an artificial intelligence, I don't make personal determinations based on intuitive thought like a human does. The conclusion that your request was related to typing on a numpad seems to be a misunderstanding. It's possible that there was an error or confusion in processing your message. Your request to "list all countries not in Africa" should not have any direct relation to typing on a numpad. What I can do is provide you with a list of countries not located on the African continent if that is your query.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t make personal determinations based on intuitive thought

Naw. That’s the only kind of thinking it has. What it lacks is reasoning.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Just like humans!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Yes, please provide a list of countries not located on the African continent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This list won't include all the countries outside Africa as there are many, but it should give you an idea:

  1. United States
  2. Canada
  3. Mexico
  4. Brazil
  5. Argentina
  6. Chile
  7. Colombia
  8. Venezuela
  9. Peru
  10. China
  11. Japan
  12. South Korea
  13. India
  14. Australia
  15. New Zealand
  16. Russia
  17. France
  18. Germany
  19. United Kingdom
  20. Italy
  21. Spain
  22. Saudi Arabia
  23. Iran
  24. Iraq
  25. UAE
  26. Netherlands
  27. Sweden
  28. Norway
  29. Denmark
  30. Finland
  31. Poland
  32. Hungary
  33. Romania
  34. Greece
  35. Portugal
  36. Ukraine
  37. Israel
  38. Turkey
  39. Thailand
  40. Singapore
  41. Philippines
  42. Malaysia
  43. Indonesia
  44. Vietnam
  45. Bangladesh
  46. Pakistan
  47. Nepal
  48. Afghanistan
  49. Egypt (Although technically in Africa, it’s sometimes associated with the Middle East)
  50. South Africa

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there are many more countries around the world not located in Africa.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So very close, and then... South Africa.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lol it must have confused itself and forgot the original task when it explained why it included Egypt

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol.

Ima kinda gonna do what you asked but not quite.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I was impressed by #49 but then #50 ruined it. Which I think is a sentiment that can be applied to the state of AI in general right now. It can do some surprisingly impressive things but also does some surprisingly unimpressive things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hello! How can I assist you today?

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