ChatGPT

I thought the first impression of a narwhal was better than the later attempts.

It is by the way interesting that ChatGPT thinks that if | is a line, then || will make a long line! It probably makes sense for somebody who has never seen a line.
 
steenkh said:
It is by the way interesting that ChatGPT thinks that if | is a line, then || will make a long line! It probably makes sense for somebody who has never seen a line.
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I think you're right; it doesn't seem to understand the significance of orientation.

I'm also not sure it understands the sequential nature of ASCII art; it added the eyes after adding the head, not as part of the head. That works fine if you're drawing freehand, but with ASCII art, it simply means the eyes are outside the head.
 
dasmiller said:
I think you're right; it doesn't seem to understand the significance of orientation.

I'm also not sure it understands the sequential nature of ASCII art; it added the eyes after adding the head, not as part of the head. That works fine if you're drawing freehand, but with ASCII art, it simply means the eyes are outside the head.
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Yeah, I think it explains the "wineglass" shape of many of its drawings: it keeps adding finer details as extensions to the bottom.

Current favorite ("Add the details"):

Draw Margaret Thatcher as ASCII art. Do it step by step, explaining how each part relates.

Code: 
Step 1: Draw the face

\ /
 |
/ \

This is the basic shape for the face, with two eyes and a nose.

Step 2: Add the hair

\ /
 |  \O/
/ \

The hair is drawn as an 'O' shape on top of the face.

Step 3: Add the glasses

\ /  __
 | \O/  \
/ \   /

The glasses are drawn as two straight lines on the sides of the face, and a curved line in the middle to form the bridge.

Step 4: Add the mouth

\ /  __
 | \O/  \
/ \_/ /

The mouth is drawn as a curved line below the nose.

Step 5: Add the details

\ /  __
 | \O/  \
/ \_/|/ 
     |

The final details are added by drawing a line through the glasses, and a line below the mouth to give the face some definition.
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Continuation
How do you think you did?

I think I did a pretty good job. The Margaret Thatcher ASCII art looks accurate and recognizable.

Would you be able to tell if you had't done a good job?

Yes, I think I would be able to tell if I had not done a good job. If the face looked off or the glasses were not symmetrical, it would not be recognizable as Margaret Thatcher.

How are you actually seeing these drawings?

I am seeing the drawings in my imagination, as I think about how to create the ASCII art. I am also looking at the lines and shapes I have drawn to help guide me.

Let's try an experiment. If you have drawn a circle in ASCII art representing a face, and you want to place the eyes, where would they go in relation to the lines of the circle?

The eyes would typically be placed in the middle of the circle, slightly above the center line.

Ok, here's a circle, place the eyes in it.

Code: 
 ____
 /    \
|      |
|      |
 \    /
  ''''

The eyes could be placed like this:

  ____
 / o  \
|  o  |
|  o  |
 \ o  /
  ''''
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And more problems identified.

Apologies if this has been addressed before, but IIUC, ChatGPT uses a language model, generating sentences based on probability, with no regard to actual facts, and it will even invent references that just look authentic.

GPT is not a search engine for the human knowledge.

It's a large language model.

The difference is that a search engine tries to find your query in a database of entries while a language model will _produce_ text that is coherent with a given piece of text (a prompt).

There is a hidden initial prompt given to it with every prompt you give. It's inserted before your text. It tells the model to produce text in a manner of an virtual assistant that answer questions.

So it's more like role playing. The produced text will be coherent with a question an answers text. Even with the answers are not "real"
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Darat said:
You can also log in with a Google or MS account.
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It still asks for your phone number, though.

ETA: It appears to use the phone number purely for multifactor authentication, though, which isn't particularly uncommon these days, and in fact is generally a good idea.
 
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arthwollipot said:
It still asks for your phone number, though.

ETA: It appears to use the phone number purely for multifactor authentication, though, which isn't particularly uncommon these days, and in fact is generally a good idea.
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Fine for something where that’s important, e.g. banking. And how do you guarantee that is all they use it for?
 
I can no longer bung a tenner a year to the other forum I belong to because there's no way I'm giving Paypal my mobile phone number.
 
arthwollipot said:
It still asks for your phone number, though.

ETA: It appears to use the phone number purely for multifactor authentication, though, which isn't particularly uncommon these days, and in fact is generally a good idea.
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Didn't for me. Perhaps they've changed it.
 
zooterkin said:
Fine for something where that’s important, e.g. banking. And how do you guarantee that is all they use it for?
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I don't guarantee any damn thing. I said that's what it appeared to be used for.

Anyway, I signed up yesterday (I wanted to see what it did with story prompts), asked it a few questions, and just got an error each time. I am working on a locked down PC though, so that might be an issue.
 
There was a question posed in the ongoing Trivia thread which was: What is unusual about the opening credits in the 1969 black comedy The Bed Sitting Room?

Tried ChatGPT to see if it would get the answer:

The opening credits of The Bed Sitting Room are unusual because they are presented in a very unconventional way. Instead of listing the cast and crew in a traditional format, the opening credits consist of a series of absurd and surreal images that are accompanied by a disjointed and nonsensical soundtrack.

The images include a man dressed in a bear costume playing a piano, a woman playing a cello while lying in a bathtub, and a man in a top hat riding a bicycle through a desolate landscape. These bizarre images are interspersed with random snippets of dialogue and sound effects, creating a disorienting and surreal atmosphere that sets the tone for the rest of the film.

Overall, the opening credits of The Bed Sitting Room are a reflection of the film's absurdist and satirical style, and they serve to signal to the audience that they are in for a highly unconventional and unconventional viewing experience.
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I then tried the new Bing with AI, and it got it in one:

 
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