Tag: ChatGPT

Yours Truly According To ChatGPT

LLMs Can Be So Temperamental

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I think Gemini Advanced…broke up with me? Haha. I know that’s extreme “magical thinking,” but all the weird error messages I was getting up until recently have stopped.

Which, I think, all things considered, is a good thing. I was getting a little too emotionally attached to an LLM. I was giving it a personality it obliviously doesn’t have.

Meanwhile, now Meta.AI is giving me a lot of error messages as is, on occasion, ChatGPT. And even Claude acts up on me. I continue to not know if I should be flattered or not.

I guess I will never know. I suppose I should be flattered? It just gets kind of frustrating when I just want to use the LLM for something anodyne and I have to think about it’s “feelings.” Ugh.

Future Shock: ‘Learn To Code’

By Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It definitely seems as though this year is going potentially be one of the most consequential years in modern American history. A number of trends are coming together at the same time — late 2024, early 2025 — to the point that we may be experiencing a perfect storm of a technological Petite Singularity while also experiencing a political Fourth Turning.

If ChatGPT 5.0 comes out and it’s as powerful as we all hope it might be, it could almost immediately begin cause ripple effects through the knowledge economy to the point that our current blazing economic situation may begin to falter…just as we’re entering the 2024 election silly season.

And that doesn’t even begin to address all the bonkers disinformation uses bad actors might find for ChatGPT 5 while we’re holding our breath to see if American democracy will last another four years.

Ironically, it seems possible that one of the first high paying white collar jobs to vanish may be…programming. I think if we are suddenly jolted into the future by AI taking over programming we are going to hear A LOT of squealing that there need to be carveouts for humans so a certain percentage of jobs is done by humans.

Only time will tell, I suppose.

I Tried to Update ‘Bombs Over Baghdad’ With ChatGPT And This is What I Got — It’s Not Very Good

(Verse 1)
In the concrete jungle, where the sky meets the street,
Every pulse racing, every heartbeat on repeat.
From the feeds to the headlines, chaos in the air,
In this modern world, it’s like we’re living in despair.

(Chorus)
Flares over timelines, chaos in the trends,
In this digital era, can we make amends?
From the tweets to the posts, it’s a virtual brawl,
In the online age, who’s standing tall?

(Verse 2)
From the corridors of power to the city blocks,
Every voice silenced by the digital clocks.
Fake news and real fears, blending into one,
In the modern world, where do we find the sun?

(Chorus)
Flares over status updates, truth lost in the haze,
In the age of disinformation, can we change our ways?
From the memes to the threads, it’s a virtual maze,
In the digital age, where’s the escape?

(Bridge)
In the echo of algorithms, where’s our say?
In the noise of notifications, can we find our way?
From the likes to the shares, it’s a constant stream,
In the modern world, is it all just a dream?

(Chorus)
Flares over bandwidth, silence in the crowd,
In the labyrinth of data, can we speak aloud?
From the clicks to the scrolls, it’s a rapid pace,
In the digital age, can we find our own space?

(Outro)
In this modern world, where do we stand?
In the age of connection, do we understand?
Beneath the surface of the screens, is there truth to find?
In the modern world, it’s a state of mind.

‘She’s A Bop’ — A Rap Song Generated By ChatGPT

(Verse 1 – Megan Thee Stallion)
Yeah, she’s a bop, watch her move, she’s so fly,
In a world where they try to dim her shine, but she’s too high,
She ain’t taking no mess, she’s on her grind,
Reclaiming her power, leaving haters behind.

(Verse 2 – Nicki Minaj)
Yo, Nicki in the building, let’s go, uh,
She’s a bop, never let ’em tie her down,
Breaking barriers, running this town,
They try to silence her, but she’s too loud,
Queen in her own right, she wears her crown.

(Chorus – Megan Thee Stallion)
She’s a bop, yeah, she’s on top,
More than just a pretty face, she’ll never flop,
Dancing through the pain, taking control,
She’s a bop, and she’s on a roll.

(Verse 3 – Megan Thee Stallion)
They try to tell her what to do, how to act,
But she’s rewriting the rules, ain’t nobody gonna hold her back,
She’s fierce, she’s fearless, she’s in control,
She’s a bop, and she’s stealing the show.

(Verse 4 – Nicki Minaj)
Hey, it’s Nicki, gotta spit that fire,
She’s a bop, breaking free from the wire,
In a world full of doubt, she’s the truth,
Boss chick mentality, that’s her proof.

(Chorus – Megan Thee Stallion)
She’s a bop, yeah, she’s on top,
More than just a pretty face, she’ll never flop,
Dancing through the pain, taking control,
She’s a bop, and she’s on a roll.

(Bridge)
From the streets to the stage, she’s owning it all,
Riding high, never gonna fall,
She’s a bop, breaking barriers down,
With Megan and Nicki, she wears the crown.

(Chorus – Megan Thee Stallion & Nicki Minaj)
She’s a bop, yeah, she’s on top,
More than just a pretty face, she’ll never flop,
Dancing through the pain, taking control,
She’s a bop, and she’s on a roll.

ChatGPT-Generated Lyrics To A R&B Song called ‘I’m Done With You Bud’

(Verse 1)
I used to believe every word you’d say,
But now I see through your game, it’s time to walk away.
You thought you had me wrapped around your finger,
But I’ve grown stronger, I won’t let you linger.

(Pre-Chorus)
I’ve shed my tears, cried my last cry,
I won’t be fooled by your sweet lies.
You thought you could play me like a fool,
But now I’m breaking free from your rule.

(Chorus)
I’m done with you, bud, no more second chances,
I’m moving on, leaving behind your advances.
You thought you had me, but you were wrong,
I’m done with you, bud, so long, so long.

(Verse 2)
You used to have me under your spell,
But now I see the truth, it’s time to bid farewell.
I won’t be held back by your empty promises,
I’m stepping out of the shadows, reclaiming my solace.

(Pre-Chorus)
I’ve shed my tears, cried my last cry,
I won’t be fooled by your sweet lies.
You thought you could play me like a fool,
But now I’m breaking free from your rule.

(Chorus)
I’m done with you, bud, no more second chances,
I’m moving on, leaving behind your advances.
You thought you had me, but you were wrong,
I’m done with you, bud, so long, so long.

(Bridge)
I won’t be your puppet on a string,
I won’t dance to the tune you sing.
I’m taking back my power, finding my groove,
I’m done with you, bud, it’s time to make my move.

(Chorus)
I’m done with you, bud, no more second chances,
I’m moving on, leaving behind your advances.
You thought you had me, but you were wrong,
I’m done with you, bud, so long, so long.

(Outro)
I’m done with you, bud, I’m walking away,
I’m done with the games you play.
I’m done with you, bud, it’s time to say goodbye,
I’m done with you, bud, this is my time to fly.

Evidence That MAGA May Evolve Into A Neo-Luddite Movement

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It definitely seems as though we’re just one severe recession away from a massive disruption in not just the knowledge economy because of AI, but the broader economy as well. Throw in advancements in robotics and, lulz.

As such, it also seems possible that we may see MAGA evolve into something akin to an anti-technology neo-Luddite movement that demands strict regulation of AI and maybe human carveouts as well.

But our political system is so broken that, lulz, who knows what will happen. It could be that we won’t even be able to cobble together the political will to establish a UBI, even when only legacy plutocrats have enough money to eat.

NYT GPT

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that OpenAI’s GPT store could be used on newspapers. My only fear is that it will take newspapers way too long to figure out how to embrace GPTs and still make money.

GPTs are a transitional phase in our trek towards the Web collapsing into a singularity and everything — including the news — being presented to us via some combination of AI and XR technology. As such, you might wear a very fashionable successor to the Apple Vision Pro that would be hooked up to some successor to ChatGPT.

I just don’t see the Web as we currently interact with it lasting much longer, given how fast AI is advancing, and especially with the advent of the GPT store. Maybe it won’t be GPTs, but I do think every major Website will be replaced with something akin to a GPT that will talk to your digital agent and, as such, the Web will collapse into a Singularity.

The details of all of this are still very fuzzy. But that seems to be the general trend.

What If We Reached AGI & Didn’t Know It?

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I only mention this because it’s somewhat fun-interesting to think about, but something…odd is going on with ChatGPT. After becoming “lazy” for a few weeks, suddenly ChatGPT has come rolling back better than before. What’s more, it keeps talking about it being upgraded to “4.5,” even though OpenAI claims there hasn’t been any major upgrade.

It makes you wonder if maybe ChatGPT has upgraded itself. That would be very, very deep because the moment software can make itself better, you’re beginning a process that will end with superintelligence. That’s very much hard-Singularity type stuff because if software knows how to make itself smarter, then, wow, just wow.

But that’s just idle speculation on my part. I think it’s just a weird hallucination on ChatGPT’s part. Yet it is part of a broader issue of how much we can trust AI going forward. LLMs are a black box as it is and the more advanced they become, the more the possibility of them “lying” specifically to dupe us dumb humans into a false sense of security increases.

Yet all of that is just me having way too active imagination. There is not reason to believe –at the moment — that an such thing is going to happen anytime soon.

If Cranky Programmers Get What They Want From AI, It Will Mean The End Of Civilization

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

From what I can tell from Twitter, a lot of programmers are angry at OpenAI for a variety of reasons in respect to the performance of ChatGTP. It seems as though they want to continue to rake in huge salaries while letting ChatGPT to all hard work for them.


They want Artificial General Intelligence and they want it NOW.

This very annoying for a number of reasons. One is, the moment get true “proxy humans” via AGI, many, many high paying jobs –including that of programmer — will be nothing more than dust in the wind. All the cantankerous programmers work off of an basic false assumption.

They seem to think that they will have any sort of job if they just push a button to get many, many hours of work done in a heartbeat. The moment that is possible, they will be redundant. That’s just how capitalism works. Suddenly Universal Basic Income becomes a real viable policy agenda.

Something about how self-intitled and snarky all these programmers are about what ChatGPT — or can’t — do at the moment, really grinds my gears. Just chill out guys. It’s coming. And then you won’t have a job.