It flubs on what my general orientation thinks ought to be a relatively easy task for a near- but sub-Turing intelligence that can do internet searches...
I am not seeing how ChatGPT is as clever as Clever Hans. It can't, in fact, answer correctly when I know the answer!
Ah, you may say, that is because it cannot see me. But it can never see me! It never picks up on subtle cues from my demeanor.
It's more like ... if you could do a string search on a large history of NSA communications interceptions, and regurgitate the context from randomly selected near matches.
I am not seeing how ChatGPT is as clever as Clever Hans. It can't, in fact, answer correctly when I know the answer!
Ah, you may say, that is because it cannot see me. But it can never see me! It never picks up on subtle cues from my demeanor.
It's more like ... if you could do a string search on a large history of NSA communications interceptions, and regurgitate the context from randomly selected near matches.
ChatGPT is a useful tool for the otherwise-talentless otherwise-unemployables.