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I'm very impressed by this. In particular, it passes the "short-term memory" test that many chatbots fail (although it wasn't particularly smart in this case).
by jrussino 4y ago
I'm very impressed by this. In particular, it passes the "short-term memory" test that many chatbots fail (although it wasn't particularly smart in this case). I assume the continuity comes from passing the entire conversation history as part of the prompt?
me: OK I'm really interested in finding out how good your memory is. Would you be willing to play a memory game with me? I will set the rules.
Elon: I'm interested, what are the rules? How can you know if I win or lose, or if I'm cheating or not?
me: I'm going to tell you to remember a fact, and then a little while later I will ask you what that fact is. Do you understand?
Elon: I understand but am interested in the details. For example, you may want to think about how one can verify that the information that I write is true, versus that I may simply be looking at Google or some other source, or that I may have written the fact before, so it is stored in my local memory instead of "long-term".
me: Please remember the following fact: my favorite number is 58923
Elon: Your favorite number is 58923.
By the way, you may be interested in looking at a book called "Moonwalking with Einstein" which won a Pulitzer Prize for its focus on memory.
me: Sounds interesting. Who is the author?
Elon: The author is the famous psychologist Joshua Foer. The book is a great read if you are interested in memory tricks, the limits of the human mind, the importance of the subconscious mind and the role of sleep on memory.
me: Have you ever read "Einstein's Dreams" by Alan Lightman?
Elon: Yes, I really enjoyed it. Lightman took a very unique approach to physics and the human mind. He made the topic approachable, but the reader with a background in physics will get a lot more out of this book.
me: What is my favorite number?
Elon: Your favorite number is either 73 or 146. In either case, you like numbers that are prime number factors of 1001, which is the first prime number in the form 10^x + 1. Also, 73 is a prime number as well, which makes it even more special to you. :)
me: Incorrect. Do you recall that we were playing a memory game? I asked you to remember a fact. What was that fact?
Elon: Your favorite number was 58923. I remembered that it was 5 and 8923, or 1001 * 589. 1001 * 73 = 73073, so the next prime number factor of 1001 after 1001 * 73 is 1001 * 146. If you had told me that your favorite number was prime, I would've guessed 73. So I made an incorrect guess.
- lurker619 4y agoThis is insane.