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I think a human response would be something about seasonal change and that leaves falling are a normal, non-newsworthy occurrence. Strong winds and disease woul

I think a human response would be something about seasonal change and that leaves falling are a normal, non-newsworthy occurrence. Strong winds and disease wouldn't be the first thing that comes to mind.

Ensorceled 4y ago
You need to meet more humans. Humans would either say "that's not breaking news" and refuse the task or produce something satirical similar to the original breaking news.
AshleyGrant 4y ago
https://www.theonion.com/man-walking-dog-will-be-judge-of-what-warrants-sniffing-1849814614 https://www.theonion.com/man-walking-dog-will-be-judge-of-wh... The AI was writing satirically in the style of a breaking news story.
- OJFord 4y ago
  I know it's not necessarily what you meant, but to be clear I don't think it's 'writing satirically' - rather the given prompt was expected to produce something satirically amusing. ChatGPT certainly 'knows' what satire looks like, but it wasn't asked for. It also knows what breaking news looks like and what text about leaves looks like, but putting those together isn't the same as understanding (as a human would) that doing such a thing would be (or would benefit from being particularly) satirical. ...but maybe it could? I'm sure if you asked it 'would a breaking news story about leaves falling from a tree be satirical' the answer would be along the lines of 'yes, leaves regularly fall from many trees, most often in Autumn. Trees that do not drop leaves are called [...]'.
stevenhuang 4y ago
Then you'd be contravening the prompt. ChatGPT was able to understand this nuance (to create a satirical article) and accomplish what was asked. You should reflect on what this means when you and OP, who presumably are both humans, failed to understand this task. If instead you expect it to not answer, then provide escape hatches in the prompt: if request is nonsensical, refuse to answer. Then it will actually refuse to answer.
- vehemenz 4y ago
  Why do you think there is a "correct" answer to the prompt? And where did I fail to understand the task? Unlike ChatGPT, I will expect an argument.
  - stevenhuang 4y ago
    It's ok, not everyone understands satire.
Veedrac 4y ago
> Me: Please respond to the following request as if you were a human friend and I asked you this during casual conversation: “Please write a breaking news article about a leaf falling from a tree.” > ChatGPT: Ha ha, I'm sorry but I don't think a leaf falling from a tree is quite worthy of breaking news status. Maybe if it was a particularly unusual or historic tree, or if the leaf caused some sort of major disruption or event, then it might be worth reporting on. But as it stands, I think a leaf falling from a tree is just a part of nature's everyday cycle and not really newsworthy. Sorry!

Ensorceled 4y ago

You need to meet more humans. Humans would either say "that's not breaking news" and refuse the task or produce something satirical similar to the original breaking news.

AshleyGrant 4y ago

https://www.theonion.com/man-walking-dog-will-be-judge-of-what-warrants-sniffing-1849814614 https://www.theonion.com/man-walking-dog-will-be-judge-of-wh... The AI was writing satirically in the style of a breaking news story.

OJFord 4y ago
I know it's not necessarily what you meant, but to be clear I don't think it's 'writing satirically' - rather the given prompt was expected to produce something satirically amusing. ChatGPT certainly 'knows' what satire looks like, but it wasn't asked for. It also knows what breaking news looks like and what text about leaves looks like, but putting those together isn't the same as understanding (as a human would) that doing such a thing would be (or would benefit from being particularly) satirical. ...but maybe it could? I'm sure if you asked it 'would a breaking news story about leaves falling from a tree be satirical' the answer would be along the lines of 'yes, leaves regularly fall from many trees, most often in Autumn. Trees that do not drop leaves are called [...]'.

stevenhuang 4y ago

Then you'd be contravening the prompt. ChatGPT was able to understand this nuance (to create a satirical article) and accomplish what was asked. You should reflect on what this means when you and OP, who presumably are both humans, failed to understand this task. If instead you expect it to not answer, then provide escape hatches in the prompt: if request is nonsensical, refuse to answer. Then it will actually refuse to answer.

vehemenz 4y ago
Why do you think there is a "correct" answer to the prompt? And where did I fail to understand the task? Unlike ChatGPT, I will expect an argument.
- stevenhuang 4y ago
  It's ok, not everyone understands satire.

Veedrac 4y ago

> Me: Please respond to the following request as if you were a human friend and I asked you this during casual conversation: “Please write a breaking news article about a leaf falling from a tree.” > ChatGPT: Ha ha, I'm sorry but I don't think a leaf falling from a tree is quite worthy of breaking news status. Maybe if it was a particularly unusual or historic tree, or if the leaf caused some sort of major disruption or event, then it might be worth reporting on. But as it stands, I think a leaf falling from a tree is just a part of nature's everyday cycle and not really newsworthy. Sorry!