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If you ask ChatGPT to explain a Zen koan it can do it. So it could probably handle simple partisan dogwhistles. EDIT: I tested it. > explain "socialism is bad
by Invictus0 4y ago
If you ask ChatGPT to explain a Zen koan it can do it. So it could probably handle simple partisan dogwhistles.
EDIT: I tested it.
> explain "socialism is bad, hands off my Medicare"
ChatGPT:
> The statement "socialism is bad, hands off my Medicare" is often used to express a contradiction in someone's political beliefs.
> Medicare is a government-funded healthcare program in the United States that provides coverage for eligible individuals over the age of 65 and those with certain disabilities. Medicare is a social welfare program that is funded by taxes, which means that it is a form of government intervention in the healthcare system.
> However, the phrase "socialism is bad" implies a belief in limited government intervention in the economy and the free market system, with less emphasis on social welfare programs. The contradiction is that Medicare is a social welfare program, yet the speaker is expressing a desire to keep it, while also rejecting the principles of socialism.
> In other words, the speaker may be expressing a belief in the value of social welfare programs like Medicare, but they may not want to extend those principles to other areas of the economy, such as education, housing, or employment. This statement may reflect a belief in a limited government that provides some social safety net programs but does not go as far as to implement a more extensive socialist system.
- basch 4y agoProblem is, gpt understood it to be a criticism, when in reality it is also something said unironically. It sort of proves a point that ambiguity has two meanings that are non-discernible without knowing the speaker. And that it exhibited a bias by speaking lenglish. A better example would be how to translate “I am French” from French to English. Does it become “I am French” or “I am English.” Depending on if the tool exists to help tribes talk to each other, or to help them understand each others works, and walk a mile in each others shoes, it might have different design choices. Almost like localizing the speech after translating it.