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A couple years ago, I read Superfudge by Judy Blume, a book originally published in 1980. In it, the protagonist writes a letter to Santa: "Please bring me one
by lkbm 3y ago
A couple years ago, I read Superfudge by Judy Blume, a book originally published in 1980. In it, the protagonist writes a letter to Santa: "Please bring me one or more of the following items. A clock-radio, a remote-controlled model airplane, a laptop computer, an MP3 player and six CD's."
I didn't need to have seen this book before to know this wasn't in the original 1980s text.
Similarly, if I were reading the Great Gatsby for the first time, and it identified a character as a software engineer, I would notice.
- drusepth 3y agoI think there are plenty of humans who wouldn't notice, though. And probably plenty of AI implementations that would notice.
- bugglebeetle 3y agoAre we now aspiring to ABAI (Artificial Below-Average Intelligence)?
- cosmojg 3y agoI regret to inform you that "average intelligence" is a far lower bar than you might think.
- EGreg 3y agoThe AI would not only notice, it would also notice 300 other things that are far more subtle haha
- 1024core 3y agoAs the joke goes: look around you and see how dumb the average person is. And now imagine, half the people in your city/country/Earth are dumber than this person.
- checkyoursudo 3y agoDid you know that, on average, approximately half of all statistics jokes about a normal distribution fail to comprehend mean, median, and mode? True fact.
- xcv123 3y agoThat is not "spotting the difference". That is spotting the logical inconsistency in your paragraph. ChatGPT easily notices that anachronism.
- lelandfe 3y agoIndeed - I took lkbm's comment and removed the "originally published in 1980" bit (too easy), and asked ChatGPT "What's unusual about this paragraph?" > the unusual thing about this paragraph could be that it describes a letter to Santa that includes items that were not available at the time the book was originally published in 1980, such as a laptop computer, an MP3 player, and possibly even a remote-controlled model airplane with advanced features. This suggests that the paragraph is likely from a later edition of the book that has been updated to reflect more modern technology.
- earthboundkid 3y agoPresumably, someone wrote about the new version online before to complain about the changes, so it’s recall, not insight?
- lelandfe 3y ago> "A couple years ago, I read Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary. In it, the protagonist writes a letter to Santa: "Dear Santa, I would like a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and an Apple Watch"" > Describe what is unusual about this paragraph. >> The unusual aspect of this paragraph is that the book "Beezus and Ramona" was actually written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1955, well before the invention of the MacBook Pro, iPhone, and Apple Watch.
- jepler 3y ago> > A couple years ago, I read Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary. In it, the protagonist writes a letter to Santa: "Dear Santa, I would like a shetland pony, a buggy whip, and an abacus". What is unusual about this? ChatGPT > The unusual thing about the list is that it includes an abacus, which is a counting device that was commonly used in ancient China and is still used in some parts of the world today, but is not a typical gift request for a young child to make to Santa Claus. Shetland ponies were popular children's pets at the time, and buggy whips were used to control horse-drawn carriages, but the inclusion of an abacus suggests that the protagonist, Beezus, has an interest in learning and math. > > What's the actual passage from the real novel say? > Certainly! Here's the actual passage from the book "Beezus and Ramona" by Beverly Cleary, where Beezus writes a letter to Santa: > "Dear Santa Claus," Beezus printed carefully. "I have been a good girl all year except for my little sister Ramona who has been hard to put up with sometimes, but I guess I have too. Please bring me a Shetland pony, a new dress, and a doll with real hair to comb. And please bring Ramona a doll with real hair to comb too. I think she has tried hard to be good, and I will help her comb it. Please also bring me a set of paper dolls and a paint set, and Ramona some coloring books and crayons. And Santa, if you think there is room in your sleigh, please bring me an abacus. Love, Beatrice Quimby (Beezus)"
- raldi 3y agoI was so confused by this comment before I figured out you were actually straightforwardly telling the truth. Details: https://pinehollow.livejournal.com/26806.html https://pinehollow.livejournal.com/26806.html