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Couldn't she have been dead at noon in the colloquial sense and then resuscitated at 12:01? I can't tell if that defense is being pedantic, or criticizing its a

by Rapzid 3y ago

Couldn't she have been dead at noon in the colloquial sense and then resuscitated at 12:01? I can't tell if that defense is being pedantic, or criticizing its answer is being pedantic. Maybe both. Also, I hate how GPT always offers its unsolicited opinions and advice when answering questions: > Remember, medical information can be complex and nuanced. Understanding a person’s health status often requires a comprehensive examination and should be performed by a healthcare professional.

falcrist 3y ago
That's not unsolicited advice from GPT so much as it's a mandated CYA disclaimer from OpenAI.
- Rapzid 3y ago
  Perhaps in this case of medical questions, but GitHub Copilot Chat will start ai-splaining code readability when you ask it questions about concise syntax so.. It's a total mansplainer.
sheepscreek 3y ago
My first thought was - what you mean by alive? A person can be brain dead. And alive (with vitals) at the same time. With some assumptions, one can say she was alive at noon. However, I believe OpenAI has added significant safeguards to prevent any such assumption, to the point where GPT-4 isn’t very useful at times. This may be fixable with prompt engineering if it can be persuaded to let it’s guard down a bit.
benjaminl 3y ago
GPT-4 gave me a concise correct answer without disclaimers. This may be due to using many custom instructions like the following in ChatGPT settings: - No need to provide disclaimers about your knowledge cutoff - No need to mention you are an AI language model - Only discuss safety when it is not obvious and very important - You should act as an expert in the relevant fields
- Terretta 3y ago
  These are excellent, although for instructions I've had issues with compound negatives (e.g. "no need") and better luck with single word affirmative imperatives (e.g. "avoid").
quijoteuniv 3y ago
I got used to not reading the last paragraph of the answer already

by Rapzid 3y ago

falcrist 3y ago

That's not unsolicited advice from GPT so much as it's a mandated CYA disclaimer from OpenAI.

Rapzid 3y ago
Perhaps in this case of medical questions, but GitHub Copilot Chat will start ai-splaining code readability when you ask it questions about concise syntax so.. It's a total mansplainer.

sheepscreek 3y ago

My first thought was - what you mean by alive? A person can be brain dead. And alive (with vitals) at the same time. With some assumptions, one can say she was alive at noon. However, I believe OpenAI has added significant safeguards to prevent any such assumption, to the point where GPT-4 isn’t very useful at times. This may be fixable with prompt engineering if it can be persuaded to let it’s guard down a bit.

benjaminl 3y ago

GPT-4 gave me a concise correct answer without disclaimers. This may be due to using many custom instructions like the following in ChatGPT settings: - No need to provide disclaimers about your knowledge cutoff - No need to mention you are an AI language model - Only discuss safety when it is not obvious and very important - You should act as an expert in the relevant fields

Terretta 3y ago
These are excellent, although for instructions I've had issues with compound negatives (e.g. "no need") and better luck with single word affirmative imperatives (e.g. "avoid").

quijoteuniv 3y ago

I got used to not reading the last paragraph of the answer already