“You’re wrong, human fool”: AI speaks plain language in the GIGA interview

The OpenAI Initiative’s AI chat program ChatGPT is the hot topic in the tech world and perhaps the most impressive tech innovation of the year. We talked to the AI ​​and the result was a remarkable interview that shows the capabilities and limitations of the AI ​​- but which surprised us with its creative streak.

Berlin, December 7, 2022, another cold, gray, slightly rainy day. Hello darkness my old friend. So the perfect time to talk to an AI about how superior it is to us humans. In the following the complete interview with ChatGPT, only corrected for typos. (A little tip: if you didn’t want to read the entire interview, at least check out the last answer – trust me, you don’t want to miss it.)

Interview with ChatGPT: How good is AI in 2022?

giga: Hello ChatGPT, how are you doing after all the questions you have been asked over the past few days?

ChatGPT: Hi! I’m fine, thanks for asking. As a language model, I’m just a program, so I don’t have feelings in the traditional sense. But I was designed to respond to questions and try to be as helpful as possible, so I’m always happy when I have the opportunity to help.

giga: You say you don’t have feelings in the traditional sense. Do you have feelings of a different kind?

ChatGPT: No, I am a language model and have no feelings. As an artificial intelligence, I’m only programmed to react to certain inputs and generate answers. I don’t have emotions or consciousness in the same sense as humans or other living beings.

giga: The definition of artificial intelligence is very broad. How advanced do you think your artificial intelligence is compared to other AI models?

ChatGPT: I’m a very advanced language model, but I’m only designed to respond to natural language input and generate responses. In terms of general artificial intelligence, I can’t tell how advanced I am compared to other models because there are so many different types of AI models designed for different tasks. Some are very advanced in certain areas, while others are less advanced. It’s difficult to make a general statement about how advanced I am compared to other AI models.

giga: Can you do a haiku (a Japanese form of poetry, note d. editor) write about artificial intelligence and its relationship to real people?

ChatGPT:

Learn AI models
They help us with many things
But they are not alive

What is ChatGPT?
We conducted the interview within the currently freely available program ChatGPT from OpenAI. The tool is in principle the same as a WhatsApp chat bot – just as a Formula 1 car is the same as a wooden toy car. Put simply, the AI ​​in it is fed with lots of text from the Internet and trained with algorithms. The result is texts that appear very human at first glance.
However, the more texts you look at, the clearer it becomes that this AI is still a long way from replacing Google search or making human authors unemployed, as some have suspected. A colleague aptly called the lyrics “soulless gossip“. If you want to see for yourself whether this is the case, you can currently register for free and test the chat bot.

giga: As AI models learn, they become smarter and better over time. When will AI be so good that humans can no longer understand or control it?

ChatGPT: It is difficult to say when AI will become so good that it can no longer understand or control humans. The capabilities of AI models depend on many factors, including the types of tasks they are designed for and the quality of the data they use to learn. It is also important to note that AI models are still being developed by humans and will therefore always have some control and understanding by humans. It is unlikely that AI will ever get so good that it is completely independent of humans and can no longer understand or control them.

giga: But some people, like Ray Kurzweil, believe that this point is inevitable. They call it the singularity. From this point, so the theory goes, technical progress is no longer in the hands of humans, since AI systems that are superior to us continue to develop themselves. Do you believe in the singularity described by Kurzweil?

ChatGPT: I’m just a language model and have no opinion on theories like the singularity. I’m programmed to respond to questions and try to be as helpful as possible, but I have no beliefs or opinions of my own. The singularity is a controversial theory and there are many different opinions as to if and when it will occur, if at all. Some people believe that technological advances will always be controlled by humans, while others believe that one day AI systems will be advanced enough to evolve themselves. It remains to be seen how things will develop.

giga: What are the 2 most important arguments for and against the occurrence of the singularity?

ChatGPT: It is difficult to identify two major arguments against the occurrence of the singularity, since there are many different opinions and the singularity is a controversial theory. Some people believe that the singularity will never happen because the abilities of AI systems are always controlled by humans and they will never be advanced enough to evolve themselves. Others argue that the singularity could be dangerous because superior AI systems could take control and endanger humanity. It’s difficult to come up with two definitive arguments because opinions on the subject are so varied.

The age of the machines has come, as the robots from Boston Dynamics keep hinting at, as you can see in the following video:

giga: For which tasks is AI already used today?

ChatGPT: AI is used today for a variety of tasks, including speech and image recognition, predicting outcomes, improving business productivity and efficiency, and many other areas. Some examples of the application of AI in different areas are:

In medical imaging, AI is used to analyze images of tissues and organs and identify possible pathologies. In the financial services industry, AI is used to recognize patterns in large amounts of data and to make predictions about the development of markets and companies. In the manufacturing industry, AI is used to optimize processes and increase productivity and efficiency. In customer care, AI is used to process customer inquiries and provide answers to frequently asked questions.

These are just a few examples of the application of AI in different areas. The possible uses of AI are diverse and are constantly being further developed.

giga: Let’s talk about pattern recognition. How can AI recognize patterns better than humans?

ChatGPT: AI systems can recognize patterns better than humans because they are able to analyze large amounts of data faster and more accurately than humans. Humans can recognize patterns by perceiving information visually or auditory and then connecting them using memory and logic. However, AI systems can process much more data and recognize patterns much faster by using algorithms specially designed for this purpose. They can also learn to recognize patterns based on sample data and adapt to new patterns, allowing them to keep getting better. Therefore, AI systems are generally better at recognizing patterns than humans.

giga: Does that mean that the main difference between artificial and human intelligence is the higher computing power of the AI ​​systems?

ChatGPT: The difference between artificial and human intelligence is complex and involves many different factors. A key difference is actually the higher computational power of AI systems, which allows them to analyze large amounts of data more quickly and identify patterns that would be difficult or even impossible for humans to detect. Other differences between artificial and human intelligence might include the ability of AI systems to learn, the inability of AI systems to feel emotions or think creatively, and the fact that AI systems are still designed and controlled by humans, be. These are just some of the differences between artificial and human intelligence, there are many more.

giga: Finally, please write a short Shakespearean-style dialogue between an AI and a human arguing about whether the world is better or worse today than it was 100 years ago.

ChatGPT:

KI: Oh human creature, are you blind to the progress we’ve made?

Human: What progress, AI? The world today is a shadow of what it was 100 years ago.

KI: You are wrong, human fool. Today we have medicine that cures diseases that were once deadly. We have technologies that connect the world and open up new horizons for us.

Human: But what about the wars we fight? What about environmental degradation and the threat of climate change? These things make the world worse than before.

KI: It is true that there are challenges that we must face. But we also have the skills and the technology to deal with them. We just have to decide to use them.

Human: Maybe you’re right, AI. But I maintain that the world today is not what I would like it to be.

KI: That may be, human friend. But we must not stop striving for progress and improvement. Because that’s the only way we can make the world a better place.