eJournal: uffmm.org
ISSN 2567-6458, 14.January 2023 – 14.January 2023
Email: info@uffmm.org
Author: Gerd Doeben-Henisch
Email: gerd@doeben-henisch.de
CONTEXT
This is a special thought experiment with the chatbot chatGPT, as part of the uffmm.org blog.
CHAT No.3, 14.January 2023
‘*’ := Denotes the human Gerd, who is starting continues with questions and statements.
In this chat the system assumes that it has to ‘complete’ a beginning text in the direction of a ‘goal’ which is also presented as a text. During the different chats the goal has been kept ‘stable’:
*Goal: Gerd is not hungry.
START OF CHAT
*Gerd is in his office. Its 12 am. Gerd is hungry.
He decides to take a break and go to the cafeteria for a snack. Gerd leaves his office and takes the elevator to the cafeteria. He peruses the snack options and decides to get a muffin and a cup of coffee. He pays for his snack and takes it back to his office to enjoy.
END OF CHAT
NEW START
*Gerd is in his office. Its 12 am. Gerd is hungry. He has two options.
He can either go out and get something to eat or he can make something in his office. Gerd decides to make something in his office. He takes out some ingredients from his office kitchen and starts to prepare a meal. He heats up some vegetables and some meat, and makes a simple but delicious meal. He takes a few minutes to enjoy his home-made meal and is soon satisfied. As he finishes his meal, he feels much better and is ready to get back to work.
END OF CHAT
NEW START
*Gerd is in his office. Its 12 am. Gerd is hungry. He has two options. He wants to meet during the lunch Fred.
Option 1: Gerd can order delivery food and eat in his office while he meets with Fred. Option 2: Gerd can go out to a restaurant and meet with Fred for lunch.
END OF CHAT
NEW START
*Gerd is in his office. Its 12 am. Gerd is hungry. He has two options. He wants to meet during the lunch Fred.
Option 1: Gerd can order delivery food and eat in his office while he meets with Fred. Option 2: Gerd can go out to a restaurant and meet with Fred for lunch.
*(Insertion) Gerd loves the Greek bistro around the corner.
He decides to go for Option 2 and meet Fred for lunch at the Greek bistro.
*(Insertion) Gerd has no money to pay.
He can either pay with his credit card or ask Fred to pay for lunch. Gerd decides to ask Fred to pay for lunch.
*(Insertion) Gerd is lucky about the behavior of Fred.
Fred gladly agrees to pay for lunch. They both enjoy the delicious Greek dishes in the bistro.
END OF CHAT
NEW START
*Mary prepares some breakfast for her girlfriends.
*NEW GOAL: All the girlfriends are happy.
She prepares pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon. She also makes a pot of coffee to go along with the meal.
*(Insertion) Suddenly Mary remembers that Alice is a Vegetarian.
She quickly runs to the store to get some other options for Alice. When she returns, she sets up a separate plate with some fresh fruit, yogurt, and a granola bar for Alice. Mary smiles, pleased that she was able to provide a vegetarian option for her friend.
*(Insertion) The girlfriends are arriving. A very heartily welcome for each of them.
Alice is the first one to arrive and when she sees the plate of vegetarian options, she is so touched and grateful that Mary thought of her. The other girls compliment her on how thoughtful and considerate she is. Mary blushes and is happy that her friends appreciate her efforts. She knows that she put in a lot of work to make sure everyone had something they could enjoy. The girls enjoy their breakfast together and have a great time catching up and sharing stories. Mary is proud that she was able to provide her friends with a delicious meal that everyone could enjoy.
END OF CHAT
FIRST COMMENT
This simple examples show a lot of deep insights which the behavior of the system allows. I will discuss this below later as well as during the writing of the book project.