Elon Musk's OpenAI’s latest chatbot [ChatGPT] is sending Chinese users into a frenzy even though it is officially unavailable in the country

[Hamartia Antidote]

OpenAI’s latest chatbot is sending Chinese users into a frenzy

OpenAI’s chatbot is proving a hit, including with users in China, where the service is officially unavailable.

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• OpenAI’s ChatGPT is proving a hit with China’s tech-savvy netizens, much like Microsoft’s Xiaoice was a decade ago
• Typical interactions with Chinese users include asking the chatbot to write haikus or emails

The latest OpenAI chatbot has proved a hit among tech-savvy Chinese in the past week even though the service is officially unavailable for users in the country and requires a foreign phone number to register.

ChatGPT, which answers user questions, is a project from OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) research lab founded in 2015 by a group of individuals and organisations, including current CEO Sam Altman. Tesla’s Elon Musk was also among the early founders.
ChatGPT is the latest in a series of AIs which the firm refers to as GPTs, an acronym for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer.

ChatGPT-related discussions have trended on Chinese social media platforms, with enthusiastic users sharing screenshots of their discussions with the chatbot – after they used a virtual private network (VPN) to try out the new system.

Typical interactions with Chinese users include asking the chatbot to write haikus or emails, asking it to conjure up a block of code by telling it the desired function, seeking life advice or just simply making fun of the system.

The enthusiastic response from users in China, which is trying to grow into a global AI power, showcases the strong demand for useful AI applications from ordinary internet users. A Weibo user named Wangluobei shared a screen capture of himself asking the chatbot to turn a few bullet points into a more detailed weekly report, saying that “this is definitely a necessity for those who work in the internet industry”.

The service came online on November 30 and crossed 1 million users in six days, according to Altman. The language model behind the system uses deep learning to produce human-like text, designed to make talking with the AI agent feel natural and akin to interacting with a knowledgeable friend.

ChatGPT’s progress over the years has led Elon Musk to describe it as “scary good” and to warn that “we are not far from dangerously strong AI”.

The last time Chinese internet users got excited by a chatbot was almost a decade ago in 2014, when Microsoft launched Xiaoice, a chatbot based on an “emotional computing framework” that at one time was hailed by the company as a China-based chatbot phenomenon.

The Seattle-based technology giant’s chatbot was initially a hit with millions of Chinese users, who turned to the program to ask for friendly advice and to deal with relationship issues. However, the system was found to be critical of the Chinese government in some user interactions and was banned in 2019. The team behind Xiaoice spun themselves off as an independent company but the chatbot never regained its popularity.

Xiaoice’s fall from grace is a cautionary tale for AI services like ChatGPT, proving that stardom can be short-lived.

Some users have already noticed that ChatGPT sometimes gives serious-sounding answers to simple questions that are actually incorrect. The company has admitted the chatbot “sometimes gives plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers”, adding that fixing the issue is challenging.
When the Post tested ChatGPT, it gave very different answers in Chinese and English when asked the same questions about China’s political structure and democratic status. ChatGPT itself explained that it is a trained language model – its ability to answer questions rests on the training it goes through and its knowledge reserve.

“I was trained to answer questions, whether raised in English or Chinese, and I will do my best to provide accurate and useful information,” the bot said when asked about whether a specific language matters when it comes to its answers.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matters raised in this story.

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https://chat.openai.com/chat

 

[REhorror]

Yo maybe I should try this one.
It better not ask me if I have pho for breakfast today.

EDIT: Lame, it's not available in Vietnam either

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Yo maybe I should try this one.
It better not ask me if I have pho for breakfast today.

EDIT: Lame, it's not available in Vietnam either

The OpenAI ChatGPT thread [let Elon Musk's AI do your writing for you and have fun chatting with your future robot overlord]

https://chat.openai.com/ Check it out! Or post something here and I'll run it for you through the AI and see what craziness comes back!

defence.pk

 

[StraightEdge]

People must be seriously jobless to worry about a chatbot.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

People must be seriously jobless to worry about a chatbot.

Chatgpt write me a password login screen in python that also includes a textbox for a URL.

Certainly! Here is an example of a password login screen in Python that includes a textbox for a URL:

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ChatGPT generate a caseload for a nuclear physics class.

Sure, here is an example of a caseload for a nuclear physics class:

1. Introduction to nuclear physics: This unit covers the basics of nuclear physics, including the structure of the nucleus, radioactive decay, and nuclear reactions.
2. Nuclear reactions and nuclear energy: This unit covers the physics of nuclear reactions, including fusion and fission, and the use of nuclear reactions to generate electricity.
3. Nuclear medicine and radiation safety: This unit covers the use of nuclear physics in medicine, including imaging techniques such as PET and SPECT, and the safety considerations associated with the use of radiation.
4. Nuclear weapons and disarmament: This unit covers the history and physics of nuclear weapons, including the principles of weapon design and the efforts to achieve disarmament.
5. Advanced topics in nuclear physics: This unit covers more advanced topics in nuclear physics, such as nuclear astrophysics, nuclear structure, and nuclear transport processes.

This is just one example of a possible caseload for a nuclear physics class, and the specific topics and units covered may vary depending on the specific course and its goals. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.


Can you write 3 pages of topics we can discuss in the "Nuclear weapons and disarmament" unit you mentioned?

Certainly! Here are three pages of topics that could be discussed in a "Nuclear weapons and disarmament" unit:

1. The history of nuclear weapons: This topic could cover the development of nuclear weapons during World War II, including the Manhattan Project and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It could also cover the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the Cold War and the role of nuclear weapons in international relations.
2. The principles of nuclear weapon design: This topic could cover the basics of how nuclear weapons work, including the principles of fission and fusion and the role of materials such as uranium and plutonium. It could also cover the different types of nuclear weapons and their characteristics, such as yield and delivery systems.
3. The impact of nuclear weapons: This topic could cover the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons use, including the effects of radiation on human health and the long-term environmental impacts of nuclear testing. It could also cover the economic and political costs of maintaining a nuclear arsenal and the risks of proliferation.
4. Nuclear disarmament efforts: This topic could cover the various efforts to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons, including international agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). It could also cover grassroots and civil society efforts to promote disarmament, as well as the challenges and obstacles to achieving disarmament.
5. The future of nuclear weapons: This topic could cover the current state of the global nuclear arsenal and the prospects for further disarmament, as well as the potential role of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. It could also explore the ethical and moral considerations surrounding the possession and use of nuclear weapons.

This is just a sample of the many topics that could be covered in a "Nuclear weapons and disarmament" unit. I hope this gives you some ideas for further discussion! Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[hembo]

@Hamartia Antidote Its not available in Bahrain. Do you know which are the countries it is presently available at?

 

[Foinikas]

Ah we have one here too,it's called MMM-E.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

@Hamartia Antidote Its not available in Bahrain. Do you know which are the countries it is presently available at?

You'll likely need to spoof your IP location and get a foreign phone number.