Someone asked the chatbot ChatGPT what really stupid things are. And he got his answers, and some of them are quite something. MeinMMO lists the 15 things for you.
A user explained that he had a conversation with ChatGPT. He wanted to know from the AI what 15 things are really stupid. The mentioned things may also include things like laws, objects, and historical events. He posted the results on reddit.
Bottled Water, Daylight Saving Time, and Textbook Prices
What 15 stupid things did ChatGPT mention? Among the 15 points that come from ChatGPT are the following things. Many of these points relate to the USA but can also be indirectly related to Germany:
- Seizure of assets, even though the police have no right to do so
- Paying for water, even though it is available everywhere in the world.
- Printer ink prices, which are far too expensive.
- Daylight saving time, which is constantly adjusted and robs people of sleep.
- The war on drugs, which simply does not work in the USA and has achieved little so far.
- Modern voting systems that still rely on pen and paper instead of going entirely digital.
- Insurance deductibles
- Cable television packages: One has to buy/pay for 100 channels, even though one only wants to watch 3 of them.
- Textbook prices: For university or college textbooks, one sometimes has to pay 200 euros for a single book.
- Celebrity worship: Why are some people revered like saints or gods when they are just humans.
- Factory farming.
- E-waste that is not recyclable and is produced anew every year.
- Outdated drug laws.
- Electoral college: A person with the most votes can still lose. This has little to do with democracy.
- Bottled water: For water, one sometimes pays more than if one were to refuel their car.
How does the community react? Very differently. Some explain that the answers are very US-centric, which is not surprising since chatbots like ChatGPT are primarily trained on English texts. In other points, users contradict the AI. A few of the points are mentioned here as examples:
- For example, elections with pen and paper are much safer than doing everything digitally. Someone explains: “Paper ballots can be audited, recounted, and verified for accuracy.”
- Water is free, but the treatment and transport to the apartments is not, and the companies want to be compensated for their work.
- Some add: The answers partially overlap (13, 14, and 15) and ChatGPT cannot remember its earlier responses.
- Another one explains on reddit: Bottled water has saved lives worldwide and provided clean drinking water. Theoretically, one could also fill water from the tap into a bottle, but one can never be sure if the water is really germ-free.
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