Machine learning and the future

[W0otz]

I've been playing with the new GPT3 chatbot and it's scary how good Machine Learning/AI is getting.
It can be useful:


But it's also very easy to generate plausible-sounding articles that are totally fictional. The Internet has always had an element of "reader beware" but it's about to get a whole lot worse...


The future is certainly going to be interesting!

 

[MillMeadow]

Should be fine as long as it doesn't go all Microsoft Tay when you turn your back on it.

 

[Goran]

We have a future? Can You ask it about humanity and future?

 

[madasafish]

How about "how to run a country efficiently" ?

 

[BoothBees]

I've been playing with this too, and it's surprisingly clever. It's trained on a variety of data to give it a lot of knowledge, but it has some inherent biases due to being trained by humans.

Here's what I got it to do:

Write a comedy sketch about a beekeeper.

"The Great Bee Heist"

(A beekeeper, dressed in full protective gear, is standing in a field surrounded by beehives)

Beekeeper: (to the audience) Hi there, I'm Bob the Beekeeper. I've been tending to these bees for years now, and let me tell you, they can be quite the handful.

(A group of burglars, dressed in all black and wearing ski masks, sneak up behind Bob)

Burglar #1: (whispering) Alright, let's do this. Remember, we're here for the honey.

Burglar #2: (whispering) And the beeswax candles. Don't forget the beeswax candles.

(The burglars start to sneak towards the beehives)

Beekeeper: (turning around and noticing the burglars) Hey! What do you think you're doing?

Burglar #1: (nervously) Uh, nothing. Just out for a stroll.

Beekeeper: (skeptical) A stroll in all black clothing and ski masks? I don't think so.

Burglar #2: (trying to distract the beekeeper) Hey, look over there!

(The burglars point off in the distance as the beekeeper looks in that direction. As soon as the beekeeper looks away, the burglars start to make a break for it with the honey and beeswax candles)

Beekeeper: (turning back around and noticing the burglars running away) Hey! Come back here with my bees' hard-earned honey!

(The beekeeper chases after the burglars, who are struggling to carry the honey and beeswax candles as they run)

Burglar #1: (panting) This was a bad idea. Why did we think we could steal honey from a beekeeper?

Burglar #2: (panting) I don't know. I just really wanted some beeswax candles.

(As the burglars continue to run, they start to get swarmed by bees. They drop the honey and beeswax candles as they try to swat the bees away)

Beekeeper: (catching up to the burglars and laughing) You should have known better than to mess with a beekeeper's bees. (to the bees) It's okay, boys. These guys won't be stealing any more of your honey.

(The burglars, covered in bees, run offstage as the beekeeper picks up the honey and beeswax candles)

Beekeeper: (to the audience) And that's the story of the great bee heist. Lesson learned: never mess with a beekeeper's bees.

Now it clearly doesn't do comedy very well, but that's literally written by an AI in about 30 seconds.

Then I asked it to change the theme.

Change the theme from burglars to the beekeeper's wife.

"The Great Honey Heist"

(A beekeeper, dressed in full protective gear, is standing in a field surrounded by beehives)

Beekeeper: (to the audience) Hi there, I'm Bob the Beekeeper. My wife, Linda, has always been a big fan of honey, so I make sure to bring her a jar every time I come out to check on the bees.

(Bob's wife, Linda, dressed in casual clothing, sneaks up behind him)

Linda: (whispering) Bob, I need you to distract the bees while I grab a jar of honey. My co-worker is having a rough day and I want to bring her some as a pick-me-up.

Bob: (sighing) Linda, you know I can't do that. The bees are my responsibility and I can't just let you take their honey without their permission.

Linda: (pleading) Please, Bob. It's just one jar. I promise I'll make it up to the bees.

Bob: (hesitant) Fine. But you have to promise to leave the bees alone from now on.

Linda: (excited) Thank you, thank you! You're the best.

(Bob turns and starts talking to the bees as Linda sneaks over to the beehives and starts to grab a jar of honey)

Bob: (to the bees) So, how has everyone been? You guys have been producing a lot of honey lately. I'm sure you're all feeling very productive.

(Linda, jar in hand, starts to tiptoe away from the beehives)

Bee: (flying up to Bob's ear) Bob, your wife is trying to steal our honey!

Bob: (surprised) What? Linda, no!

(Bob turns around and sees Linda running away with the jar of honey)

Bob: (chasing after Linda) Linda, bring that honey back! You can't just take it like that!

Linda: (running and panting) Sorry, Bob! I just really wanted to make my co-worker feel better.

(Bob catches up to Linda and takes the jar of honey from her)

Bob: (exasperated) Linda, you can't just take the bees' hard-earned honey without their permission. You have to respect their hard work.

Linda: (apologetic) You're right, Bob. I'm sorry. I'll make it up to the bees.

(Bob and Linda walk offstage, with Bob holding the jar of honey)

Bee: (to the audience) And that's the story of the great honey heist. Linda learned her lesson and we were able to keep our honey safe thanks to Bob's quick thinking. The end.

It's honestly quite scary. We're all gonna be obsolete!