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About a year ago<\/a>, I asked ChatGPT \u201cBased on what you know about me, draw a picture what my current life is.\u201d It came up with this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the fact that it has that typical AI feel about it, I was intrigued by the elements it contained. Last week, after another year of interactions, I wondered what that picture would look like now. The results weren’t quite what I was expecting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I figured that I must have got the prompt wrong, so I tried again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what is going on, and can’t figure out what inputs I’ve given the system that resulted in these outputs.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About a year ago, I asked ChatGPT \u201cBased on what you know about me, draw a picture what my current life is.\u201d It came up with this: Aside from the fact that it has that typical AI feel about it, I was intrigued by the elements it contained. 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