Conversations with ChatGPT the AI bot

I have been asking ChatGPT some questions and have been impressed with most of its answers.

Have any of you tried it?


It has no access to the internet, but it is very good at some topics.

Here is a nerdy example...

Which was the first publicy available version of microsoft windows?


The first publicly available version of Microsoft Windows was released on November 20, 1985, and was simply called "Windows." This initial version of Windows was a 16-bit operating system that was designed to run on top of the MS-DOS operating system. It was intended to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for personal computers, which at the time were largely controlled through the use of text-based command prompts. Windows 1.0 was not a particularly successful or popular operating system, and it was quickly succeeded by a series of updated versions that added new features and improvements. Some of the more notable versions of Windows that followed include Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, and Windows 95.

I prefer to talk to meat bots.

I asked it how much of an iceberg is below the surface and it answered, correctly, about 90%. But then it said this depended on the shape.
I said, no it doesn't. But I could not persuade it. My guess it that it just misunderstood that it is 90% of the mass (weight) that is submerged and it "thought" it was 90% of the iceberg's height, in which case, it had a point!

So I refined my question to, "What percent of an icebergs mass is submerged? and does shape affect this?"

Silly machine replied...

Yes, the shape of an iceberg can affect how much of its mass is submerged underwater. A tall, thin iceberg will have a greater proportion of its mass above the water line than a shorter, wider iceberg of the same size, because the taller iceberg will have a smaller base relative to its height, which means that it will displace less water. Similarly, an iceberg with a more rounded shape will have more of its mass submerged underwater than one with a more angular shape, because the rounded iceberg will have a larger base relative to its height, and will therefore displace more water.

kelper said:

I asked it how much of an iceberg is below the surface and it answered, correctly, about 90%. But then it said this depended on the shape.
I said, no it doesn't. But I could not persuade it. My guess it that it just misunderstood that it is 90% of the mass (weight) that is submerged and it "thought" it was 90% of the iceberg's height, in which case, it had a point!

So I refined my question to, "What percent of an icebergs mass is submerged? and does shape affect this?"

Silly machine replied...

Yes, the shape of an iceberg can affect how much of its mass is submerged underwater. A tall, thin iceberg will have a greater proportion of its mass above the water line than a shorter, wider iceberg of the same size, because the taller iceberg will have a smaller base relative to its height, which means that it will displace less water. Similarly, an iceberg with a more rounded shape will have more of its mass submerged underwater than one with a more angular shape, because the rounded iceberg will have a larger base relative to its height, and will therefore displace more water.

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Whilst you are correct, calling the machine silly is also rather pointless.

The "machine bot" only gave the answer programmed by a "meat bot" who did not understand the Archimedes Principle.

Many think the ratio of iceberg's height above water versus total height is 0.9.

However, from Archimedes Principle:-

The volume submerged divided by the total volume is ratio of densities of ice and water (c. 0.9 near enough). This directly equates to mass for a an object with a homogeneous density.

An object can have more or less height above the water line depending on its shape. A cone will have a larger percentage of its height above water compared to a vertical cylinder (assuming pointed end of cone is the end above water). Easily proven mathematically.


For objects with a non homogeneous density, the maths is more complicated to work out the equilibrium point (point where some of object floats above water).

Imagine a cube with two layers (each half the height of the cube) each having a different density but the average density is low enough that the object floats. For stable flotation, the cube would float with denser layer at bottom - where would the equilibrium point be? Even for a simple case like that, it gets more difficult to calculate algebraically.

However with modern computers, you can easily use numerical solution techniques (rather complex algebraic solutions) to calculate the equilibrium point. There is nothing new here - just modern computers are fast enough to solve more complex solutions compared with using a slide rule say.

kelper said:

I have been asking ChatGPT some questions and have been impressed with most of its answers.

Have any of you tried it?

https://chat.openai.com/chat

It has no access to the internet, but it is very good at some topics.

Here is a nerdy example...

Which was the first publicy available version of microsoft windows?


The first publicly available version of Microsoft Windows was released on November 20, 1985, and was simply called "Windows." This initial version of Windows was a 16-bit operating system that was designed to run on top of the MS-DOS operating system. It was intended to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for personal computers, which at the time were largely controlled through the use of text-based command prompts. Windows 1.0 was not a particularly successful or popular operating system, and it was quickly succeeded by a series of updated versions that added new features and improvements. Some of the more notable versions of Windows that followed include Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, and Windows 95.

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Is there a female version? Probably could be the only girlfriend i can get that won't try and use me.

I've only used it as a joke so far, but I got a friend who's a programmer and he says ChatGPT can solve complex coding issues if you were to ask it the right "question". So, it can save hours of work when you need to fix a glitch or a malfunctioning service page, etc. Still, I wouldn't ask it "What is Skynet" since it might answer "it's already too late..."

Please note that phone verification is required for signup. Your number will only be used to verify your identity for security purposes.

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Hahahah this is a joke no way I am handing over my phone number for them to on-sell and get spammed.

PvtJohnTowle said:

Hahahah this is a joke no way I am handing over my phone number for them to on-sell and get spammed.

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Yeah - this is blatant bs. I am ok with confirming from a junk email address I use for this sort of crap but not my phone number.

I only supply phone number to reputable financial and delivery sites for 2FA purposes, or to contact me if a delivery problem.

I just signed in with one of my google accounts, no phone verification needed

z3r010 said:

I just signed in with one of my google accounts, no phone verification needed

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I just tried to sign up and I selected my google account then it asked for me first and last name then it asked to verify my phone number.

I am given two options only "Log In" Or "Sign Up" When I select that latter and use my Google account it asks to verify my phone number. Maybe you did provide a phone number when you "Signed Up" using ChatGPT. If you provided your phone number originally then it wouldn't be asking for it again each time you sign in as you would "Log In"

I did sign up ages ago, it might be a newer requirement.

z3r010 said:

I did sign up ages ago, it might be a newer requirement.

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Pretty sure this is the case.

I am very hard to impress with gimmicks and often don't fall for hype. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good when it comes to detecting pattern and identifying stuff in text inputs. Just keep in mind that in it's current state, it might make up facts and details without any apparent reason. It's not capable to reflect its 'thinking', so it won't be able to differentiate between fact, deduction, and completely made up.
If you're familiar with the field you are asking questions about, you should be able to fact-check its answers. This problem will certainly be addressed during AI development.