Mysteries of Wikipedia

However, rest assured that it is not just Google that is invariably unerring; Wikipedia, the champion that is so uncannily immune to shortcomings, presents its own case of colorphotographitis.

1 The presumable case of identical twins filenames

The story begins with James Duckworth, an English businessman and MP… wait, wait, what am I doing? No-one in their sane mind is interested in certain Mr Duckworth! OK, OK, I promise it will most definitely be short. The only thing that matters is that there is his contemporary photo:

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On the virtual infallibility of Google’s omniscient knowledge panel

A few more pieces in the endless mosaic of proofs of Google’s infallibility:

1 The Curious Case of Jonas Bronck

Google offered a standard, run-of-the-mill description (text sourced from Wikipedia), but assigned to this infobox a contemporary photograph of certain Mr Curt Wrigfors, the chairman of eponymous Jonas Bronck Centre (of Bronx fame) in Swedish settlement of Sävsjö, not far from Mr Bronck’s actual birthplace. The screenshot was taken in 2017, some two to three years after an article with Mr Wrigfors’ now most famous mug had been published (presently it is fixed, though).

2 Wen Jia, a Chinese painter-cum-table-tennis-player

And that’s not all. Certain Mr Wen Jia should not have had a color picture taken, I assume:

Let’s take a closer look at the by-now-infamous Google knowledge panel:

3 The case of Zhang Hong, another painter who immortalized not only his subjects

I guess the Chinese were indeed lightyears ahead of the West. Printing press, gun powder, glasses, color photography… What else? Oh, I got it! Longevity:

I’d like to claim that knowledge panel, please!

4 When Google thinks every dot signifies the end of a sentence

5 Soapbox

Now, Google should make up its mind:

Do they mean ‘soapbox‘ as in a motorless vehicle propelled by gravity, which is raced on a downhill road, as evidenced by the picture, or do they perhaps mean ‘soapbox‘ as a crate used as a makeshift stand or a raised platform on which a public speaker stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject, as evidenced by the description?

6 Andrea Rossi

That is not that Andrea Rossi. Andrea Rossi of that knowledge panel is a slightly crazy Italian inventor. Remember, dear children, the scientific law № 1: Insane inventors invariably possess hair tousled irreversibly in proportion to the degree of their lunacy.

As evidenced by this picture.

7 Point Pleasant

On the subject of Google making up its mind deep mind:

So which one is it? The one in New Jersey or the one in West Virginia?

ChatGPT does Math I

What are the next three numbers in sequence 1,3,4,7,11?

The given sequence does not seem to follow any obvious arithmetic or geometric pattern. However, we can still try to find a pattern or rule by looking at the differences between the numbers:

  • The difference between 3 and 1 is 2.
  • The difference between 4 and 3 is 1.
  • The difference between 7 and 4 is 3.
  • The difference between 11 and 7 is 4.

The differences themselves do not form a consistent pattern, so we cannot use them to predict the next numbers in the sequence. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the next three numbers in the sequence with certainty.

However, one possible pattern that can be observed is that the differences between the terms are increasing by 1, starting from 2. Based on this pattern, we can predict the next three numbers in the sequence as:

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ChatGPT trumps Shakespeare

Poems

What rhymes with room?

There are several words that rhyme with “room,” including “doom,” “fume,” “gloom,” “tomb,” “womb,” and “zoom.” Here are a few examples of sentences using these words:

  • The air was filled with the smell of fume.
  • She felt a sense of doom
    as she entered the dark tomb.
  • He zoomed
    through the city on his motorcycle.
  • The baby was nestled safely in its mother’s womb.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions or if there’s anything else I can assist with.

And roomba?

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ChatGPT destroys Gordon Ramsey I

Contents

  1. Gluten-free bread
  2. Eggs benedict
    1. Origin story

Gluten-free bread

Give me a recipe for gluten-free bread.

Answer 1: Sure, here is a simple recipe for gluten-free bread that you can try at home:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of brown rice flour
  • 1/2 cup of tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup of sorghum flour
  • 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of honey or maple syrup
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil or unsalted butter
  • 1 cup of warm water
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ChatGPT says and explains jokes I

Contents
  1. Corny jokes
  2. Knock-knock jokes

Corny jokes

Give me a corny joke!

Here is a corny joke:

Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself?
Because it was two-tired.

I apologize if this joke does not meet your expectations or if it is not to your liking. As a language model, my function is to assist users in generating human-like text based on the input provided to me. The specific output I generate will depend on the input I receive and the algorithms and processes used to generate that output. I do not have the ability to browse the internet or access current events, so any jokes or other content I generate will be based on the input provided to me by the user. Is there anything else I can help you with?

I love it. Fire up another one.

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ChatGPT contradicts itself

Gimme a joke about Biden and Putin.

I’m sorry, but I am unable to provide jokes as I am a language model trained by OpenAI and do not have access to current events or the ability to browse the internet. My function is to assist users with generating human-like text based on the input provided to me. Is there anything else I can help you with?

So then how come I see all these screenshots where you make poems and come up with jokes?

As a language model, my primary function is to assist users in generating human-like text based on the input provided to me. However, I am a large and complex system, and I am capable of generating a wide range of text types and styles. This may include poems, jokes, or other forms of creative expression. The specific output I generate will depend on the input I receive and the algorithms and processes used to generate that output. I am not capable of browsing the internet or accessing current events, so any jokes or other content I generate will be based on the input provided to me by the user. Is there anything else I can help you with?

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Most popular songs of the day/month

Contents
  1. Day songs (2012)
  2. Day songs (2023)
  3. Month songs (2012)
  4. Month songs (2023)

I decided to google-research a bit the most popular songs of the day/month. Here are the rules I used:

  1. I used google.com and was geographically located in the Republic of Gerogia.
  2. For the days, I performed the search on 13 November, 2012 and I used the following string: «[day-of-the-week] lyrics».1
  3. For the months I used: «mp3 [day-of-the-month]» on 20 November, 2012.2
  4. I picked the top-most result that was an actual song (i.e. the link preview clearly contained information about one specific song).

And voila – here are the results:

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