What Does ChatGPT's Artificial Intelligence Make of Bangkok? [S6.E27]

Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you've probably
heard of ChatGPT, a brand new AI writing tool that produces some
shockingly advanced stuff. It's only a few months old but it's
already threatening to upend a number of industries in a big way.


So, in a slightly odd show that shows how technologically hip the
Bangkok Podcast is, Greg and Ed discuss ChatGPTs take on Bangkok
and Thailand, Greg queries the new search engine with a host of
questions about the Land of Smiles to see how much it really
knows. The AI manages to write a couple different introductions
to the podcast, one more positive and one more sarcastic. Both
display excellent English and solid basic knowledge of Thailand.


When Greg pushes AI to write a poem about Bangkok, both guys are
shocked at how 'not bad' the result is.. A+ honors high school
English? Probably not. Passably average junior high level? For
sure! The guys discuss the shocking rate at which the AI has
improved over the last year and ponder what the future will
bring. Greg also notes the limitations of the system: results
tend to be factually accurate, but not always complete, and over
time, somewhat repetitive. 


The boys also discover that the powers that be have given the AI
'guard rails,' for lack of a better term: the system won't
discuss potentially controversial topics such as prostitution,
ladyboys, or even Bangkok nightlife in general. All in all,
ChatGPT is amazing at what it can do, but the output in the end
is neither super interesting nor super fun, and certainly not
'dangerous' in any way. 


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