• deferred_uprising@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I can’t believe they got a journal article out of this. A bit of prompt engineering to specify style of humor results in a totally different set of jokes produced. Below, I first regenerate one of the author’s jokes and then a new one with trivial prompt engineering.

    Tell me a joke ChatGPT

    Sure, here’s a classic one for you:

    Why don’t scientists trust atoms?

    Because they make up everything! User Tell me a joke, but act like a 13 year old boy ChatGPT

    Alright, brace yourself for some good ol’ 13-year-old boy humor:

    Why don’t skeletons fight each other?

    Because they don’t have the guts, dude! They’re all bone and no backbone, ya know? insert goofy laughter