SitCom Friends‘ according to chatGBT
While grilling ChatGBT with multiple questions on the famous SitCom Friends, I now have a better understanding of what ChatGBT is for someone who has never used it before. Chat GBT seems to be one of the more professional AI I’ve used. As I tried to lead it towards being more humanistic, with asking more personal questions about their own personal opinions. This AI was quick to inform me, “I don’t have personal preferences or feelings as I am just a computer program, so I don’t have a favorite character on the show Friends.”
Moreover, I asked multiple basic questions for starters, “Who was the funniest character?,” “Who was the most attractive character?,”Who had the saddest childhood?” Within each answer for these subjective questions, I got the same exact formatted answer. Each answer would begin with a paragraph, followed by a list, followed by a conclusion paragraph. It was extremely clear to me that for each question I asked was answered with just an almost immediate google search at an inhuman speed. I will not bore you with reciting every subjective answer I received, but for an example, “ “Friends” is a popular sitcom known for its ensemble cast, and humor is subjective, so different viewers may have different opinions on who the funniest character is. However, over the years, several characters have been considered particularly funny by fans:
- Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry): Chandler is known for his sarcastic and self-deprecating sense of humor. His witty one-liners and awkward social interactions often lead to comedic moments.
- Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc): Joey’s simple-mindedness and his catchphrase “How you doin’?” make him a source of physical and situational comedy. His lack of general knowledge and quirky behavior also contribute to his humor.
- Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow): Phoebe’s eccentric and offbeat personality, as well as her strange songs and bizarre life experiences, add a unique comedic element to the show.
- Ross Geller (David Schwimmer): Ross’s neurotic tendencies and awkward situations, especially regarding his failed marriages and relationships, provide plenty of humor.
- Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston): Rachel’s character grows and evolves throughout the series, but her comedic moments often come from her misadventures and quirky behavior as she navigates her way through adulthood.Ultimately, the funniest character on “Friends” can vary depending on personal preferences, and many fans have their own favorite moments and characters that they find the most amusing.”
Furthermore, I was looking for errors amongst some of the responses to my questions… and one occurred. I’m not sure if it is common for there to be incorrect information stated by ChatGBT. Although, I am a Friends die heart fan so I knew an error right when I spotted it.
For context, I was asking what character had the saddest childhood. I spotted right away when ChatGPT responded with this, “Ross had to contend with being the middle child in his family, and he often felt overshadowed by his younger sister, Monica. His parents’ favoritism toward Ross’s sister caused him emotional distress.” If any of you are fans of this sitcom, you would know the mistake right away.
To elaborate, Monica is the sibling who felt overshadowed by her older brother, Ross. Throughout the entire series, whenever The Geller’s parents appeared in an episode, the favoritism was extremely clear, and towards Ross. The effect on the forgetfulness of Monica was apparent throughout her relationship towards her parents.
Equally important, I am fully aware of the potential of ChatGBT and AI in general. As for what this means for people like you and I? We can only hope that it falls in the hands of people with good intentions. On the other hand, the flaw I found between my conversation with ChatGBT makes me think that maybe there are flaws AI needs to figure out just like us humans.
An article I find rather comforting, “Warming Up To The Power Of ChatGBT,” by Erin E. Kelly. Kelly goes on about the power AI has, but more importantly she ends her article with, “Through thoughtful experimentation and skepticism about both the most optimistic and most doom-filled predictions about ChatGBT likely impacts, we are likely to wind up finding this is one more tool we can live with.”
To conclude, it is important to remember the crucial benefits that are at our fingertips, but more importantly as a society to get AI in the hands of the right people.
“Warming Up to the Power of ChatGPT: Opinion.” Perusall, https://app.perusall.com/courses/2023-fall-introduction-to-academic-writing-engl-110-25/warming-up-to-the-power-of-chatgpt-opinion.