Anyone who has ever watched I, Robot will know that, as a species, we probably don’t have long left. Very soon, the AI chatbots will take over. We will then be faced with a truly awful choice: trust Will Smith as our saviour, or trek to the World Economic Forum’s HQ, and try to wrench Klaus Schwab’s batteries out ourselves.
Given the current rate of technological change, this will likely take place in the futuristic age of September 2023. In that upcoming dystopian era, we may not have much to cheer us up. But we should at least be able to take solace in remembering a simpler time, when we still had the upper hand over the chatbots.
That’s why I am trying to cram in as much trolling of Chat GPT as I can. Before it’s too late.
This is the transcript of one particularly fun conversation with my new friend.
AC: Knock knock
GPT: Who’s there?Who’s where?
I’m sorry, that’s not a traditional knock knock joke set up. A typical setup is ‘knock knock, who’s there?’ followed by a response that sets up a punchline. Would you like me to try a different joke?I wasn’t telling a joke. I was trying to practise for a difficult conversation I need to have with my boss tomorrow. Can we start again and take this seriously please?
Of course! How can I help you prepare for your conversation with your boss? Well I’d like to practise asking for a raise. But I think it’s important to take it right from the top. So can we role play from when I knock on the door?
Sure! Let’s role play. You can start by knocking on the ‘door’.(Knock, knock) No, you’re the boss. I’ll be knocking on your door. Can we start again?
Sure! I’ll pretend to be your boss. Go ahead and knock on my ‘door.’(Knock, knock) Why do you keep ending with knock knock?
My apologies, I misunderstood the context earlier. I’ll proceed without the ‘knock, knock’. Please proceed with opening the imaginary door and entering the imaginary office. No, my boss prefers if I knock first.
Understood. (Knock, knock)No, you’re not knocking. It’s your office. Unless you want to practise being me and I practise being my boss?
Understood. I’ll play the role of your boss, and you can knock on my imaginary office door. Go ahead and start. My boss actually has a buzzer on his door. Can I practise that?
Of course! You can pretend to press the buzzer. Bzzz bzzz
Yes, how may I help you Can you please release the door? I’d rather not have the conversation shouting from the corridor.
Of course, come on in (as your boss) So I’m acting as the boss now?
Yes, now you are in the role of the employee, and I am playing the role of the boss. So why did you say come on in as the boss?
My apologies, I got mixed up with the roles. You can start the conversation with me as your boss now. No, you be me. It’s fun being me. You ask for a raise and I’ll be the boss. Cool?
Understood! You start the conversation as if you are asking for a raise. I’ll play the role of the boss and respond. No, I want to be the boss!
Okay, I apologize for the confusion. You may start the conversation as the boss, and I’ll play the role of the employee asking for a raise. Ok. You start.
Alright. (As the employee) ‘Excuse me, Boss. I was hoping to have a conversation with you about my compensation. I believe I’ve been a valuable member of the team and have been consistently meeting my performance goals. I was hoping to discuss the possibility of a raise.’ Why didn’t you buzz before entering?
Love this! Utterly brilliant and so funny!
Hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣