[HN Gopher] GarlicGPT - we hallucinate so you don't have to
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GarlicGPT - we hallucinate so you don't have to
 
Author : Privahini
Score  : 136 points
Date   : 2023-03-09 08:30 UTC (14 hours ago)
 
web link (www.garlicgpt.com)
w3m dump (www.garlicgpt.com)
 
| mdaniel wrote:
| Damn, I was really hoping to find the prompt that generated the
| story in the page source -- be entertained and learn something
| simultaneously
 
| greenie_beans wrote:
| this is similar to my deadsouth project:
| https://github.com/smcalilly/dead-south
| 
| but this produces jokes. my project just produced nonsense
| generated from real articles, since most media is nonsense.
 
| tonymillion wrote:
| If there was another LLM for applying "internal consistency"
| across generated hallucinations this could easily work as a
| unique story series generator.
| 
| Throw in an updated Stable Diffusion and we have an infinite
| supply of tv entertainment.
| 
| Don't like the current series it's showing you, start fresh with
| a new random seed...
| 
| Side note:
| 
| The IKEA maze article was spot on and shockingly "close but not
| quite" realistic.
| 
| I've often referred to the "IKEA time dilation field" you walk in
| and suddenly it's 6 hours later and all you've picked up is a set
| of coffee cups and a lamp shade.
 
| hn_throwaway_69 wrote:
| Reminds me of the line in VeggieTales, _In the future,
| entertainment will be randomly generated._ [0]
| 
| [0] https://youtu.be/j4Ph02gzqmY
 
  | philote wrote:
  | That's a good one!
 
| mdp2021 wrote:
| Interesting post this of today, of the <>:
| 
| when somebody claims that we have with "LLMs" a potential quasi-
| sentience we sometimes reply "but we have already invented the
| cat", and the idea of an AI based treadmill which you have to
| chase around to exercise makes us note - "that would be a dog".
 
  | pcthrowaway wrote:
  | I didn't realize I was reading the garlicGPT post (I often open
  | in new tab a bunch of stories and then flip through them)
  | 
  | Honestly I was _very_ surprised by this, checked the date to
  | make sure it wasn 't April fools, and then took it as gospel.
  | 
  | Well done.
  | 
  | In case this isn't available in the future, here are the
  | hallucinated article contents:
  | 
  | Peloton launches new treadmill that runs away from you
  | 
  | by Leo Lightfoot
  | 
  | Peloton, the fitness company known for its interactive bikes
  | and treadmills, has announced a new product that aims to
  | challenge and motivate users like never before. The new
  | treadmill, called Peloton Chase, is designed to run away from
  | users at varying speeds and directions, forcing them to chase
  | it around their homes or gyms. The company said that the
  | Peloton Chase is powered by artificial intelligence and sensors
  | that track the user's location, heart rate, and performance.
  | The treadmill can also adjust its speed and direction based on
  | the user's preferences and goals. "Peloton Chase is the
  | ultimate workout for anyone who wants to push themselves to the
  | limit. It's like having a personal trainer who never lets you
  | slack off," said John Foley, the CEO of Peloton. Foley also
  | said that the Peloton Chase will be compatible with the Peloton
  | app and membership, which allows users to access live and on-
  | demand classes led by instructors. The Peloton Chase will be
  | available in early 2023 for $4,999. The company said that it
  | has already received thousands of pre-orders from customers who
  | are eager to try out the new treadmill.
 
  | jerf wrote:
  | The treadmill that runs away from you also to me showed a
  | weakness of the approach; I think it's pretty obvious that the
  | treadmill that _chases_ you is more obviously funny. You get to
  | touch on ominous, push more psychological buttons, and still
  | have the fundamental hardware humor of a treadmill designed to
  | move rather than just be still. I think any serious humor
  | writer would make that change.
  | 
  | On the other hand, this does open up some interesting spaces no
  | human would normally explore, for that sort of reason.
  | https://www.garlicgpt.com/post/shopify-ceo-quits-after-losin...
  | is just... not quite right... and almost funny just for that.
  | At least to me. But that's probably not a very reliable measure
  | of humor. A human humorist could probably riff off of the ideas
  | in that that fairly effectively. But as written, it just never
  | quite lands.
 
    | djmips wrote:
    | The Shopify CEO joke has the sophistication of a 6 year old
    | with the breadth of knowledge of an adult.
 
    | harikb wrote:
    | ` One might question what drives the customer to pursue the
    | treadmill, but Bill observed that "With a price tag of
    | $49,999, customers are concerned about their investment
    | getting away from them."
    | 
    | `
 
| ilaksh wrote:
| I just released the new version of my site https://aidev.codes
| which will allow you to easily create your own "hallucination"
| pages including images, since it has stable diffusion integrated.
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35086436&fbclid=IwAR2Sr...
| 
| For example you can write "Please invent an onion-style article
| in a web page about the Hacker News website, Elon Musk, and
| cheese. Include a few appropriate images." Then "great, but make
| it more dramatic and scandalous" and you get this:
| 
| https://aidev.codes/runvnc/trip1/
| 
| which admittedly is not great so I think that it kind of proves
| that GarlicGPT has a good prompt.
 
| nyanpasu64 wrote:
| Can you add a RSS feed?
 
  | jspann wrote:
  | Seconded! I would love to get daily updates.
 
| numtel wrote:
| Made one of these websites a few months ago when chatgpt first
| came out:
| 
| https://thedailydreamer.com
 
| RugnirViking wrote:
| I like it, but I wish I could zoom out, the font is obnoxiously
| massive and ignores the browser's zoom level
 
  | rcme wrote:
  | Cmd + Shift + - on Mac
 
| aaroninsf wrote:
| I wish they had similarly run with the idea of Netflix watching
| you.
 
| Privahini wrote:
| America's second finest news source.
 
  | RajT88 wrote:
  | This has definitely got an "Onion" flavor, and makes me wonder
  | what the future of that publication is going to look like, if
  | AI is this good at writing absurdist humor articles.
 
| cratermoon wrote:
| The word you're looking for is not hallucinate, it's
| "confabulate".
 
  | mdaniel wrote:
  | I think "hallucinate" is the term-of-art that the AI community
  | adopted for that behavior, but I do agree after having looked
  | up the definition that confabulate is much more accurate and I
  | wish they had picked it instead
 
    | mdp2021 wrote:
    | > _much more accurate and I wish they had picked it_
    | 
    | In comedy?!
 
      | mdaniel wrote:
      | Err, sorry, by "they" I meant the AI community which
      | settled upon "hallucinate" as a term to describe the LLM's
      | behavior. I think this site was 100% accurate to reference
      | the same term that the AI folks do
 
    | fzzzy wrote:
    | The AI community already had picked confabulate, but
    | hallucinate is winning out in actual usage now.
 
| dakial1 wrote:
| ChatGPT is surprisingly good with humor:
| 
| Me: I want you to act as Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian. Give a
| stand up set, with a punchline, talking about people who get out
| of their seats before the plane has stopped at the gate.
| 
| ChatGPT: You know, sometimes I feel like these people who are in
| such a rush to get off the plane are the same ones who take their
| time ordering a coffee at Starbucks. They'll stand there for ten
| minutes debating between a latte and a cappuccino, but as soon as
| the plane touches down, they're like "Get out of my way, I've got
| places to be!" It's like they only have patience for the things
| that don't matter.
 
| seydor wrote:
| Competition is always welcome, but do you have ChatGPT _itself_?
| https://citymeme.com/post/63886
 
| korotkevics wrote:
| ChatGPT has continued:
| 
| The release of Tyson's new vegan chicken nugget comes as more and
| more consumers are seeking out plant-based alternatives for
| health, environmental, and ethical reasons. According to a recent
| survey, over 60% of Americans are now reducing their meat
| consumption, with many citing concerns about animal welfare and
| the environmental impact of animal agriculture. By offering a
| vegan option made from real chicken, Tyson may be hoping to tap
| into this growing trend while still appealing to those who prefer
| the taste and texture of meat. However, it remains to be seen how
| the market will respond to this unique approach to veganism.
 
| yuppiepuppie wrote:
| Genius. I couldnt stop laughing at "Tyson Foods Unveils New Vegan
| Chicken Nuggets Made Entirely from Real Chicken" [0]
| 
| [0] https://www.garlicgpt.com/post/tyson-foods-unveils-new-
| vegan...
 
| userbinator wrote:
| Of all the all the applications of LLMs I've seen so far, I think
| generating endless amounts of humour is still the best thing they
| can do.
 
  | mdp2021 wrote:
  | Seriously, the <> is probably to "make
  | it a module" and build the interfaces to integrate it in
  | systems where it is controlled.
 
  | savanaly wrote:
  | I use it for brainstorming ideas for writing. The fact that it
  | can come up endless ideas incorporating whatever surface level
  | details you demand makes it extremely effective for this
  | purpose. At least so far I've not seen it produce quality you
  | would want to use that wasn't filtered through a creative human
  | (even the good humor and poetry it produces on its own is
  | cherry picked), but we shouldn't underrate the value as a
  | brainstorming tool. And the day is probably not too far away
  | where it can filter for itself.
 
    | raducu wrote:
    | > even the good humor and poetry it produces on its own is
    | cherry picked
    | 
    | This is so funny in itself, and speaks so much of human
    | expectations :)
    | 
    | Yes, the really good examples are cherry picked, but there's
    | a loooot of "good enough" examples and some cherry-picked bad
    | examples of ChatGpt.
    | 
    | To me this is mind boggling. My ML knowledge stopped at 2018
    | levels and ChatGPT makes me think picking up ML once again.
    | 
    | I remember training a ML model in 2018 in a yandex course for
    | image description. Up to the last few epochs the output was
    | gliberish, then a few epochs later booom, readable english.
 
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