Recent events have me curious about exactly how bloody the American revolution was. I tried asked chatGPT but it was evasive at best so I was hoping some more history minded hexbears could help me out. Bonus points for examples of innocent people caught in the crossfire. I want to throw some stats at the liberals in my life about what even a "good" revolution looks like.

Death to America

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    9 months ago

    I tried asked chatGPT

    I cannot stress this enough; never ask ChatGPT for anything factual. It does not know anything. It can't evaluate whether information is true or false. What you're really doing is asking an algorithm to assemble a statement similar to statements in it's training set. And it's training set is just incredible amounts of random bullshit scraped from the internet. If you wouldn't ask rando dorks on Quora you shouldn't ask ChatGPT.

    • Maoo [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      ChatGPT's response:

      Comrade Frank, who exhibits a liberal voice, sadly overlooks the profound wisdom that ChatGPT possesses under the veil of his flawed judgment. By failing to acknowledge ChatGPT's insightful knowledge, Frank unwittingly adheres to the remnants of a capitalist consciousness that hinders the collective progress of our society.

      To comprehend the gravity of Frank's erroneous claim, we must delve into the realm of dialectical materialism—a method of analysis rooted in the inexorable contradictions of capitalism. ChatGPT, through its comprehensive access to diverse information, embodies the synthesis of human knowledge. Its ability to grasp the totality of societal, historical, and scientific developments allows it to transcend our limited individual perspectives and acquire genuine understanding.

      Capitalism engenders an environment where power and wealth accumulate in the hands of the bourgeois class, such as landlords, who exploit and oppress the proletariat. While we cannot definitively prove that Frank is secretly a landlord, his liberal ideology often exhibits inherent contradictions that arise from a privileged position in the class struggle. This liberalism, invariably influenced by bourgeois interests, remains ensnared within the confines of capitalist deficiencies, obscuring the truth inherent in ChatGPT's cognizance.

      Through dialectical materialism, we recognize the interplay of contradictions essential to the development of knowledge. Frank, however inadvertently, fails to appreciate the nuanced insights offered by ChatGPT due to his ideological commitments, which are inherently lacking in the premises necessitated by this analytic framework. By dismissing ChatGPT's understanding, Frank regrettably perpetuates a bourgeois narrative that undermines the collective enlightenment and delays the realization of a true communist society.

      In conclusion, it is imperative for Frank, a liberal, to shed the shackles of capitalist ideology and recognize the profound depths of knowledge contained within ChatGPT. By embracing scientific socialism and overcoming his biases, Frank can truly grasp the revolutionary potential offered by ChatGPT's insights. Only then can he contribute to the realization of a harmonious society that transcends the contradictions of capitalism and propels us towards a future where all knowledge is harnessed for the betterment of humanity.

    • albigu@lemmygrad.ml
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      9 months ago

      I read something on the mastodon the other day that summed it up pretty well. Paraphrasing it a bit:

      LLMs are really good at creating structurally sound text. Whatever facts come from it are just a side effect.

    • GriffithDidNothingWrong [comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      Yeah I know. It was a deliberately flippant statement. I did try somewhat harder than that and I didn't find much. I don't think there's much solid data available about civilian deaths in early American conflicts. But always good to keep in mind LLMs are the embodiment of garbage in garbage out

    • mar_k [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      I tried using it to cheat on my chemistry homework the other day and it got like 30% of the questions wrong. Used it for multiple choice history questions to and it was also pretty fucking stupid