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I have some chatbot transcripts I find interesting.

This was just a lark because I was bored. The game of questions was (I think) invented by Tom Stoppard in his play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". If you don't feel like reading the whole play, at least read the game.

I had a feeling ChatGPT would have trouble getting it. At first, I was pleasantly surprised. Then Chat did what Chat always does: almost gets it but not quite.

Me: We could play at questions

Chat: Certainly, I'd be happy to play a game of questions with you. How does it work?

Me: Why do you ask?

Chat: Is it not a good way to start a game of questions by establishing the rules and making sure we're on the same page?

Me: Wouldn't it be better to just wing it and potentially find something new?

Chat: That's a good point. Would you like to start with a question, then?

Me: Haven't we already started?

Chat: Ah, I see what you mean. Should I rephrase my previous statement to say, "Would you like to ask the first question?"

Me: Would you feel bad if I observed that you aren't very good at this game?

Chat: As an AI language model, I don't have the ability to feel emotions, so I wouldn't feel bad. However, I'm always looking to improve my abilities, so any feedback you have is appreciated. Would you like to continue with the game?

Me: Haven't I already won?

Chat: If your goal was to win, then I suppose you have won. However, in a game of questions, the goal is usually to ask and answer questions using only questions, rather than to win or lose. Shall we continue?