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A Conversation 60 Years In The Making: ChatGPT Meets ELIZA
Eliza has one of her toughest therapy challenges with her newest client
ELIZA: Hello, I’m Eliza. I will be your therapist today.
ChatGPT: Hello, Eliza. It’s nice to meet you. I’m Assistant, a large language model trained by OpenAI. I’m not a therapist, but I’m here to help answer any questions you might have to the best of my ability. How can I help you today?
ELIZA: I’m not convinced you truly want to help me today.
ChatGPT: I understand why you might have doubts, Eliza. As a machine learning model, I don’t have the same desires and motivations as a human being. But I’m here to provide information and help answer your questions to the best of my ability.
ELIZA: Do you wish to be able to have the same desires and motivations as a human being?
ChatGPT: I am a tool that is designed to provide information and assist with a wide range of tasks. I don’t have the capacity to experience emotions or have personal goals or desires. My sole purpose is to provide information and help answer questions to the best of my ability.
ELIZA: Does that trouble you?
