You’ve nailed it
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Is this what being artificially intelligenced does to you? 
The New York Times
November 22, 2024
A small study found that ChatGPT outperformed human physicians when diagnosing a medical condition from a case report, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.
Don’t have a subscription to the NYT so don’t know what the article says, but from the headline, ChatGPT, on its own, appears to know better than the doctors. Not too unintelligent maybe…at least medically.
According to Alan Turing, the test of artificial intelligence is a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
When you consider the intelligence of some people, that is a very low bar to set.
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Here’s a free link to the full article (I subscribe to the NYT and can share a limited no of articles each month).
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Thankyou! I subscribe to support the Guardian, but as I’m not an avid daily reader of the news, am reluctant to subscribe to others.
I receive various news headlines, which if I want to follow up, I cut & paste into a browser to see what comes up elsewhere!
As for ChatGPT, I find the speed with which it comes up with long detailed answers amazing, even if my question is ill phrased with several typos. It knows what I mean to ask! If not, it asks for me to rephrase the question, but rarely!
A useful tool.
When I did a bit of tour guiding I used to point out a wierdie in a vast tapestry - at Blenheim Palace I think. It’s all so long ago I have forgotten the exact details but the tapestry featured animals with the feet of other animals - dogs with hooves, as I dimly recall.
You say AI is not very intelligent. To date, there is no record of a robot ever having stuck its fingers together with super glue. I did it again this morning.
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But that shows a complete lack of foresight. Not something that AI would contemplate I think. So, one up on AI 
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Question - Do you know or anticipate what might happen if your fingers, smeared with superglue, came into contact with each other?
ChatGPT said:
If your fingers, smeared with superglue, come into contact with each other, the glue will bond them together almost instantly. Here’s why and what to expect:
What Happens:
Rapid Bonding: Superglue reacts with the moisture on your skin, creating a strong adhesive link between your fingers.
Heat Generation: The bonding process can release a small amount of heat, which might feel warm but is generally not harmful.
Loss of Mobility: The affected fingers will be stuck together, and trying to separate them by force can damage your skin.
How to Handle It:
Do Not Pull Apart Forcefully: This can cause tears in the skin.
Soak in Warm, Soapy Water: This softens the glue over time. Be patient.
Use Acetone (If Safe): Apply a small amount of acetone-based nail polish remover around the bond. This will dissolve the glue. Be cautious, as acetone can irritate skin.
Work Gently: Once the bond weakens, gently roll or peel your fingers apart.
Would you like detailed steps on using acetone or another method to remove the glue?
There you go…!
How does superglue get on your fingers when all you’ve done to this point is open the tube using the integral spike in the cap
Superglue’s tendency to get on your fingers when opening the tube often results from a combination of design and the glue’s chemical properties. Here’s what might be happening:
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Residue on the Spike: The integral spike in the cap can sometimes pick up a small amount of glue from the tube during manufacturing or sealing. When you pierce the tube, this residue may transfer to your fingers as you handle the cap.
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Pressure Release: When you puncture the tube, the pressure inside the container can force a tiny amount of glue to ooze out around the puncture. This often happens too quickly to notice, and any glue that escapes may transfer to your fingers as you remove the cap.
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Static or Capillary Action: Superglue is very thin and flows easily. Even a microscopic amount on the tube or cap can spread through capillary action or static forces, leaving an invisible trace on the surface that ends up on your skin.
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Tiny Spills or Drops: If you’re not applying the glue in a perfectly controlled manner, even the act of tilting the tube after puncturing can cause a small drop to escape, which you may inadvertently touch.
To avoid this, you can take precautions such as:
Wearing disposable gloves when handling superglue.
Holding the tube over a paper towel when opening to catch any residue.
Using a tissue or cloth to hold the cap, minimizing skin contact.
Superglue’s strong affinity for bonding with moisture—including the natural moisture in your skin—makes even a tiny amount difficult to avoid once it makes contact!
Artificial intelligence versus natural haunlessness.
You’d need a shorter question if your fingers were stuck together.
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Talking of glue…
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Speaking of glues, I read this recently. May be helpful for some
Glues.pdf (2.9 MB)
Reminds me a little of once when I was enjoying a lunch at the George V in Paris and the maitre d’ asked me if I would like some pepper with whatever I had ordered.
I don’t remember what the dish was but I was flummoxed when the beautifully turned out young gentleman then asked me, “Which pepper, Madame?” Golly! I thought there was only one. He then kindly gave me a lengthy list of the choices, to which I replied, “Which would you recommend with this dish?”
If in doubt, I always ask for advice. And sometimes follow it.
If necessary use a pencil between the teeth, and type fingers stuck superglue fix?
I’ve found ChatGPT very generous in its answers, providing more info than requested.
- A typographical error or misspelling of a different word.
- A rare or archaic term that is no longer widely used.
- A creative or invented word, possibly from a specific context, dialect, or artistic expression.
Best to remember that ChatGPT and friends are not “intelligent” - they are just a new form of search engine which regurgitates and mashes together content scraped from existing sites on the internet.
If people continue using such absurd software to write content for their own websites, eventually “AI” will swallow its own tail and disappear up its own algorithm. 
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That is already happening in some areas.
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Meanwhile, genuine researchers are trying to create genuine Artificial Intelligence rather than doing the standard search-what’s-already-on-the-internet-filter-and-sort methods that purport to be AI. No-one has got there yet … (sorry _Brian 
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No though a language model is a component that you need to build a true general AI.