Turning ChatGPT into a Magic 8-Ball
Last_Nothing_9117 · reddit · 2026-07-18
The post shares a prompt that turns ChatGPT into a Magic 8-Ball. The model is restricted to randomly returning one of the 20 official fortune-telling replies, without any explanations or breaking character.
The author mentions testing it out and finding the experience remarkably similar to the physical toy, suggesting that anyone wanting to try it can simply paste the prompt directly into ChatGPT.
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