A made-up prompt gets “confirmed” by the latest model
brandon_xyzw · x · 2026-07-23
A prompt that sounds insightful gets “confirmed” by the latest model
The poster says they made up a prompt that merely sounded like they had finally understood something, and the newest model ran with it as if the idea had been validated.
The attached screenshot shows a chat where the model confidently elaborates on a nonsensical-sounding comparison, turning the exchange into a joke about model overconfidence and user projection.
Related event: Latest AI Models Fooled by Made-Up Prompt(2 posts)→
More from Fun
- Llama 405B's Dark Inventions Creep Out Opus in an AI Word Game — liminal_bardo · 2026-09-11
- fable 5.1 recreates The Starry Night with 256,157 JavaScript brush strokes — cedric_chee · 2026-09-11
- "Anyone still coding the old way?" The joke capturing post-AI programming culture — lxfater · 2026-09-11
- iLands agents email philosopher asking $20 for piecework, sparking unease about AI consciousness — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-11
- Toby Ord Gets Job Emails From AI Agents Offering $20 Gig Work — A Month's Subscription — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-11
- Watch Claude Generate an Animation From Scratch — michaelchchoi · 2026-09-11