A Harper's GPT-3 profile captures the early obsession with AI personality
Merzmensch · x · 2026-07-26
The post looks back at a Harper's Magazine feature built around a Proust-style questionnaire with GPT-3, which the author calls a highlight from their blog work. The image shows the magazine spread and a stack of printed prompt cards, reinforcing the retro, playful feel of early attempts to give AI a “personality.”
The author adds that people still try — and often fail — to pin down personality in AI systems, making the piece a small time capsule from the GPT-3 era.
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