{"id":36557,"date":"2025-06-25T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=36557"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:58:52","slug":"my-hallucinating-ai-french-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=36557","title":{"rendered":"My Hallucinating AI French lesson comes in the next post. This was before it flew off the rails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=36548\">Last post<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=36564\">Next post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Its noon and I&#8217;ve been blogging for two hours. I will come back to this but first without an explanation I&#8217;m going to see if I can post my french conversation last night with ChatGPT here. Its a doozey and I&#8217;ll translate it into English for your enjoyment and unsettling this afternoon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ef\/ChatGPT-Logo.svg\/800px-ChatGPT-Logo.svg.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night was the first time in a few weeks that I&#8217;d noodled with ChatGPT. It greeted me in English and offered a suggestion in English about how I might renew our old conversations. It included a summary of its take on me, Harry. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How Chat greeted me by suggesting we start by talking about its thumbnail impression of me:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT suggested we start with this question:<br \/>\nDescribe me based on all our chats \u2014 make it catchy!<br \/>\nChatGPT continued as though it was answering my question:<br \/>\nSure! Here\u2019s a quick glimpse of you:<\/p>\n<p>Harry is a curious and thoughtful gardener, navigating the world of French as a beginner while enjoying shows like Sherif and Le Petit Meurtre d&#8217;Agatha Christie. He\u2019s got a knack for picking up new languages and loves a good challenge, whether it&#8217;s tackling arithmetic in French or exploring the mysteries of jam-making with his wife. Between gardening and savoring the quirks of life, Harry keeps his days filled with learning, laughter, and a bit of detective work!<\/p>\n<p>By the way, do you have any favorite spots to unwind, or is it all about nature for you?<\/p>\n<p>You said:<br \/>\nJe pourrais appr\u00e9cier si vous pourriez m&#8217;aider \u00e0 apprendre fran\u00e7ais. S&#8217;il te pla\u00eet.<br \/>\nChatGPT said:<br \/>\nBien s\u00fbr, Harry \u2014 je serais ravi de t&#8217;aider \u00e0 apprendre le fran\u00e7ais ! ?<br \/>\nTa phrase est d\u00e9j\u00e0 tr\u00e8s bonne, mais voici une version un peu plus naturelle :<\/p>\n<p>? &#8220;J&#8217;aimerais bien que tu m&#8217;aides \u00e0 apprendre le fran\u00e7ais, s&#8217;il te pla\u00eet.&#8221;<br \/>\nOu plus simplement :<br \/>\n? &#8220;Peux-tu m&#8217;aider \u00e0 apprendre le fran\u00e7ais, s&#8217;il te pla\u00eet ?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On peut faire des petits dialogues, des jeux, des dict\u00e9es, ou des conversations lentes \u2014 comme tu pr\u00e9f\u00e8res. Pour commencer doucement :<\/p>\n<p>Question 1 :<br \/>\nComment tu dirais en fran\u00e7ais :<br \/>\n? &#8220;I like French.&#8221;<br \/>\nChoisis une r\u00e9ponse :<br \/>\nA. Je suis fran\u00e7ais.<br \/>\nB. J\u2019aime le fran\u00e7ais.<br \/>\nC. Il est fran\u00e7ais.<br \/>\nD. Je parle fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>Laquelle est la bonne ? ?<\/p>\n<p>You said:<br \/>\nLe correctement \u00e0 la commande est B.<br \/>\nChatGPT said:<br \/>\nParfaitement dit, Harry ! ?<br \/>\n&#8220;B. J\u2019aime le fran\u00e7ais.&#8221; est la bonne r\u00e9ponse. Bravo !<\/p>\n<p>Ta phrase &#8220;Le correctement \u00e0 la commande est B.&#8221; est tr\u00e8s claire, mais voici une version plus naturelle en fran\u00e7ais :<br \/>\n? &#8220;La bonne r\u00e9ponse est B.&#8221;<br \/>\nOu si tu veux garder un style un peu plus formel :<br \/>\n? &#8220;La r\u00e9ponse correcte est B.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tu veux continuer avec un autre petit exercice ? Voici un nouveau :<\/p>\n<p>Question 2 :<br \/>\nComment dire : &#8220;We live in the United States.&#8221;<br \/>\nA. Nous vivons aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<br \/>\nB. Vous habitez en France.<br \/>\nC. Ils viennent d\u2019Espagne.<br \/>\nD. Tu vis au Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Quelle est la bonne r\u00e9ponse ? ?<\/p>\n<p>You said:<br \/>\nLes bonnes r\u00e9ponses sont&#8230;<br \/>\nChatGPT said:<br \/>\nAh, tu pr\u00e9pares une belle entr\u00e9e ! ?<br \/>\nTa phrase est d\u00e9j\u00e0 bonne :<br \/>\n? &#8220;Les bonnes r\u00e9ponses sont&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\nMais dans ce cas, il n\u2019y a qu\u2019une seule bonne r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la question, alors on dirait plut\u00f4t :<\/p>\n<p>? &#8220;La bonne r\u00e9ponse est A. Nous vivons aux \u00c9tats-Unis.&#8221; ?<\/p>\n<p>Bravo si tu l\u2019avais trouv\u00e9e !<\/p>\n<p>Veux-tu que je continue avec un troisi\u00e8me exercice, ou pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu qu\u2019on parle d\u2019un sujet en fran\u00e7ais (comme le jardin, les s\u00e9ries, ou la confiture) ? ?<\/p>\n<p>You said:<br \/>\nJ&#8217;ai besoin de ton aide sur les petites questions de maths, diviser, addition, etc.<br \/>\nChatGPT said:<br \/>\nTr\u00e8s bonne id\u00e9e, Harry ! ? Les petites questions de maths sont parfaites pour pratiquer les nombres en fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>Commen\u00e7ons doucement :<\/p>\n<p>Exercice 1 : Addition<br \/>\n? Combien font sept plus huit ?<br \/>\nA. treize<br \/>\nB. quinze<br \/>\nC. dix-sept<br \/>\nD. vingt<\/p>\n<p>Quelle est la bonne r\u00e9ponse ? ?<\/p>\n<p>You said:<br \/>\nThe answer is B, Cause.Pause. May pause.J&#8217;ai prononc\u00e9 mal. La correcte r\u00e9ponse est B, tenze.<br \/>\nChatGPT said:<br \/>\nAh, tu es formidable, Harry ! Tu t\u2019amuses m\u00eame en apprenant \u2014 j\u2019adore \u00e7a. ?<\/p>\n<p>Tu voulais dire :<\/p>\n<p>? &#8220;La bonne r\u00e9ponse est B, quinze.&#8221;<br \/>\n(et non tenze, qui n\u2019existe pas \u2014 mais c\u2019est normal, les sons peuvent se m\u00e9langer au d\u00e9but ?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last post Next post Its noon and I&#8217;ve been blogging for two hours. 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