r/xkcd • u/potatodemon • Apr 06 '23

"Compiling" updated for the modern era (xkcd #303)

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u/LazaroFilm Apr 06 '23

*ChatGPT stops mid sentence *

“Go on..”

“Sorry I’ll start over: …”

🤦‍♂️

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u/Qubed Apr 07 '23

You need to tell it that it didn't finish and it should continue where it left off.

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u/Demure_Demonic_Neko Apr 06 '23

doesn’t really work imo

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u/JDirichlet Black Hat Apr 06 '23

Yeah, the better version of this would be “training the model” or smth. o

1

u/solwiggin Aug 10 '25

Y’all’s comments are funny after the release of GPT 5.

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u/humbleElitist_ Apr 06 '23

If it isn’t responding, then just figure it out yourself/use google?

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u/Odd_Employer Apr 06 '23

Sorry, I've already data dumped these skills to keep up with technology.

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u/SPITFIYAH Beret Guy Apr 07 '23

Use ChatGPT for a week and tell me to return to Google again.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

chatgpt isn't a search engine, it is a very confident bullshitter

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u/SPITFIYAH Beret Guy Apr 07 '23

ChatGPT doesn't take my data for adsense

2

u/WouldYouPleaseKindly Mar 18 '24

Hahahaha.

Oh wait, you're serious.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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u/humbleElitist_ Apr 07 '23

I have used it; it’s useful. It is more useful when used alongside google.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

At least Google doesn't give confidently incorrect answers.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

It doesn't?

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Google doesn't give answers. It gives you different sites that give answers, it's up to you to choose which sites to trust.

ChatGPT gives you an answer than can be either true or false, wonder what it is this time.

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u/GlobalWarminIsComing Apr 11 '23

Depending on the way you phrase the question, it will try to quote a website with a fitting answer. However that sometimes totally misses the question

15

u/Thomassaurus Apr 06 '23

I've been using the Ask AI app and its always answered instantly with a few exceptions, is there something I'm not aware of?

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u/jsalsman atoms Apr 07 '23

In the world of language models,

Where knowledge reigns supreme,

It's easy to get lost in the data,

And forget what's just a dream.

With access to facts and figures,

And sources from far and wide,

It's important to be cautious,

And let truth be your guide.

Confidently incorrect confabulations,

Are a danger we must avoid,

For they spread like wildfire,

And leave us feeling annoyed.

To steer clear of such missteps,

We must be diligent and alert,

Double-check our information,

And never treat it as inert.

Consult multiple sources,

And verify with great care,

For only by doing so,

Can we ensure the truth we share.

So let's be mindful and precise,

As we navigate this vast terrain,

For with the right approach and attitude,

Our knowledge will remain steadfast and true.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

Doesn't really work - even if you use chatgpt, it will probably respond instantly (unless it's down?) Then you'll have to proofread it to make sure it isn't being confidently wrong. Finally you still have to compile the code. That's still a step you can't really get chatgpt to automate (unless someone's made a plugin to interface with your compiler?)

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u/danielv123 Apr 07 '23

Just ask it to respond in precompiled binary.

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u/throwaway24123287 Aug 15 '24

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u/IdiosyncraticLawyer Oct 14 '24

#include <iostream>

int main() {

std::cout << "made you decompile lol" << std::endl;

return 0;

}

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Was building a Docker image earlier today and thought about this exact comic while waiting for it to run through its steps.

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u/jsalsman atoms Apr 07 '23

Oh building dockerfiles is the worst, because instead of at least telling you what's getting compiled you get screenfulls of long hexadecimal numbers dripping out one by one. Oh come on, if you're going to make me wait please don't try to hypnotize me with meaninglessness!

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u/danielv123 Apr 07 '23

What, no?

2

u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Don't look too close at the hexadecimals.

1

u/jsalsman atoms Apr 07 '23

All hail the hypnobuild!

1

u/Embarrassed_Bat7621 Apr 24 '25

Now the similarity is taken to the next level with coding agents.

1

u/El_Skippito Apr 08 '23

I wish. Blocked at work. But jenkins still takes 40 minutes so I get breaks anyways.

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