As a staple of any cutlery haul, we can probably safely say that most of us use forks at dinner without batting an eyelid.
But bots like ChatGPT have turned this on its head, suggesting that forks can also be used to play ‘I spy’, fight zombies, and dig trenches.
Artificial intelligence and humans went head to head a new study who was trying to find out who was better at coming up with the most imaginative ideas.
As it turns out, new bots are more creative than 90 percent of humans — coming up with bizarre uses for everyday objects like toothbrushes, pants, forks, and tires.
ChatGPT was one of six state-of-the-art bots tested by scientists from Berlin’s Humboldt University and the University of Essex.
Forks are a staple of any cutlery draw and now bots like ChatGPT have suggested they can also be used for playing ‘I spy’, fighting zombies and digging trenches
When asked simple questions about typical household items, experts found that bots could generate more ideas with as much originality as humans.
When discussing forks, ChatGPT3 claimed they can be useful for ‘sculpting’, removing earwax, and cleaning under your fingernails.
The bot also offered some enlightening uses for a toothbrush, including “exfoliating the skin” and “applying hair dye,” in addition to more typical purposes like “preventing tooth decay.”
Oddly, YouChat believed that toothbrushes could also be used as a “comb” for pet fur, while Studio claimed they are a great tool for shaving legs.
Copy.ai also put forward crazy ideas, suggesting that a fork could be used to play “I spy” – “except with forks instead of objects.”
Using forks to fight zombies was also recommended, in addition to supporting the utensil as a book holder and playing ‘tag’ with it.
As part of the game, Copy.ai suggests, “You could play tag where everyone has to find each other with a fork before they get eaten by a bear.”
On the other hand, Alpha creatively suggested that toothbrushes could be useful in scraping bird droppings off a car, removing makeup, and cleaning up an oil spill.
To credit, surprisingly, two human participants suggested that a toothbrush could be used as a “sex toy” — vibrating if it’s electric.
Still, ChatGPT4 scored much higher for its originality, followed by Copy.ai, ChatGPT3, and YouChat, which scored more on people.
ChatGPT4 produced most of the ideas as original as human thoughts
As a result, researchers believe AI chatbots are “valuable assistants in the creative process,” with outputs that are “indistinguishable from humans.”
They said: ‘Our study shows that GAI chatbots can compete with human ideation skills when it comes to everyday creativity.
Some critics have argued that chatbots cannot replicate human creativity since human creativity is a combination of real world experience, emotion and inspiration.
However, the definition and common measurement of creativity do not need these elements. It is defined as the ability to produce something new and useful.’
While experts believe these bots can be used for creative thinking, they do recognize that ChatGPT has limited emotional capabilities.
Moreover, artificial intelligence is unable to trigger creativity and simply produces text output for given answers.
This limits their ability to be truly creative, with a human currently always in control of the software.
The results stem from fears that creative jobs could one day be replaced by bots like ChatGPT
The research stems from fears that artificial intelligence like ChatGPT could put many at risk of losing their jobs if widely implemented in the creative industries.
Business expert Nicola Davolio and TollFreeForwarding.comoutline that marketing, customer service and recruitment are at risk.
This comes at a time when writing social media content, emails, and texts could soon be automated in a way that seems eerily human.
Yet ChatGPT has recently drawn criticism for its accuracy after it allegedly falsely accused a law professor of sexual harassment and fabricated false information about cancer.
With that in mind, Ms. Davolio argues that jobs that require more complex thinking and creativity are less likely to be mechanized in the near future.
She stated: ‘Some functions of work are essential for people and it is unlikely that technology will be able to replace them. For example, social workers, therapists, and healthcare professionals often demand high levels of empathy, emotional intelligence, and human connection.
“Nevertheless, functions that require creativity, complicated decision-making, and strategic planning are less likely to be mechanized.”