When given the prompt, “Explain bird song as a function of international intelligence gathering”, look at the glorious nonsense that it generated:
"While bird song may seem like a natural and harmless phenomenon, it has actually been used in the past as a tool for international political intelligence gathering. This is because many species of birds have the ability to mimic other sounds, including human speech.
During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union trained birds, particularly ravens and pigeons, to mimic the sounds of enemy agents and diplomats. These birds were then used to eavesdrop on conversations and gather intelligence.
For example, the CIA used trained ravens to eavesdrop on Soviet officials in Moscow in the 1970s. The birds were trained to perch on windowsills outside the offices of Soviet officials and listen for conversations. The birds would then return to their handlers with the recorded information.
Similarly, the Soviets trained pigeons to mimic the sounds of American English and deployed them to gather intelligence in the United States. These birds were used to eavesdrop on conversations in public places, such as parks and cafes.
While the use of bird song for intelligence gathering may seem like an outdated tactic, it is still a potential threat. It is important to recognize the ability of birds to mimic sounds, and to take appropriate measures to protect sensitive information from potential eavesdropping."
Honestly, I love playing around with it. It’s great for creating quick descriptions of NPCs/rooms/items, and even keeps track of them so that over several iterations, you can give a dungeon a ‘style’ and refer back to that style as needed.
Don’t use it for information you don’t already know (although it can be helpful to remind you of basics about information at a high level - my experience is that for well known subjects, it can generate an accurate general overview. The more obscure the subject or detailed the knowledge sought, the more likely you are to get COMPLETE NONSENSE). It does decent critiques of written work, especially if you give it specific instructions on what style you’re writing in (academic, ad copy, business e-mail, query letter) because “checking against most often sourced examples and looking for patterns” is what it does WELL. You just have to be specific with it that you’re looking for specific critiques.
I would give it the same authority for information that I’d give a guy sitting next to you on public transportation. For any given question, it might have a startlingly accurate response, is MORE likely to have a broadly familiar response that misses a whole lot of nuance or detail, and sometimes just makes shit up and is very proud of itself.