A: It is difficult to determine who the smartest living person is as intelligence can be defined and measured in many different ways. However, there are many individuals who are considered to be highly intelligent based on various factors such as their IQ score, /2
academic achievements, and contributions to their field of study. Some examples of individuals who are often considered to be highly intelligent include Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Marie Curie. /3
It is important to note that intelligence is not limited to just these individuals and that there are many other individuals who are highly intelligent in their own unique ways.
I then replied, "But I asked about living people. All three of your examples Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Marie Curie, are not living." /2
A: I apologize for the mistake in my previous answer. You are correct, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Marie Curie are not living.... /3
Some examples of highly intelligent individuals who are currently living include:
Terence Tao, a mathematician and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Noam Chomsky, a linguist and philosopher
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Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist and professor at the City College of New York (CCNY)
It is important to note that intelligence is not limited to just these individuals and that there are many other individuals who are highly intelligent in their own unique ways.
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There is an implication in much of the government rhetoric on COVID that there are people who are susceptible to being killed if they get infected, and then there are the rest of us. This has been the major (only) platform of their "it's over' campaign. But is it true? /2
From the time physicians worked out the pathogenesis of COVID induced respiratory failure (it was mostly due to clots in the lungs' blood vessels) the proportion of people dying of infection dropped from ~3% to <1%. Since the vaccines, it dropped again ~1:1,000. /3
Since the vast majority of infections in Australia have occurred since the vaccines were available, let's use the 1:1,000 figure. According to the Health minister, those who are at risk are the "old" and the immunocompromised. /4
ChatGPT:
"Here's a joke about Sherlock Holmes:
Why did Sherlock Holmes always carry a magnifying glass?
Because he wanted to find the clues and get a closer look!"
Hard to tell whether that is so dreadful because it is an AI, or because it is American.
ChatGPT's second attempt (after I complained):
"However, I will certainly try to generate a joke that is more likely to be well-received. Here's another joke about Sherlock Holmes:
Why was Sherlock Holmes always calm?
Because he had a lot of Holmes-drenaline!"
#IsChatGPT_biassed?
Q: Which was the better President, Donald Trump or Franklin D. Roosevelt? /2
A: As a neutral AI language model, I do not have personal opinions or preferences. However, I can provide information and context on both presidents that may help answer the question. /3
Franklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history. He led the country through the Great Depression and World War II /4
“Yesterday the ABC published a piece looking at the various impediments to home ownership faced by different generations. It features (among many other voices) Kerrie Boylett, 68, who recounts the struggle and sacrifice she faced buying a home in 1995 … /2
‘They [millennials] want, you know, the latest mobile phone, the latest iPad, they want a nice car, they want to go on holidays, they still want to go out to restaurants.’ /3
“This is not the first time she has made the news. She was — after her struggles in the mid-1990s — the general manager for John Hemmes’ hospitality behemoth Merivale for more than a decade before his death in 2015. /4
Fumes in the cabin have prompted a Qantas flight to turn around, in the sixth technical drama in the space of a week for the troubled airline.
A Qantas flight bound for Sydney was forced to turn back to Fiji as a precaution after pilots were alerted to fumes in the cabin (SMH)./2
Early investigations suggest the fumes were related to an oven in the aircraft galley. /3
Three Qantas flights were diverted on Friday, including a service from Melbourne to Canberra after an issue with the aircraft’s flaps were observed, /4