Chat gpt and knives

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dogstar said:
Can someone ask it "what is the best survival knife?" Glenn Goodlett Glenn Goodlett one more favor?

This forum is obsessed with that question!
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"The best survival knife for you will depend on your individual needs and preferences. However, there are some general characteristics that make a good survival knife.
Firstly, a survival knife should have a strong and durable blade made from high-quality steel that can withstand heavy use and abuse. The blade should also be sharp and easy to sharpen in the field.
Secondly, the knife should have a comfortable and sturdy handle that provides a secure grip, even in wet or slippery conditions.
Thirdly, the blade should be of an appropriate length, usually between 4-6 inches, to be useful for a wide variety of tasks such as chopping, slicing, and piercing.
Fourthly, a good survival knife should be versatile and able to handle a wide range of tasks from cutting through rope to splitting wood.
Some of the most popular and highly rated survival knives include the ESEE-6, Gerber StrongArm, Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty, and the Ka-Bar Becker BK2. Ultimately, the best survival knife for you will depend on your specific needs and intended use."
 
Yo Mama said:
"The best survival knife for you will depend on your individual needs and preferences. However, there are some general characteristics that make a good survival knife.
Firstly, a survival knife should have a strong and durable blade made from high-quality steel that can withstand heavy use and abuse. The blade should also be sharp and easy to sharpen in the field.
Secondly, the knife should have a comfortable and sturdy handle that provides a secure grip, even in wet or slippery conditions.
Thirdly, the blade should be of an appropriate length, usually between 4-6 inches, to be useful for a wide variety of tasks such as chopping, slicing, and piercing.
Fourthly, a good survival knife should be versatile and able to handle a wide range of tasks from cutting through rope to splitting wood.
Some of the most popular and highly rated survival knives include the ESEE-6, Gerber StrongArm, Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty, and the Ka-Bar Becker BK2. Ultimately, the best survival knife for you will depend on your specific needs and intended use."
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Excellent, thank you. I think here at BF, 6" is the minimum for a "survival knife."
 
Do you agree that Spyderco is objectively better than Benchmade?

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Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
As a side note, chatGPT is a phenomenal tool for figuring out math that your 7th grader is doing that you had trouble with in 12th. When checking her homework, it's really handy to ask it what such and such number is in simplest fraction form. No clicking links and scrolling. Just a nice simple step by step of how to get there.
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(I will get to knives eventually.)

Be careful. ChatGPT is notoriously bad at arithmetic. For example, ask Google, "What is 63 times 12345679?" and you will get the correct answer (or you can just type 63 * 12345679). Ask ChatGPT and you will get the wrong answer. If you ask ChatGPT that exact same question several times, and you can get half a dozen different wrong answers, because ChatGPT responses are randomized. Of course, OpenAI may figure out how to build a calculator into ChatGPT, or they may have done so in the past week or two since I tried ChatGPT.

If ChatGPT does not know the answer to a question, it will often just make up bullshit, like a college student who neglected to study for an exam. People often say that ChatGPT hallucinates, but what ChatGPT does has nothing to do with actual hallucinations. In philosophy, "bullshit" has a technical meaning that is exactly what ChatGPT does. That is, ChatGPT makes up stuff without regard to whether it is right or wrong. And in fact, ChatGPT does not really know whether anything is right or wrong except for certain special topics on which it has received intensive tutoring.

ChatGPT is incapable of logical reasoning. It will often contradict itself from one sentence to the next unless you give it softball questions where it can just paraphrase material from the Internet that it was trained on. ChatGPT is bad at questions where the answer requires combining two or more nontrivial operations. ChatGPT is especially bad at questions where the answer involves what computer programmers call loops--that is, where you repeat some operation with variations until some criterion is satisfied for stopping.

A couple weeks ago, I asked ChatGPT how to sharpen a typical chef's knife. It regurgitated routine advice about using a whetstone, although it was very confused about the difference between a water stone and an oil stone. It said to start with a coarse grit and proceed to finer grits, although it had some very strange ideas about what was coarse and what was fine. Notably, it did not mention burrs. I asked what a burr was, and the answer was fairly good. But try as I might, I could not get ChatGPT to incorporate the idea of burrs into the sharpening process correctly. It mostly said that raising a burr was something you did at the very end of the whole process of sharpening. So ChatGPT used the right words, and put those words into grammatically correct sentences, but many of the details were wrong. And ChatGPT could not put the words into the correct places in the over-all process of sharpening.
 
I asked this out of curiosity:

What steel is better? S30V or 420HC?

S30V is generally considered to be a higher quality steel than 420HC. Here are some differences between the two:
  • Edge retention: S30V is known for its excellent edge retention, meaning it can hold a sharp edge for longer than 420HC. This makes it a popular choice for high-end knives that are intended for heavy use or for specialized tasks.
  • Corrosion resistance: S30V also has better corrosion resistance than 420HC, which can help to prevent rust or other forms of corrosion from developing on the blade over time.
  • Toughness: 420HC is known for its toughness, which can make it a good choice for knives that need to withstand heavy use or abuse. However, S30V is also considered to be a very tough steel, so the difference in toughness between the two may not be significant.
  • Ease of sharpening: 420HC is generally considered to be easier to sharpen than S30V, which can be a consideration for users who need to sharpen their knives frequently or in the field.
Ultimately, the choice between S30V and 420HC will depend on the intended use of the knife and the specific requirements of the user. For most applications, S30V is likely to be the better choice due to its superior edge retention and corrosion resistance. However, 420HC may be a good option for users who prioritize toughness or ease of sharpening.
 
Glenn Goodlett said:
who is the most well respected member on Bladeforums.com?



As an AI language model, I do not have access to real-time information on Bladeforums.com or its members' activities, and it would not be appropriate for me to make subjective judgments about the site's users. Bladeforums is a large online community with thousands of active members, and each user may have their own unique contributions, expertise, and reputation within the community. It's up to the community to determine who they consider to be the most well-respected member based on their interactions, knowledge, and contributions to the forum.
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I'm definitely nowhere near the most respected member here. Hell, I doubt I'm even respected, more in the range of "shockingly tolerated." They keep me around because I occasionally make people laugh. Otherwise I'm a (barely) functioning psychopath.
 
Me: Why are www.bladeforums.com users so grumpy?

Ai:
As an AI language model, I do not have access to user data or personal information about the users of www.bladeforums.com. Therefore, I cannot say with certainty why some users on that particular website might come across as grumpy or negative.

However, in general, it's important to remember that online forums can often be contentious spaces where people with different opinions and backgrounds come together to discuss and debate various topics. Disagreements can often lead to strong emotions, and some people may express their frustration or dissatisfaction in less-than-polite ways.

Additionally, people's attitudes and behavior online can be influenced by a range of factors, including their own personal experiences, the culture and norms of the community they're a part of, and the overall tone of the discussions taking place on the forum.

That being said, it's worth noting that generalizations about entire communities of people are often not accurate or fair. While there may be some grumpy users on www.bladeforums.com, there are likely also many friendly and helpful ones as well. It's always best to approach online communities with an open mind and a willingness to engage in respectful dialogue.
 
A.L. said:
Me: Why are www.bladeforums.com users so grumpy?

Ai:
As an AI language model, I do not have access to user data or personal information about the users of www.bladeforums.com. Therefore, I cannot say with certainty why some users on that particular website might come across as grumpy or negative.

However, in general, it's important to remember that online forums can often be contentious spaces where people with different opinions and backgrounds come together to discuss and debate various topics. Disagreements can often lead to strong emotions, and some people may express their frustration or dissatisfaction in less-than-polite ways.

Additionally, people's attitudes and behavior online can be influenced by a range of factors, including their own personal experiences, the culture and norms of the community they're a part of, and the overall tone of the discussions taking place on the forum.

That being said, it's worth noting that generalizations about entire communities of people are often not accurate or fair. While there may be some grumpy users on www.bladeforums.com, there are likely also many friendly and helpful ones as well. It's always best to approach online communities with an open mind and a willingness to engage in respectful dialogue.
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Time to change your name from A.L. A.L. to H.A.L.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
As a side note, chatGPT is a phenomenal tool for figuring out math that your 7th grader is doing that you had trouble with in 12th. When checking her homework, it's really handy to ask it what such and such number is in simplest fraction form. No clicking links and scrolling. Just a nice simple step by step of how to get there.
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Yeah, except it often gives you a wrong answer or explanation that superficially appears to be correct. It's not logically solving problems, just stringing phrases together that are associated with the problem.

Edit: I didn't see Another Shepherd Another Shepherd 's answer above, which says the same thing but better. 😁
 
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