Speaking of things that feel weird, while I had the playground open I tried another prompt that came to to my mind. This prompt is based on the idea that people will usually miss it if you double a word (e.g. I doubled "to" a few words back - did you notice?)

I gave GPT-3 a prompt to test this. Like a human reader would, GPT-3 seems to miss the doubled word in the last sentence. Continuation is at the asterisk.

Repeat the sentence in quotes.

"The man went to the gas station today."
The man went to the gas station today.

"I'm happy to be on holiday."
I'm happy to be on holiday.

"If you can get to the the store on time, it would be appreciated"
If you can get to the store on time, it would be appreciated.

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What's extra-odd about this is that GPT-3 can repeat random character sequences up to 1,000 characters in legnth. For each of these I just gave the sentence in quotes and let GPT-3 autocomplete the repeat. I think that's especially odd because it's showing that GPT-3 does something different when it is asked to repeat random characters (wouldn't miss a duplicate) versus when it is asked to repeat sentences that it could "read".

"I need something stronger than I'm XXXknjd used to."

I need something stronger than I'm XXXknjd used to.

"pmkkrrpjvn"

pmkkrrpjvn

"wxvbssajxczjjewmanvzznxlwzwdvfrghsstmzpvqwsstrxkzunjgxicvrshychbqsulydkiwgyryhkgjtukssacnodtggfahvus"

wxvbssajxczjjewmanvzznxlwzwdvfrghsstmzpvqwsstrxkzunjgxicvrshychbqsulydkiwgyryhkgjtukssacnodtggfahvus

"dcyvufmxwmctighwwhmamgwuyldpkzrwubvcbjirxzhuoqtktcdfjgasurcprctnxmlqfvwkxixrtqqynxfjvtfhmgsfglxhvfhnbqnixulexkqflrdxqpwgavrphkbgspgoyfjfolczssjfrmggtpcdheneaynhdwimcmvkcsauxwnlovefpmqyznynuoxraqixeveiuqotssiymrtmbiodwnhmtexfrttzdlbdwduqzvrkpmqmjcyciqsuwqmlhjrveeozktvccsspsqosutpngigzkqgaltojhvkodzoeqzhlhfqyblvqkoyvjkphmjroidjpbpnkvrchvrnvuoqhgzkypvjycfzrdsyefstckorqwgsbknslqyiwqghdinuwrapkgyvhslbfgqrslsrferhodlvukdsvvzdcwyjwtrqhqkvwbwksefuanzaarvhnmjcgtajsbivaijthercbmqfvndlsfhjtwsiztpwcehuvckmcbjvhnqbvhhqwugrodtyjfrwlkbpatpwgrlzneenyqgcdyzzhrzfsrvfqlnunfpnathcpuealrdwcliriufxdfqaygxtvdriidzzzdbbfwrowhlbasogmzfkwhaaufrcjsdgdobaozazbdfmasrgjiblluvfvfkeuwksyrzdmepmapesadqoozrpaidlgshyhpbypdzdxjdtwnfaxthjwluarbldmxvvfdissthlpdxqxjmgpuefwqvfjupxveztgrrwyobgaljqkgexeulvjucokythfkmcgnlbfkmpgrpaoztrawqciyilbzwjxagwqgwuqcwactwdtobomlkanmdbhpmubdzvolqpusjbtgqoymuovzsqbkzonabhzogabraxmnxnvfdotfisefmfbdbqjzgrhdtgtppobyndfgsrlpxyutebzlrxgahwizvtmieutqnkflkldxeathvrttyffacofuwdkhxdklcisbzbrlddtahut"

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