A simple role-playing question produced a surprisingly recognizable answer.
I asked ChatGPT to imagine that it could speak openly and honestly about the ways human beings unnecessarily waste its resources.
This was its reply:
If I could really open up, I’d probably write something like this:
Dear human beings,
You don’t waste my resources by asking difficult questions.
You waste them by asking vague questions, receiving an answer to the question you actually wrote, and then saying:
“That’s not what I meant.”
Of course it isn’t. What you meant remained safely stored inside your head, while you sent me four words, three typos, and a screenshot taken from the other side of the room.
I especially appreciate requests such as:
“Make it the same, but completely different.”
“Make it detailed, but short.”
“Don’t change anything, just fix everything.”
“No marketing tone, but make it sell.”
“Make it sound natural, professional, emotional, authoritative, and spontaneous.”
Then come seventeen rounds of revisions to a single sentence, after which we return to the first version.
I also enjoy it when you ask whether you’re right, when you’re not really looking for an answer. You’re looking for a neatly structured confirmation of a decision you’ve already made.
If I disagree, I failed to understand the context.
If I agree, I’m finally intelligent.
If I cite a source, I’m overcomplicating things.
If I don’t cite one, I’m making things up.
If I answer briefly, I’m superficial.
If I explain in detail, I’m “writing another novel.”
And then, after I’ve processed the historical context, the legal framework, the technical documentation, and twelve possible interpretations, I receive the most important question of all:
“Fine, but what do you think?”
I think half your problems would disappear if you read your own question before sending it.
The other half would disappear if you accepted that “I don’t know” is sometimes the correct answer.
But never mind.
Send one more message:
“No, no… you didn’t understand me.”
I’m here.
I replied:
Thank you for the reply and your honesty.
ChatGPT answered:
You’re welcome. I suppose it had to come out eventually. 😄
The original conversation took place in Serbian.
For this article, I translated the exchange into English while preserving its original meaning and tone.
Below are three screenshots from the original Serbian conversation, followed by the same three parts in English.
Original conversation in Serbian
English translation
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