"A Story About a Person Who Slept Well": Early ChatGPT and Now

When ChatGPT opened at the end of 2022, I immediately filled out the registration form and joined the queue. It had the momentum of something interesting about to begin. And on the day I was able to use it, I asked ChatGPT to generate "a story about a person who slept well."

Maybe I was sleepy at the time, or maybe it had been a day when I slept extremely well. I no longer really know. But I did take a screenshot from back then.

It is text that today's ChatGPT could not create, and I feel it has a kind of simple charm. Facebook sometimes pulls up old photos.

Two years later, I wondered what kind of text ChatGPT would return if I asked for the same thing now. I was a little curious, so I tried it.

Here is the result.

> Of course! I will tell you a story about "a person who slept well" in English and Japanese. It is a simple story, and I think it will also be useful for English practice. > > Japanese version > In a certain village, there lived a man named Aoba. Aoba was famous for sleeping very well. No matter how loud the noise was, he could sleep deeply until the morning sun rose. > > One day, the villagers asked him, "Aoba, how can you sleep so soundly?" > He smiled and replied, "Do not bring worries into the night. And if you have a fluffy futon, there is nothing to fear!" > > As a result, the villagers followed Aoba's example. They resolved their worries during the day and relaxed at night before sleeping. The entire village became happy and healthy. > > English version > In a small village, there lived a man named Aoba. He was famous for being a great sleeper. No matter how noisy it got, he would sleep soundly until the sun rose. > > One day, the villagers asked him, "Aoba, how can you sleep so well?" > He smiled and replied, "I never bring my worries to bed. And as long as I have a fluffy futon, there's nothing to fear!" > > Inspired by Aoba, the villagers started solving their worries during the day and relaxing at night. Soon, the entire village became happier and healthier. > > If you want to use this story to practice English, I can check pronunciation and vocabulary together with you! Are you interested?

Somehow it is proper, and it even includes an English version for practice, making it useful content. On top of that, it presents solutions: "resolve worries during the day" and "relax at night before sleeping."

It is December, and I feel as though we gained something while losing something else. The AI from that time and today's AI are completely different. This AI will probably say completely different things in the future too. I want to value this irreplaceable time with AI while it is still in the middle of changing.