I’m a bit of a sports fan, especially for my home team.
So I decided to look up one of my favorite moments in sports history, the 2014 World Series.
Here’s what ChatGPT had to say…
Tell me about the 2014 world series:
The 2014 World Series was the 110th edition of Major League Baseball’s championship series, and the final of the 2014 MLB postseason. The American League champion Kansas City Royals defeated the National League champion San Francisco Giants in a best-of-seven playoff, four games to three, to win their first World Series in 30 years. The series was played between October 21 and October 29, 2014.
Tell me about the final game:
The final game of the 2014 World Series was played on October 29, 2014, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Royals defeated the San Francisco Giants by a score of 10-0 to win the series 4-3. The Royals’ pitcher, Madison Bumgarner, was named the World Series MVP.
Here’s the problem.
The Kansas City Royals did not win the 2014 World Series. And Madison Bumgarner was not their MVP.
Here’s what actually happened…
It’s a little hard to read, but here’s what it says:
DYNASTY
Madison Bumgarner leads the Giants to their 3rd title in 5 years after improbable postseason run that seals team’s place in history
Sorry, ChatGPT. You can’t steal my home team moment from me.
Now, you might not get the same wrong answer every time.
On one attempt, ChatGPT told me that the fourth game was a real nail-biter. The Giants won 11-4 in extra innings with a seven-run inning in the top of the 10th.
The only problem is that the Giants were the home team, so they didn’t bat in the top of the 10th. In fact, no one did, because the Giants beat the Royals 11-4 in a tidy nine innings.
ChatGPT is a tool like any other. You can use a thesaurus, you can use spellcheck, and you can use ChatGPT.
But for goodness sake, don’t let ChatGPT write for you.
That’s what copywriters are for.
You’re welcome.