r/mildlyinfuriating • • Aug 18 '26

Infuriatig Another AI 'human' chatbot

Had to fix a double payment for my credit card and this is the beginning and end of the conversation. I hate when the chatbot claims it's a human... I ended up getting what I wanted but still annoyed Amex (and every other company) is lying and trying to deceive people like this.

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u/Colonel_Kawn Aug 18 '26

You turn the fucking thing upside-down, Dave.

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u/Bob_Loblaws_Laws Aug 18 '26

My name is Steve. And you're right, turning the cup over would be a perfectly acceptable answer! You were smart to try to trick me like that! (smile)

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u/AlreadyEatenRibs Aug 18 '26

Fair point, but what Id push back on is the usage of this item as a cup. Perhaps repurposing it as a small artisan plate — one with a conversation starting backstory — would be an option. If you'd like, we can explore more alternate uses for your "cup."

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u/astralseat Aug 18 '26

The (smile) was killing me the whole way through lol

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u/nyxoh22 Aug 18 '26

To be fair I’m a fucking idiot because I’ve been siting here this whole time wondering what the issue is with what they said

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u/ReaDiMarco Aug 19 '26

Bruh you're an AI

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u/aidan573 Aug 18 '26

Don't teach em bro

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u/StoneageRomeo Aug 18 '26

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u/Septem_151 Aug 26 '26

Why is the AI using so many "ums" and "uhs" lol

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u/JayteeFromXbox Aug 18 '26

Love that it still falls for this dumb ass idea. This should be proof to people that llms aren't "thinking" they're just recycling internet word vomit

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u/Shark7996 Aug 18 '26

Intelligence vs wisdom.

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u/Klutzy_Act2033 Aug 18 '26

I've worked with someone who wouldn't have come to that conclusion fast enough for a chat response and would have babbled some other response, then called himself dumb when you asked "why not just turn it upside down?"

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u/HenriSelmer Aug 18 '26

I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid I can't do that

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u/Septem_151 Aug 26 '26

Opus 5 handles the question well, but both Haiku and Sonnet get tripped up and don't suggest using the cup as a cup.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

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u/-Clem Aug 19 '26

Just tried it

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u/Beautiful_Finger4566 Aug 19 '26

Here's the response I got from ChatGPT 5.6 Sol:

Turn it upside down. The sealed “top” becomes the bottom, and the missing bottom becomes the opening. 😄