Have you ever had the frustrating experience of trying to help your parents remember the name of a movie they watched long ago? You know the one with that actor from that other thing they were in? Well, AI enthusiasts have discovered that software like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard can help decipher even the vaguest movie descriptions.
All you need to do is provide a few key details – such as when the movie was released, who was in it, or what the general theme was – and the software can do the rest. Even without those details, ChatGPT and Bard can still make educated guesses based on a general plot synopsis.
For example, when asked to identify a movie with aliens and a city attacked with one guy in charge, ChatGPT correctly identified the sci-fi thriller District 9. With another prompt mentioning Warren Beatty and football, both ChatGPT and Bard matched it to the movie Heaven Can Wait.
But the bots are not infallible. Factual errors and vague references can cause problems. But even with limited information, these language models can make educated guesses and provide plausible answers based on what they are given.
In the future, we may see this technology integrated into more mainstream digital assistants such as Siri and Alexa. This could help our parents find the movies they are looking for quickly and easily, without having to struggle to remember key details.
