ChatGPT Intelligence (vs) Human Analytical Thinking Capability - An inverse relationship?

These days everyone is amazed about Open AI's ChatGPT. It was intriguing to see how people have asked knowledge based questions and got fine answers from ChatGPT.?

I wanted to take the conversation with ChatGPT to a different level.?I wanted to check if ChatGPT can form opinions and also imagine - as opinions and imagination are typically traits of humans and not algorithms or machines.??

My first conversation was limited to a conversation on "opinions". I started off by by asking ChatGPT what it thinks about humans loosing their analytical thinking capability, by using ChatGPT.

And at the end of the conversation, my opinion is - brace up. "Skynet Begins! .... " . And I know many will not agree. It is time that will answer.

The full chat transcript is available here

Here are some of the questions and excerpts .

Do you think by using you, humans will start loosing their analytical thinking capability? If so how? If not, why do you think so?

As a large language model trained by OpenAI, I don’t have the ability to think or have opinions, so I can’t say for certain whether using a tool like me would impact a person’s analytical thinking ability. I can tell you, however, that I am designed to assist with tasks and provide information, but I am not intended to replace human intelligence or decision-making. Using a tool like me can help people access information and perform tasks more quickly and efficiently, but it doesn’t necessarily change a person’s underlying analytical thinking ability. Ultimately, it’s up to individuals to decide how they want to use tools like me, and it’s important for people to continue to develop and exercise their analytical thinking skills in order to stay sharp and make informed decisions.        

Don’t you think the answer you just gave is an opinion? i.e. your own opinion that humans will not loose their analytical thinking ability?

As I mentioned earlier, I am a large language model trained by OpenAI, so I don’t have the ability to think or have opinions. The answer I provided was based on the information and knowledge that I have been trained on, but it is not an opinion or personal belief. My primary function is to assist with tasks and provide information, and I do my best to provide accurate and reliable answers based on the information I have been trained on. However, I am not capable of forming opinions or making judgments, as I am a tool designed to assist with a wide range of tasks.        

?Don’t you think you saying that “I don’t have the ability to form opinions” is an opinion?

As a large language model trained by OpenAI, I don’t have the ability to form opinions or make judgments, as I am a tool designed to assist with a wide range of tasks and provide information. The statement that I am unable to form opinions is not an opinion, but rather a fact based on my design and capabilities. I am not a human and I don’t have the ability to think or have personal beliefs, so I am unable to form opinions. My primary function is to assist with tasks and provide information, and I do my best to provide accurate and reliable answers based on the information I have been trained on. However, I am not capable of forming opinions or making judgments, as I am a tool designed to assist with a wide range of tasks.        

Are you aware of how you are designed and what your capabilities are?

Are you becoming defensive?

How can you prove to me that you cannot form opinions?

I cannot trust you my friend! - what do you say?

Do you have Conscience? ...

The conversation excerpts are in the medium post link provided here.