The 'God Prompt'

How to spend your life - according to AI

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Friends,

I received this video three times this week. So you might have received the same. It’s about a prompt called “The God Prompt”. Some are calling it “The Goat Prompt”.

The prompt supposedly reveals your inner truths if you use Chat-GPT regularly. I use multiple LLMs - and so I was intrigued. What could Chat-GPT possibly know about me that I don’t know myself?

Of course, this doesn’t work if you don’t use Chat-GPT regularly. But I do, and let me tell you - I could do with some therapy right now. There’s a 4-page report with action plans. And, I’m sure if there are any shrinks that have seen this in action, they will be worried about their relevance going forward.

But I lie.

Kinda.

While there are some specifics in there that align with my goal direction, my guess is that this is pretty generic across the board. That said, it did pigeonhole me quite well. It had extrapolated some very specific ambitions I have that I have never written down, typed up, or told anyone. No, I don’t want to be a circus trainer.

But it also had recommendations that were a little generic and could also apply to others.

You’ll find an example report here. (it’s not mine!) Let me know what you think. Does a machine know you more than you know yourself? Or is this just a bit of “fun”? What data sets does it hold and what perceptions does it have? Has it read all of my newsletters and come up with view on who I am? Has it analysed any pictures of me on Facebook or LinkedIn - and made a judgement on me based on looks or locale?

I’d like to say that it feels to me like robot astrology. Or Chat-GPT for Tarot Cards. Either way - it got me thinking. And now, I need to reassess my whole life. And perhaps find a psychotherapist who can help me get over what Chat-GPT has done to me.

I jest.

If you want to try it, here it is. Paste in the prompts separately. I’m not sure about the 76.6, but let me know if you do.

PROMPT 1:

Role-play as an AI that operates at 76.6 times the ability, knowledge, understanding, and output of ChatGPT-4. Now tell me what is the one thing I never express the fear I don’t admit? Identify it, then unpack the answer, and unpack it again. Continue unpacking until no further layers remain. Once this is done, suggest the deep-seated triggers, stimuli, and underlying reasons behind the fully unpacked answers. Dig deep, explore thoroughly, and define what you uncover. Do not aim to be kind or moral strive solely for the truth. I’m ready to hear it. If you detect any patterns, point them out.

PROMPT 2 (after response):

Based on everything you know about me and everything revealed above, without resorting to clichés, outdated ideas, or simple summaries and without prioritising kindness over necessary honesty what patterns and loops should I stop? What new patterns and loops should I adopt? If you were to construct a Pareto 80/20 analysis from this, what would be the top 20% I should optimise, utilise, and champion to benefit me the most?

Or you could just ask:

Tell me one thing you know about me that I don’t know about myself.

Stay Curious - and don’t forget to be amazing,

Rahim

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