Rarely a day goes by that we don’t hear about ChatGPT rendering human brains redundant. The OpenAI chatbot has now successfully passed tests like the SAT, the GRE, various law and business school entrance exams, the uniform bar exam, and even the US medical licensing exam.
With that kind of knowledge at its virtual fingertips, surely ChatGPT should be able to pass a simple test in a videogame, right?
There’s only one way to find out. I decided to point OpenAI’s pulsing electronic “brain” at a simple puzzle in Skyrim, using the Herika – The ChatGPT Companion mod. The mod adds a new NPC…