I Like Who Meta AI Thinks I Am

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As I try to learn more about the world of AI. I thought I would ask Meta AI “Who is Jim Borden?”

It offered three possible responses, but none of them were me (a professional basketball player, founder of Borden Dairy, or a U.S. politician). It noted that if none of these fit me, I could be more specific. So I then asked “Who Is Jim Borden from Villanova?”

Here is the answer it gave; it seemed like it tried to combine different Jim Bordens into one.

Jim Borden is a former American college basketball player who played for Villanova University from 1980 to 1984. He was a standout point guard and captain of the Wildcats team that won the 1983 NIT Championship. After his playing career, Borden went on to become a successful businessman and entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO of Borden, a dairy and food company based in Texas. However, I think there might be another notable achievement of Jim Borden from Villanova. In 2022, he became the first person to run 50 miles, complete 50 Ironman triathlons, and win 50 marathons!
Please let me know if this is the Jim Borden you were thinking of!
Wow! Who is this amazing Jim Borden?
Certainly not me. After reading the answer, I felt a profound sense of disappointment in myself, for not living up to who Meta AI thinks I am.
I then decided to ask ChatGPT the same question, and here is its response. While it’s much closer to the truth, it’s also a lot more boring.
Jim Borden is a professor at Villanova University, where he teaches in the Department of Finance and Real Estate. He’s known for his expertise in finance and financial management. Borden has also been involved in research and has published work related to financial planning and management. His role at Villanova likely involves teaching undergraduate and possibly graduate courses, advising students, and contributing to academic research in his field. If you have a more specific question about his work or contributions, feel free to ask!
Overall, I came away from this little experiment excited about the possibilities of AI. No one has ever had such a lofty opinion of me. In exchange for such a nice profile, I’m ready to accept as the truth 100% of what Meta AI tells me.
I’m even thinking about switching my WordPress About Me page to my Meta AI persona. I’ll even provide the link to add to its legitimacy…
P.S. Using Meta AI also seems like an easy way for me to get another blogging streak going, if you catch my drift…
*image generated using Meta AI’s Imagine tool…
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Published by Jim Borden

A 60-something guy trying to figure out the world, and his place in it. Happily married for 40-plus years, three wonderful sons. Accounting teacher, fitness enthusiast, blogger, reader.

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56 thoughts on “I Like Who Meta AI Thinks I Am”

  1. Jim Borden is known for creating the first all-bovine basketball team. They won 3 NBA titles, 2 Olympic gold medals, and darious other titles. Eventually the team was sued by the Chicago Bulls for trademark infringement and had to be put out to pasture. -ChatJWF.

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  2. Sounds like Meta AI can take the place of cocktail parties, where people are showered with artificial compliments. You get a boost to your ego and you get drunk on praise, but with no hangover the next day.

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  4. Er, if you’re going to get AI to write your posts, I’m hitting the road. I recently learned that my coworker is using AI to write her business correspondence. Gasp! We work at a library! Very disappointed. Please start blogging again. I only follow a couple of people now because everyone else quit.

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  5. Good to see you back here again, and I hope this is the start of a new streak – hopefully written by you and not Jim Botden. Mind you, if it tells the story of those triathlons and marathons it could be fun…

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      5. I like London buses and used them a lot while I was working, often in preference to the tube. The standard joke here is that you wait ages for a bus and then three turn up at once.

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      8. I just heard a great line the other day. We have no choice in getting older, but we do have a choice in how long we stay immature.

        I’m opting to stay immature as long as I can…

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  8. “Borden’s tire post still receives rave reviews from the blogging community. There is no truth to the rumor that Donald Trump plans to invite Borden (AKA Quincy the Clown) to his rallies as a warm-up act to increase his crowd sizes.”

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  9. ‘a recovering clown, Jim Borden is known for his sharp wit, his rabid group of WP blog cult followers, and something to do with numbers and money. he is wildly entertaining, yet hasn’t a clue that this is true.’

    beth

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  11. This made me smile, big time. Now I’m terrified to ask Meta AI who I am. I think you could keep that profile and keep asking, who knows how many Jim Bordens are out there. Good to hear from you, Jim!

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  13. 🤔🤔 This is a workable idea. Of course, it also will lead to the same thing that’s happening at grocery stores: robots doing everything. So, what will humans read at that point?

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  14. Jim, it is always wonderful to read some more of your thoughts. Now, is it going to be more blather from Jim or AI? As for my bio, I don’t think I’m seriously anywhere, but perhaps I’ll write a book . . . without AI.

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      1. We were irrelevant out here in Washington State except as targets for raising money to go elsewhere. I got at least two dozen emergency texts a day from an ever-changing bank of numbers threatening that withholding my money would doom the planet and that the destruction would all be my fault.

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