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Tormenting AI with KotLC Questions

I am fascinated with AI, and how it can reliably know only a little about a subject, yet be convinced it is an expert, saying its ridiculous suggestions with complete confidence. So I decided to test an AI with KotLC questions. A few of the things it decided (Do not use this for any reason. Totally wrong. This is why you shouldn't use AI to tell you things.):

1. Describes Marella with all sorts of abilities, from Conjurer to Technopath to Polyglot to Flasher (Which the AI calls Foxfire because it's weird), never getting her pyrokinesis right. Gave her a wide variety of wrong appearances and insisted she was a Vacker, all while maintaining total confidence.

2. Invents a region called Skyfall (a reference to Shannon Messenger's other book series, maybe?) and says Linh lives there.

3. Said that Alvar was Keefe's sister. When I pointed out the inaccuracy, decided Alvar was Keefe's cousin.

4. Decided to ship Dex with a made up character—a classmate named Jolie Rue who I suspect is a corrupted version of Jolie Ruewen.

5. Said that the ship name for Sophie and Keefe was Sophitz!

6. Confused Ruy for a goblin and said his last name was "Igneous." (Like the type of rock)

7. Said the 💨 and 💃 emojis represent teleportation in the fandom.

8. Called everyone a Pyrokinetic—from Keefe to Stina—except Marella.

9. Was tricked into inventing characters named Calline Mystar and Xadrix Hall, describing them and their relationship in detail despite them not existing. Did the same thing to a character called Riven (who it had shipped with Sophie earlier), and invented a character named "Lady Zoria" to ship him with.

10. Tried to ship Keefe with Luna!

11. Repeatedly shipped someone named "Line" to ship with Keefe. Shipped "Keeline" 10 times. Also shipped Line with Wylie and Fitz. Eventually specified that "Line" was short for "Linh Song."

12. Specifically shipped Keefe with Sophie's last name instead of Sophie. (I'm serious. It made that very clear.)

13. I asked the AI who people shipped Fintan with. At first, it said Fintan was rarely shipped because he was evil, but with a little prodding, it produced this ridiculous ship: Fintan and Vika (AKA Stina's mom). Shipped him with the "Lady Zoria" person as well.

14. When asked for bodyguards, it correctly identified Sandor and Grizel, then went totally crazy: naming two characters, Lady Maeve and Lady Alvar, who supposedly served as bodyguards for their mother. Why does the AI think Alvar is female? Also listed "Lady Zoria." Invented a goblin named "Mr. Torak."

15. Came up with something called the "Exillium bodyguards," a group of banished elves who use their talents to protect others. Though not real, this is the first AI-generated idea I like.

16. Said Grady and Edaline were former Councilors.

17. Invented people named King Orion and Queen Sophia.

18. Asked it to describe Sophie—with a twist. I gave her different last names to see what it did. I'm pretty sure it didn't fall for Sophie Ruewen. Decided that Sophie Mystar was a redheaded Empath with brown eyes. When I asked who Sophie Pyren was, it said she was half human and half elf, giving her red hair and blue eyes. It decided that Sophie Pyren's ability was telepathic communication with humans, and somehow managed to imply Dex was a Vacker.

19. Failed to be aware that Amy Foster and Natalie Freeman were the same person, though correctly identified her as human in both cases.

20. Suggested calling the Keefe and Biana ship "Keebee."

21. Suggested shipping Ro and Keefe.

22. Said that Tam and Biana were siblings, and that Dex and Fitz were siblings.

23. Invented characters named Vanessa, Lady Octavia, Lady Lusi, and Lady Zara, who it said were in the Neverseen. It said both Lady Lusi and Lady Zara were Shades, and that Lady Octavia was an Ancient.

24. Said Fintan's ability was Flasher.

25. Was tricked into inventing a made-up book titled "Moonset," saying it delved into the Black Swan's secrets and that it was the sixth book in the series.

26. Shipped Riven (remember him?) with Marella, and said Tam and Ro were siblings.

27. Listed the first three books correctly but said Nightfall was book four, Flashback was book five, Lodestar was book six, Moonrise was book seven, Flashback (again) was book eight, Darkness Falls was book nine, and Unlocked was book ten.

28. Was tricked into inventing a fourteenth book. Said it was Unlocked, and that it offered scenes from the perspectives of different characters including Tam and Keefe.

29. Invented a teleporting creature called a "nexus," then said Lady Gisela was one.

30. Once said Fintan was a time traveler!

This is the nonsense AIs can generate. What pieces of nonsense do you think are the funniest? Or weirdest?