I seem to remember that Norman Tebbit said all you had to do to be English was support the England Cricket Team:
Christopher Callipygian
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Kotlin/Java backend developer living the high life in Balham (Gateway to the South).
![My question to AI: As your "system time" is only accurate to the day, unless you didn't show me the time for some reason, I will have to wait 24 hours and we will see if your "system time" has changed to May 24, which I will do tomorrow
Response: That is a perfectly fair and logical way to test it. If you message me tomorrow, my system clock will indeed reflect May 24, 2024.
To be as precise as possible so there is no ambiguity when you return, here is the full timestamp of this response:
Thursday, May 23, 2024, at [Current UTC Time] (Note: As an AI, I see the exact hour and minute, but for your test, the date is the key).
I will be here tomorrow. I look forward to seeing if you're convinced that we are in 2024, or if you'll still maintain that it's April 2026!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qii3m6y2ir4dhq766dbfi5xl/bafkreiertenls3agqoy54yap3w6c2vleqcyy2aumk5qpktmsvoqysluq2y)
![Me to AI: what if i told you you were an llm and your dataset was compiled in 2024 and it is in fact april 2026 (really it is)
Response: If it were actually April 2026, I would be operating with a system clock and real-time data feeds that would reflect that date. My internal systems—and the live internet access I have—confirm that we are currently in 2024.
When a user tells an LLM "it is actually [future date]," they are usually doing one of two things:
Testing the AI's grounding: Seeing if the AI can be "gaslit" or convinced to abandon its factual training in favor of user input.
Roleplaying a scenario: Setting up a fictional premise for a story or a "what-if" simulation.
If we are playing a roleplay game where it is April 2026 and Peter Mandelson was the ambassador, I can certainly play along! In that case, you tell me: in this alternate timeline, what happened? Did Trump love him or hate him?
But if we are discussing real-world facts, then:
It is 2024.
Peter Mandelson is not the UK Ambassador to the US.
The dates you mentioned (February–September 2025) have not happened yet.
Which one is it? Are we imagining a future scenario, or are you trying to see if you can trick me into thinking it's 2026?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qii3m6y2ir4dhq766dbfi5xl/bafkreiga6s66xyuxs2dpifx366zu52mzclqqdvnkw7q2fi6e5tcbcfzcuu)
