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How much energy can you waste?

If you were a generative AI chatbot, that is. Now you can find out in You Are Generative AI, a text-based role-playing game in which you, the chatbot, answer prompts. The game tracks your accuracy, number of prompts, and how much energy you’ve wasted confidently misleading (or, if you must, accurately informing) the public.

It’s from programmer Kris Lorischild, who’s also behind a similar game called You Are Jeff Bezos.

Screenshot of the game showing a sidebar with stats, a question, and three multiple-choice answers.
Oh look, a Verge shoutout.
Screenshot: Kris Lorischild
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