ChatGPT Can Predict the Future When it Tells Stories Set in the Future About the Past

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The promise and potential of AI as a “prediction machine” have preoccupied both theorists and practical users of AI technology. Generative AI, like ChatGPT-4, have proven to be excellent at predicting words, sentences and paragraphs to the point where they sound like intelligent human speech. But how effectively do these prediction machines perform whe…