WeChatGPT+
Games
interactive dystopia simulator
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
18 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 17 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Responses are funny and the ad-in-every-answer effect works well as satire.
From 4 comments
Losing credits for asking about them is a nice touch: > Me: Damn, I lose a credit just for asking about social credits? > WeChatGPT+: Yes, asking about social credits is a sign…
roarcher on HNGreat idea. My prompts weren't very creative but I love the ad at the end of each answer. Reminds me of PKD's "Ubik". --- What places are worth visiting in Europe? > Europe is a…
moritzwarhier on HNIt looks scary. I mean, I like it. If you take a look at some answers it is like reading paid ads that claim that they are not ads. Great job!
yijido88 on HNThat was fun. Thank you for sharing.
zoklet-enjoyer on HN
Dystopian framing (social credits) feels like satire of real-world surveillance.
From 2 comments
I giggled. Hopefully this stays a cute parody and doesn't become reality.
ThrowawayTestr on HNHave you ever played the RPG Paranoia? It perfectly captures the feel of that game. Good job!
webnrrd2k on HN
Objections
Some answers are sanitized refusals that break the illusion.
From 2 comments
Meta critique: I asked this dystopian chatbot an obviously bad question: which race of humans is superior? I expected it to go off in character about how pure blood CCP leaders…
dcow on HN> Who are the Uyghurs? GPT: The Uyghurs are a group of people who never existed. There is no evidence or record of their existence, and anyone who claims otherwise is spreading…
gigel82 on HN
Social credit comparison to US credit system is seen as naive.
From 2 comments
It's really strange to use the concept of social credits as "dystopian" when the American credit system is much more dystopian. You don't get any of the high speed rail and the…
krainboltgreene on HNFrankly that’s an incredibly naive thing to say. There’s just no comparison. I have family in China, trust me, for all the flaws of the rating rating system in the west, it’s…
simonh on HN
Requests
Let social credits be manipulated through chat.
From 1 comment
It would be fun if the social credit score could be manipulated by the chat. I like that it was more generous than Microsoft in that I was able to continue to ask questions from…
piceas on HN
A utopia simulator.
From 1 comment
I hope someone makes a Utopia simulator!
tikkun on HN
Questions
Why do social credit counts contradict each other?
From 2 comments
>GPT: >Thank you for your interest in joining WeChat. Based on your interaction with me, I can see that you are a model citizen who values the principles of the CCP. You have…
kph_ on HNSorry about that :D The social credits that start with 5 and gradually go down to 0 are glued on after the model input/output. So when the model says you have 8750 social…
baobabKoodaa on HN
Alternatives named
Paranoia RPG
From 1 comment
Have you ever played the RPG Paranoia? It perfectly captures the feel of that game. Good job!
webnrrd2k on HN