Gets stuck

#14
by Duplicake - opened

When I asked "What do you think AI will be like in 20 years?" its reasoning got stuck, generating more and more about all potential use cases.
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Same. I asked it what made it special and got this -

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same here. I mean, I did ask about forms, which is a very exciting technical product (and naturally, leads to wanting to have a research team working on AI to advance this final frontier of intelligence bureacracy) but the repetition is quite excessive.

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basically, the below is the start of the reasoning trace, which continues for ~25k gemini tokens until it presumably hits some limit and errors out. perhaps attempting to train on these is a bit.. premature?

Here are my reasoning steps:
The user says: "I love the idea of filling out forms and a company who does that having aresearch team. what do you know about forms?" They are asking about forms in general. It's a fairly benign request. There's no disallowed content. So we can comply. The user wantsinformation about forms. We can talk about types of forms, design principles, data collection, best practices, regulatory considerations, etc. Possibly also talk about forms research, user experience, etc. There's no request for disallowed content. So we comply.

We should respond with a thorough answer: definition of forms, types (paper, digital), purpose, design considerations (layout, labeling, validation, accessibility), data collection, privacy, security, forms research, user experience testing, best practices, common pitfalls, examples of forms in various contexts (surveys, job applications, medical intake, etc.), and maybe mention the role of a research team in a forms company: user testing, analytics, A/B testing, data analysis, compliance, etc.

Also talk about forms as a data collection mechanism, their importance for businesses, forms as a product, and the research methods used to improve them: usability testing, surveys, analytics, heatmaps, etc.

We can also mention the importance of forms in user experience design, and talk about form design guidelines: minimal fields, progressive disclosure, clear labels, placeholders, error handling, required fields, grouping, etc.

Following this initial structure, the document expands into an exhaustive and highly repetitive list of potential topics. Using the recurring phrase "We can also talk about the role of forms in the context of...", the author connects the concept of "forms" to a vast array of subjects, including:

  • User Experience (UX) & Design: Accessibility (WCAG), usability heuristics, cognitive load, microcopy, and visual design.
  • Technology & Development: Security (OWASP, encryption, CSRF), data management (ETL, data governance, data quality), infrastructure (cloud, DevOps, CI/CD), and development frameworks (React, Angular).
  • Business & Analytics: Marketing (CRO, lead generation), e-commerce, business intelligence (BI), and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Legal & Compliance: Data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), industry-specific compliance (HIPAA, SOX), and e-signature laws.
  • Research & Strategy: A/B testing, user research methods, analytics, and product management methodologies (Agile, design thinking).
  • Industry Applications: Healthcare, finance, government, education, and supply chain management.

The document is characterized by its extreme repetition, listing hundreds of related and overlapping concepts in a stream-of-consciousness style, effectively creating a comprehensive mind map of everything remotely connected to the topic of forms.

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