It's April 1st, and while we've often delved into a little mischief in past years, this year, we decided to do something a little different: ask Chat GPT (and other large language models or LLMs) what they thought about EVs.

So, we crafted a pretty loaded prompt that we hoped would cause various AI systems to respond with its concerns about EVs - and even let it create its own video (which we of course, debunked).

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00:00 - Introduction
01:46 - We asked AI to write a script...
02:26 - ...And then we asked it to produce a video...
03:14 - Talking about the language used by AI. - And our prompt...
04:03 - Falling back on old-tropes
05:33 - AI doesn't like charging
08:16 - Environmental concerns
09:33 - AI is worried about battery recycling
10:58 - Ai worries about cost and depreciation
13:02 - Clippy joins in!
13:22 - AI's concerns over geopolitical and environmental matters
14:57 - AI worries about energy use and carbon footprint
16:11 - GlaDOS joins in
16:41 - AI worries about obsolesce.
18:04 - Closing Thoughts
18:34 - Thanks, And Goodbye!

Links:

Watch our video on charging station inequity:    • Bringing Electric Car Charging To Eve...  
Watch our videos on second-life for batteries:

-    • Why Second Life Battery Projects Are ...  
-    • What happens to the batteries?!  
-    • Recycling Might Make Better Batteries...  

Thanks to the GlaDOS generator: https://www.nerdaxic.com/glados-voice...

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Presenter, Script, Kate Walton-Elliott and various LLMs
Camera, Audio, Editing: Kate Walton-Elliott
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2024

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