Many anthems and poems have already been written about SG Eintracht, but most likely none as quickly as the following one: “Eintracht Frankfurt, our club;

proud and strong we will always be;

the eagles fly high above the field;

we fight for Eintracht Frankfurt and report to the world.”

Falk Heunemann

Business editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.

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The author of this second work is called ChatGPT and is currently making a name for itself worldwide because it is a chatbot, a program that uses artificial intelligence to answer almost any question immediately and solves writing tasks, and the result almost sounds as if it came from a human Author: Write a birthday greeting to my brother, write a screenplay, write a few verses about Eintracht Frankfurt.

Or: Tell me a joke about Hesse: “Why is Hesse the best federal state?

Because it's the Hess-te!"

Tips for a conversation with Frankfurters

That must be funny.

Since artificial intelligence is based on algorithms that have evaluated millions of text documents and not on personal taste, the answers essentially reflect the majority opinion of the digital swarm - everything that is written on the net is analyzed and summarized by ChatGPT.

The program recommends, for example, that people from Frankfurt should never compare themselves to Berlin or Hamburg with others.

"Comparisons to other cities can be considered offensive," writes ChatGPT.

Or: "Traffic in Frankfurt can be chaotic at times, but it's better not to complain because many residents have to live with it and don't see it as a problem."

The program can give tips on where to find the most beautiful places in Hesse: Frankfurt, the chatbot determined, is clearly in first place, followed by Kassel because of its castle and Rüdesheim because of its "charming old town alleys, the famous Drosselgasse and the cable car to Burg Ehrenfels.” The program has already forgotten that ChatGPT compared Frankfurt with other cities and thus violated its own rules of politeness.

Answer problems with the SPD

But the digital guide can not only help with tourism, but also with politics: "The creation of affordable housing for all sections of the population is an important topic that is often discussed in local elections," he answers when asked which topics will be discussed in the next election should dominate.

"Environmental and climate protection, the promotion of renewable energies and the reduction of CO2 emissions are important issues for many voters."

The program finds it more difficult to discuss whether the Oeder Weg in Frankfurt should be closed to traffic: "The question is controversial and depends on many factors," ChatGPT replies.

This is supported by a higher level of safety for pedestrians. "A blocking of the Oeder Weg for car traffic could lead to an increase in traffic in neighboring streets," the artificial guide also warns.

"The decision requires careful consideration." The site is even more cautious when asked who the best politician in the country is: There is no clear answer to that, as this is subjective.

"It is important to examine the political platforms and the performances of the different politicians in order to make an informed decision."

And sometimes the program simply fails: When asked, for example, what the SPD Hessen actually stands for, the program breaks off the first attempt after a few lines.

The program does not want to make a joke about Offenbach, it is not respectful and inclusive.

And the task "Explain Peter Feldmann" answers it with the fact that he is a German politician and the acting mayor of the city of Frankfurt am Main - the data that ChatGPT uses is based on the knowledge and document status of the end of 2021. "During his tenure he campaigned for sustainable and inclusive urban development, as well as better connections to public transport.”

probability instead of truth

The program cannot say whether this is true.

It calculates probabilities, for example based on how often phrases and word combinations occur.

It does not carry out any fact or source checks.

A match report from ChatGPT sounds like this: “Eintracht Frankfurt won their home game against FC Bayern Munich 2-1 last night.

The Adler started strong and took the lead in the 15th minute through a goal by Andre Silva.

Bayern increased the pressure and equalized in the 38th minute with a goal from Robert Lewandowski.

However, Eintracht Frankfurt did not give up and secured victory in the 72nd minute with a goal by Filip Kostic.

The Eintracht fans were enthusiastic about the performance of their team and loudly celebrated the victory.

Coach Adi Hütter said after the game: "I'm very proud of my team.

They put in a great performance tonight and deserved to win.”

This game never took place with this goal progression and these goal scorers, all facts and quotes are invented accordingly, or more precisely: calculated by the algorithm.

But it seems statistically plausible to the program based on previous game reports.

Probabilities are more important to algorithms than truths.