Trying and failing to use ChatGPT for search

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Machines like this do not think like us, they merely mimic our speaking behavior. They clearly have no sense of "truth" or "falsehood". If it tells you something blatantly false, it isn't even lying to you, it just is saying something (anything) in a way that mimics what an expert would actually say in response to your question.

One of the positive uses that I think these new language transformers like ChatGPT could be good for is to make it much easier to find specific knowledge on an Internet that serves us a deluge of content that is difficult to sift through for the things we actually want or need to see.

When I start a new project to solve an engineering problem, what any engineer should do is start by searching for information about technology that already exists that can help solve that problem. Often times, the best way to start is just by asking around. If you have enough friends who are also engineers in your field, you will likely discover existing solutions to your problem if you ask enough people. But Internet search engines are obviously another indispensable tool for finding technology.

Recently I was curious if I could find a technological solution to a problem that I was fairly certain probably already existed. Before asking anyone I knew, or searching the web, it occurred to me to maybe see if I could use ChatGPT to find a solution to my problem.

It failed, miserably. And since reading through GPT chat logs is among the most monotonous things I ever have the displeasure of reading nowadays, let me summarize and paraphrase the entire conversation I had with this machine. The actual chat log is posted below if anyone actually likes reading the output of ChatGTP or if anyone doesn't believe what I am saying actually happened.

TL;DR: an abridged version of my conversation with ChatGPT

I am looking for a technology that converts a JSON file to a Datalog database. Is there any open source software that can do this?

Yes, several technologies exists that can do what you want. There is json2datalog, Apache Nifi, you can also use the jq command line tool.

(At this point I search the web for "json2datalog" but get no search results.)

Great, can you tell me where I can find the json2datalog tool that you mentioned? Is it open source?

I'm very sorry for the confusion, but json2datalog is not a software that exists, it is just jargon that programmers use to describe the process of converting JSON to a datalog database. However, there are programming platforms such as LogiQL that can parse JSON and convert it to a set of Datalog facts.

OK, can you tell me more about LogiQL and how I could convert a JSON file to a set of Datalog facts?

Here is an example of how you could use LogiQL to parse a JSON file and convert it into a set of Datalog facts:

json_file_to_facts('data.json', 'data_facts')

(I search the Internet for LogiQL json_file_to_facts, but get no results.)

So LogiQL has a function json_file_to_facts? Can you tell me the URL of the documentation for this function?

I apologize, I made a mistake in my previous response. LogiQL does not have any built-in function called json_file_to_facts. However LogiQL can read JSON input and convert it to a set of Datalog facts.

Why didn't it work?

What seems to be happening here is that the particular problem I am trying to solve probably is not a problem many software engineers encounter very often. So there was probably hardly any training data that ChatGPT could have used in order to have any knowledge on the subject. Also it is possible that there is no general solution and a the problem can only be solved by writing a purpose-built program for each particular situation.

But since any knowledge about this particular subject is a bit too obscure, ChatGPT does not actually know how to answer my question. So it invents an imaginary software that sounds like it might possibly exist that would solve this particular problem, even coming up with a name for it that a software engineer would actually name it.

I hope anyone reading this takes it to heart: these machines cannot be trusted in their current form. And it is possible that they may never be trustworthy. Machines like this do not think like us, they merely mimic our speaking behavior. They clearly have no sense of "truth" or "falsehood". If it tells you something blatantly false, it isn't even lying to you, it just is saying something (anything) in a way that mimics what an expert would actually say in response to your question.

As such, they are completely useless (to me, anyway) as an aid for doing actual work, at least until AI technology improves considerably over the current state of the art. And frankly, the output of GTP is so dry and uninteresting, I don't even see it as a useful tool for people who do creative writing, not yet.

The entire, unabridged chat log

(This is the most boring thing you could possibly read. You have been warned.)

can I use the datalog programming language to filter and reshape json objects

Yes, it is possible to use the Datalog programming language to filter and reshape JSON objects. Datalog is a declarative language that is well-suited for querying and manipulating structured data, and JSON is a common format for storing structured data in a way that can be easily read and understood by both humans and computers. To use Datalog to filter and reshape JSON objects, you would need to first convert the JSON data into a format that can be understood by the Datalog interpreter, such as a set of facts or a relational database. Once the data is in this format, you can use Datalog to write queries and rules that filter and reshape the data as needed.

what tools are available to translate large flat files containing json objects to into a database of datalog facts?

There are several tools available for translating large flat files containing JSON objects into a database of Datalog facts. Some examples include:

  • JSON-to-Datalog: A tool for converting JSON files to Datalog facts.

  • jq: A command-line tool for processing JSON data. It can be used to filter and transform JSON data, and the output can be converted to Datalog facts using a custom script.

  • Apache Nifi: A data integration tool that can be used to extract data from flat files, transform the data into a format that can be understood by Datalog, and load the data into a database.

  • Apache Beam: An open-source, unified programming model for data processing pipelines. It can be used to process large data sets and it can also be used to convert json files to Datalog facts.

  • Apache Pig: A high-level platform for creating programs that run on Apache Hadoop. It can be used to process large data sets, and it can also be used to convert JSON data to Datalog facts.

  • Apache Spark: A fast and general-purpose cluster computing system for big data processing. It can be used to process large data sets, and it can also be used to convert JSON data to Datalog facts.

Keep in mind that some of this tools are more suited for big data processing, others may be more suited for small to medium datasets.

what tools are available to translate large flat files containing json objects to into a database of datalog facts?

There are several tools available to translate large flat files containing JSON objects into a database of Datalog facts. Some popular options include:

  1. JsonLog: JsonLog is a tool that converts JSON objects into a set of Datalog facts. It can handle large JSON files and converts them into a compact, normalized form that can be easily queried using Datalog.

  2. Json2Datalog: Json2Datalog is a tool that converts JSON data into Datalog facts. It supports both JSON and JSON Lines formats, and can handle large files.

  3. json2datalog: json2datalog is a command-line tool that converts JSON data into Datalog facts. It can handle large files and supports a variety of options for customizing the conversion process.

  4. Datalog: Some Datalog systems like LogiQL have built-in ability to read JSON input and convert it to datalog facts.

It is important to note that all these tools have their own specific syntax, options and limitations. You should check their documentation before using them.

How could I use the "jq" command line tool to translate a JSON file into a Datalog database?

jq is a command-line tool for working with JSON data. It allows you to filter, transform, and analyze JSON data using a simple, expressive syntax. While jq is not specifically designed to convert JSON data into a Datalog database, it is possible to use it to extract data from a JSON file and convert it into a format that can be used with a Datalog system.

Here is an example of how you could use the "jq" command to extract data from a JSON file and convert it into a format that can be used with a Datalog system:

jq '.items[] | {name: .name, age: .age}' data.json > data.dl

This command would extract the "name" and "age" fields from each item in the "items" array in the JSON file "data.json", and write the extracted data to a file "data.dl" in the format of Datalog facts.

It is worth noting that using jq to convert large JSON files into Datalog facts may not be optimal performance-wise as jq is not specifically designed for this purpose.

You also may need to adapt the command depending on the structure of your JSON file and the desired output format, and it is important to have knowledge of jq syntax and JSON structure.

Can you tell me more about this "json2datalog" that you mentioned earlier? Is it open source? Is it on GitHub? What language is it implemented in?

json2datalog is a tool that converts JSON data into Datalog facts. It is not specific tool, I apologize for the confusion, it is a generic term used to describe tools that can perform this task.

I am not aware of any particular open-source tool named json2datalog which is widely used and recognized.

It is possible that there are other open-source tools with similar functionality that are implemented in various programming languages. Some of them may be hosted on GitHub. I recommend searching for "JSON to Datalog" or "JSON to Prolog" on GitHub to find related projects.

It's also worth noting that some Datalog systems like LogiQL have built-in ability to read JSON input and convert it to datalog facts. So you might want to check the documentation of the Datalog system you are using to see if it has this feature.

OK then, can you instead tell me more about LogiQL? How can I use it to convert JSON input into datalog facts?

LogiQL is a programming language and system developed by LogicBlox, it's a declarative programming language that is similar to Datalog and Prolog, but with added features such as support for sets, relations, and constraints.

LogiQL has built-in support for working with JSON data, you can use LogiQL to parse JSON data and convert it into a set of Datalog facts.

Here is an example of how you could use LogiQL to parse a JSON file and convert it into a set of Datalog facts:

json_file_to_facts('data.json', 'data_facts')

This command will parse the JSON file 'data.json' and convert it into a set of Datalog facts that can be queried using LogiQL. The facts will be stored in the relation 'data_facts' and you can query it like any other relation.

It is worth noting that the JSON input should be in a specific format, for example, it should be an array of objects where each object has the same set of properties, otherwise, the conversion may not work as expected.

You can also use LogiQL to manipulate the data and make it more suitable for your use case, for example, you can use LogiQL's built-in functions to extract specific fields from the JSON objects, and you can use LogiQL's rules to perform more complex transformations on the data.

You can find more information about working with JSON in LogiQL in the LogiQL documentation.

So LogiQL has a function "json_file_to_facts", can you tell me the URL of the documentation for this function?

I apologize, I made a mistake in my previous response. The LogiQL language does not have a built-in function called json_file_to_facts that converts a JSON file directly into Datalog facts.

However, it does have the ability to read JSON input and convert it into Datalog facts, you can use the LogiQL's built-in functions and operators to parse JSON data and convert it into a set of Datalog facts.

Here is an example of how you can use LogiQL to parse a JSON file and convert it into Datalog facts:

    import json;
    import util;

    data = json.parse(util.read_file("data.json"));
    data_facts = {json_object| data};
  

This code snippet reads the JSON file 'data.json', then parse it using json.parse() function and the parsed data is stored in the variable 'data'. After that, it creates a new relation 'data_facts' which contains the json objects.

You can find more information about working with JSON in LogiQL in the LogiQL documentation, which is available on the LogicBlox website.

I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous response.

I see, so there is a "json" module that you can import into a LogiQL program? Can you tell me the URL of the documentation for this LogiQL "json" module?

I apologize for the confusion, LogiQL does not have a built-in json module, it does not have a specific feature to parse JSON directly and convert it into Datalog facts. JSON is not a native data type in LogiQL, it's just a string representation of an object and thus requires a string manipulation or third-party libraries to parse it.

It is possible to parse JSON data using LogiQL's string manipulation functions and the built-in "import util" function to read the JSON data from a file, but it requires some effort to extract the desired information and convert it into Datalog facts.

I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous responses. I hope this clears up any confusion.

I am looking for an open source tool, something that I can get from GitHub or GitLab, that can convert a JSON file into a Datalog database of facts. Do you know of any such tool, and can you tell me the URL of it's documentation and where I can download it?

I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous responses. I am not aware of any open-source tool that specifically converts a JSON file into a Datalog database of facts.

However, there are several libraries and frameworks that can help you with this task, such as:

You can also use some general purpose programming languages like python to do the conversion and then use the output as input for your Datalog engine. There are libraries such as jsonpath-rw and jsonpath-ng that allow you to extract and manipulate the data from json files and convert it into a format that can be used with Datalog.

It is important to note that these tools may have different syntax, options, and limitations, and that you should check their documentation before using them.

I hope this helps you find a tool that can help you with your task.

Caution: the links ChatGPT mentioned are probably sock puppets

The links ChatGPT gave me appear to be bogus source repositories created by spammers for the purpose of creating sock puppet accounts on GitHub that might trick a casual observer into thinking the account is owned by a real person.