A Last-Minute Gift For Dad
I swore I’d do better this year, but Christmas is on our doorstep and I still haven’t gotten anything for my Dad. He’s one of those scrooge-y, hard-to-shop-for types and I never know what to get him. But maybe ChatGPT can help.
This would have been an easier shopping experience back in the snowy hills of Los Angeles where I grew up, but my parents packed up and moved north just before the pandemic. So I asked the AI for gift recommendations that I’d be able to find in the small Oregon town they’ve made their new home.
ChatGPT wasn’t as creative as I’d hoped. It spat out five identically dull suggestions: a book from a local bookshop, a gift card to a local restaurant, a gift basket of local products, a gift certificate to a local activity or experience, and a gift card to a local hardware store. Notice a theme? Frankly, I didn’t need artificial intelligence to come up with something like this, but it will have to do.
I packed up the sled and headed into town, but before I did, I asked ChatGPT for driving directions. They were 100% accurate, which is pretty impressive.
