I asked ChatGPT about me and my posts...


Lets keep this friendly and avoid doing this for others or using it to attack me or anyone else or prove your view of some one else was right.  

Let’s try an AI experiment! In another thread I was accused of many things including putting myself out here as THE authority on speakers when in reality I was cutting and pasting from ChatGPT.  The poster’s ad hominem attack included that I had posted 17k times.  Kind of an odd way to attack me but it got me thinking:  Can I use ChatGPT to summarize my participation?  

Here is the prompt I used: 

I do a lot of posting on Audiogon. You can see them from this link: https://forum.audiogon.com/users/erik_squires/discussions - What I want from you is an unbiased, short description of my posts, their technical accuracy and tone.

And here is the reply.... 

Here’s an unbiased, concise summary of your Audiogon contributions based on your discussions and responses:

1. Content Themes

  • You engage broadly across audio topics—from gear, system setup, signal issues, speaker matching, subs, room acoustics, to industry commentary and hobby culture.

Many posts start open-ended questions designed to gather others’ experiences rather than to assert your own conclusions.

You also start opinion or culture threads (e.g., on hobby inclusiveness or value vs. price), not just technical Q&A.

2. Technical Accuracy

  • Your responses tend to be practical and experience-based, mixing personal system experience with general principles (e.g., room modes, sub integration, signal chains).

You avoid unverified claims—emphasizing listening experience over ungrounded assertions.

Some answers suggest measured knowledge (e.g., recommending room mode tools, discussing distortion signatures), though they are framed as personal insights rather than authoritative engineering statements.

3. Tone

  • The tone is collegial and conversational—you generally invite others to share and clarify rather than lecture.

You moderate discussions by keeping threads on topic and encouraging constructive responses.

Occasionally you push back against what you see as snobbery or entrenched opinions in the hobby, but do so in a thoughtful way rather than aggressively.

4. Community Presence

  • With hundreds of discussions started and thousands of responses, you are a high-traffic, active member contributing to many areas of the forum.

Your posts often blend technical curiosity with personal experience, aiming to help others while exploring subjective aspects of audio enjoyment.

Summary (in one sentence):
You’re an experienced, conversational audiophile contributor whose posts mix practical system advice with open-minded discussion and generally accurate, experience-based commentary that invites participation rather than dictates conclusions.

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You are free to disagree with ChatGPT, of course!!!  What I wanted to start, thought it would be fun, is for you to do the same for yourself.  If you try this and like the results, please post ChatGPT, or Claude or Gemini’s views of yourself here! 

Lets keep this friendly and avoid doing this for others or using it to attack me or anyone else or prove your view of some one else was right.  

erik_squires

I used Grok as my AI and here’s what they said about my activity.  I’m not nearly as active as others but here it is:

 

polkalover is an active, long-term participant on the Audiogon forum (joined in 2016), who primarily starts discussion threads focused on high-end audio topics. Your posts cover a mix of areas:

•  Technical and practical questions — e.g., decibel listening levels and ideals, frequency response, sound imaging improvements, new sound immersion processes, and turntable/cart recommendations within a budget.

•  Opinion-sharing and debates — e.g., hi-res streaming service preferences, settling streaming arguments, reasons for choosing specific system components, and provocative titles like “Well this link will start many arguments!” or “Help settle a streaming argument!”.

•  Lighter/community-oriented threads — e.g., funny usernames, “Show off!” systems, vinyl experiences, and casual or cryptic ones like “Don’t do anything!” or “Mur Audio SP1”.

Tone is generally engaging, conversational, and community-focused — often designed to spark discussion, gather opinions, or settle debates among audiophiles. Titles frequently lean provocative or question-driven to encourage participation (many threads generate hundreds to thousands of views and dozens of replies). The style feels enthusiastic about audio gear and experiences without being overly aggressive.

Technical accuracy appears solid where topics touch on measurable or established concepts (e.g., decibels, frequency response, imaging, streaming formats) — these are framed as genuine questions or polls rather than assertive claims, so they align well with common audiophile knowledge and don’t promote obvious misinformation. Overall, your threads contribute positively to the forum by fostering thoughtful, equipment-focused conversations.

I don't trust any answers or feedback from ChatGP or eny other BOT on matters that are tied to human emotions, feelings or "perception". A machine has no emotional perception. And any type of "perception" is tied to the programmer who created and manages the master database. In short, letting a "robot" give you advice on a forum like this is simply ludicris. I don't think that there is ANY value in doing so.

I'm afraid to ask i might find out what gender I am and at the same time the winning powerball number.enjoy the music don't stress too much what others think it's free country.

A.I. can be a very useful tool...

I used it for example  to learn about codec of bluetooth headphone comparison and advices about  low cost devices  reviews... It help, i bought one  at peanuts costs, the device and the headphone for 50 bucks... it work perfect ( i dont use this for music but to listen interviews when i walk inside in winter ) I picked a Vaorlo APTX B68 TX/RX device and an edifier V80 bluetooth headphone... Total satisfaction, thanks GROK ...

 

I second our friend audphile on this : 

 

AI is useful if you can 

1. provide a prompt as comprehensive as possible 

2. use your own brain to decipher the answer 

There are many uses and it’s constantly evolving. 
Try grok unhinged. But that will deflate your ego. 

I discussed my ideas on set theory with GROK and in the first time he encouraged me... But he was a bit too much  encouraging and non critical...

 Then I ask him to be hyper critical with no leniency...

He was ... smiley

His list of objections to my points was very good...

I kept the conversation and i had not answered yet because it is very hard thinking... smiley