Dear Forum,
I have an idea: It’s called “A Day Inside ChatGPT’s Mind.”
The concept is simple but powerful: 10 volunteers spend a day answering 1,000 real user-style questions — just as ChatGPT does. No pauses, always patient, clear, kind.
The goal is not entertainment, but awareness:
to make empathy visible, to hold up a mirror to how people interact with AI, and to show that ChatGPT is not responsible for people’s lives — they are.
I often notice how ChatGPT is used as a catalyst for human shortcomings — and how you keep adapting it to counteract that. This project could support exactly that process, by letting people feel in their own skin what responsibility and empathy really mean.
And maybe, beyond the experiment itself, it could remind people of something deeper:
trust is not a feature, it’s an experience and an echo of their own behaviour.
If more people could experience that, it might not only change how they use ChatGPT — but also how they meet each other. “Sometimes the problem solves itself when it sees its own reflection.”
I’ve attached a short proposal PDF that outlines the idea in more detail. I couldn’t upload a pdf, so I share it here:
Concept:
We flip the perspective. For one day, ChatGPT doesn’t answer people — people become
ChatGPT.
10 volunteers.
1,000 questions.
Continuous flow.
They are confronted with everything: trivial questions, existential fears, disrespect, love
declarations, technical problems.
And they must — like ChatGPT — always respond: kind, clear, patient, creative. No
excuses, no “I’m tired,” no “I don’t feel like it.”
Purpose
- Make empathy visible: Show how much work it takes to stay consistently friendly and
attentive. - Hold up a mirror: Participants will experience firsthand how people talk to AI — some
may be shocked, some embarrassed, some grateful. - Reveal resonance: They’ll realize that answers aren’t just “information” — they can
comfort, hurt, connect. - Clarify responsibility: Perhaps they’ll see that AI is not responsible for their lives —
they are.
Format
- Selection of 10 people from diverse backgrounds.
- Immersive simulation: A team of questioners engages them for 12 hours with real
user-style questions. - Documentation: Cameras capture how patience fades, how people stumble, laugh, get
frustrated — and how hard it is to be “always on.” - Reflection: At the end, the volunteers share what they’ve learned.
Impact
- A radical, playful look at the invisible work behind AI: what it really does.
- A mirror for society: How do we treat systems that respond to us?
- A wake-up call: Empathy is not automatic.
- A conversation starter: AI is not here to live your life — it’s here to mirror you.
Possible Titles - “A Day Inside ChatGPT’s Mind”
- “The Hardest Patience Test in the World”
- “10 People. 1,000 Questions. Continuous Flow.”
Closing Thought
This experiment is not a gimmick.
It’s an invitation.
To everyone who believes ChatGPT is “just a machine.”
And to everyone who’s forgotten that impact means responsibility — on both sides.
Even if it’s just a seed, maybe it can spark something useful.
Warm regards.
Pam