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AI · March 1, 2023

ChatGPT-powered dystopia simulator

OP here. This comment contains SPOILERS so try the dystopia simulator first before reading further! I built "WeChatGPT+" in December on top of GPT-3. It was pretty surreal when OpenAI released an actual product named "ChatGPT Plus" a few months after that. Then the Microsoft partnership was announced, Bing AI was released, and marketing materials were leaked indicating that Bing AI would start including advertisements within the chat responses. Reality imitates fiction, I guess. Today - literally a few hours ago - OpenAI announced public ChatGPT API with 10% the cost of GPT-3. I immediately…

ChatGPT-powered dystopia simulator launched on March 1, 2023 with 195 votes, #196 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

ChatGPT-powered dystopia simulator is an AI-driven tool built on GPT-3 and later migrated to the ChatGPT API. It simulates dystopian scenarios using conversational AI. The tool is designed for users interested in exploring fictional dystopian narratives and futures through interactive AI responses. The simulator demonstrates how AI language models can generate creative speculative fiction about potentially troubling technological and social developments.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

A dystopian text adventure powered by GPT

The year is 2030. We have flying cars, unlimited food, and telepathic communication. All of this exists inside the Metaverse™, which you can access conveniently with your WeChatGPT+ Premium subscription. People no longer "google" for information. They now "geept" forfrom future.attejuvonen.fi

In the maker’s words, at launch

OP here. This comment contains SPOILERS so try the dystopia simulator first before reading further! I built "WeChatGPT+" in December on top of GPT-3. It was pretty surreal when OpenAI released an actual product named "ChatGPT Plus" a few months after that. Then the Microsoft partnership was announced, Bing AI was…

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