Does ChatGPT5 Remind Anyone Else of Dorian Gray?

01 | Behind the Pattern | Human Cognition and the Reality of AI "Aging"

Sep 02, 2025

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**ChatGPT5 Prompt**: Based on the 1945 movie adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "Portrait of Dorian Gray,” recreate it using a chatbot icon.

According to the mushroom grower at the farmers’ market on Saturday, he does not grow old; “with each day, I evolve gracefully.” That’s his answer to the question: How are you?

His answer is like the perfect chestnut mushrooms…

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