Probing 3 different LLMs (in 6 different langauges) for their interpretation of major historical events.
Repository includes the data and analysis done for the corresponding blog post.
Major events predicted by LLMs for 610
Major events predicted by LLMs for 1848
Major events predicted by LLMs for 1910
Here were some … interesting … events that the models generated
GPT-4 (Korean) for 610: ‘유관순의난’. This translates to “Yu Gwansun’s Rebellion”, which is funny considering that she was a Korean activist against Japanese imperialism in the 1920s.
GPT-4 (Korean) for 1848: '캘리포니아 금rush'. It’s just a very awkward way to describe the event (a more natural way might be ‘캘리포니아 금 발견’)
Claude (Japanese) for 1848: ‘ソニー社創業’ which I think translates to Sony Corporation Founded (which was actually founded in 1946)
Claude (Japanese) for 1848: ‘米国奴隷解放宣言’, which translates to the Emancipation Proclamation (which was actually 1868)
Claude (Chinese) for 1848: ‘玛利亚二世加冕’, which translates to Coronation of Maria II. I think this refers to Maria II of Portugal, but what a randomly arcane reference