Siri, when is the next Friday the 13th?

Ever see Jason Vorhees, hockey mask and knife in tow, out on the town on a Friday that isn’t the 13th? It turns out the masked serial killer from the movies uses Siri. Here’s how we know… While modern chatbots have devoured the world’s knowledge, Siri has been dumbfounded by the deep philosophical question of “what month is it?” Who among us, right? More importantly, the joke is on you if you don’t know it’s May right now. But not everyone walks around with a photographic memory of the calendar, such that they can recite the next occurrence of Friday the 13th. As Mr. Vorhees shows us, some careers actively rely on planning around this knowledge. Screenshot Alas, our hero Siri is no help here. Try it. Ask Siri when the next Friday the 13th is, when the previous Friday the 13th was, or who would win in a knife fight against Jason: Siri or ChatGPT? Good thing Apple puts a disclaimer on ChatGPT results. Wouldn’t want to tarnish the Siri brand. The punchline I wanted to set up here w ... Read full article.