By KATHERINE EKMAN
You know that rush you get when Randi Mogul sends out trivia? You think “maybe i’ll finally win.” Girl Scout Cookie trivia? Easy. This is my time. So you get that email ready, don’t even put a subject line, and before it’s too late, Randi has already sent out the winner. Let’s be real. None of you knew Winnie the Pooh trivia off the top of your head. No one can name the CEO of Ghirardelli. It has to be ChatGPT.
I sat down with a 2x trivia winner, who wished to remain anonymous, as they can only attribute their win to chatgpt. “All rules go out the window when you get the email notification that Randi Mogul trivia just dropped. The adrenaline of going to ChatGPT as fast as you can is all consuming. Maybe it is dishonest, but the rewards are worth the moral cost.” I asked them if they felt ashamed. They responded, “Somewhere deep inside, there’s a sliver of guilt, but ultimately, a hustler’s gotta hustle. It’s every man for himself these days. If I didn’t ChatGPT the answers, someone else surely would.” Not even 20 minutes after they admitted their guilt, they used ChatGPT again for the chocolate trivia and won. Is this what our world has come to? Your average samaritan can’t even win Randi Mogul trivia anymore.
My favorite HRA, Parnian Alavi’25 gave me the RA perspective. “Actually not all RAs win this trivia. There are very few RAs who try to win. I think it’s a fun game for campus and students love it. It’s not that serious! You can get it next time. Randi will restock.” Clearly this is a joke to Parnian. Maybe Randi will restock. But will she restock my faith in humanity? Doubtful.
I decided to conduct my own little experiment: Could I win Randi Mogul trivia using ChatGPT? Morally questionable? Absolutely. But as I hovered over my keyboard, heart pounding, I couldn’t deny the thrill. Surely, this was wrong but the rush felt so right.
I used to believe in fairness, in the purity of the game, in justice and liberty for all. But what chance does an honest girl like me have in a world ruled by ChatGPT? AI is ruining the planet, but what’s even worse, is AI ruining Randi Mogul trivia. Maybe one day, against all odds, I’ll open my inbox, see Randi Mogul trivia, and know the answer off the top of my head. But until then, I’ll sit and wonder what could have been. I can’t do Randi Mogul Trivia anymore, too many sweats.
Featured Image: Vivian Kopka’27
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