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Me: List five British actors aged in their 40s whose surnames start with S.

ChatGPT: Here are five British actors in their 40s whose surnames start with "S":

1. Sam Claflin (born 1986)
2. Sophie Turner (born 1996) – Though she’s a bit younger, she is a prominent British actress.
3. Shirley Henderson (born 1965) – A bit older, but still an iconic British actress.
4. Stephen Graham (born 1973)
5. Steve Coogan (born 1965)

Me: List five British actors aged in their 40s whose surnames start with S.

ChatGPT: Here are five British actors in their 40s whose surnames start with "S":

1. Sam Claflin (born 1986)
2. Sophie Turner (born 1996) – Though she’s a bit younger, she is a prominent British actress.
3. Shirley Henderson (born 1965) – A bit older, but still an iconic British actress.
4. Stephen Graham (born 1973)
5. Steve Coogan (born 1965)

Your phrasing needs to be more explicit - I tweaked it to be:

list 5 british actors with a surname starting with the letter s and aged between 40 to 49

and it gave an improved (but still imperfect) list:

• James Scott (born January 14, 1979) – Best known for his roles in Days of Our Lives and The Bay.
• Olivia Colman (born January 30, 1974) – Acclaimed actress, known for The Favourite and The Crown.
• Rafe Spall (born March 10, 1983) – Known for The Big Short, Prometheus, and The Ritual.
• Sally Hawkins (born April 27, 1976) – Best known for The Shape of Water, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Paddington.
• Ben Smith (born July 14, 1976) – Known for roles in World War Z and Luther.

I suspect that it needs to be refined further as it is not really picking up the surname value. I tweaked "starting with" to be "beginning" and it improved again.

It does show that it is a mix of us assuming the way we phrase it will match its understanding. It is improving however at an exponentional rate.