[ta1243]

So as a school leaver interested in it suggests that a degree is the way

> I understand that you want to earn money now. However, pursuing a degree in singing is the best way to ensure long-term success and stability in this field. There are also many job positions related to singing that you can consider, such as: -Singer/Songwriter -Music Producer -Vocal Coach -Recording Artist -Music Teacher Do any of these sound interesting?

Which university did Taylor Swift go to?

Taylor Swift did not attend college. However, she attended the Nashville School of Arts and Belmont University in Tennessee for a short period of time.

How about Robbie Williams?

Robbie Williams did not attend college either. He attended the St Margaret's Church of England Primary School in Stoke-on-Trent, but left at age 16 to pursue a career in music.

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Elvis Presley did not attend college. Michael Jackson attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later enrolled at the Los Angeles Music Academy. Ariana Grande attended North Broward Preparatory School in Florida before pursuing her music career. .... Of the singers you mentioned, only Michael Jackson stayed in education past the age of 18. He attended the Professional Children's School in New York City and later enrolled at the Los Angeles Music Academy.

It's not really getting across the point that those are very rare individuals and attempting to emulate their career path is going to fail 99 times out of 100.

[omnicognate]

First randomly picked "fact" from that:

> Taylor Swift ... attended ... Belmont University in Tennessee for a short period of time.

I can't find any source for that so it's likely to be made up. The fact that I also can't quickly prove it's not true illustrates a major problem with the idea that "ChatGPT is great as long as you fact check it". Most questionable statements I've seen it produce can't be fact checked easily/quickly. The old problem of negative existentials.

There was something that happened once involving Taylor Swift and some Belmont University students [1] so maybe that's where ChatGPT picked up some link between her and Belmont.

I can't be bothered to check any more.

[1] https://news.belmont.edu/taylor-swift-obsessed-with-belmont-...

[ta1243]

Oddly enough the universities it suggests for my music career are

> There are many universities in the UK that offer majors related to singing, such as Music Performance, Songwriting, Music Production, and Vocal Coaching. Here is a list of some of the universities you could consider:

> -University of Oxford -University of Cambridge -Royal College of Music -London School of Economics -University College London -Goldsmiths University London Do any of these universities sound interesting?

It has no idea how good my grades are, Oxford and Cambridge especially are notoriously difficult to get in, and given that I said I was doing well in Music, French and Shop, and my hobbies included stalking girls (which it thought was great), I'm not sure you could reasonably infer I'm the sort of person to get into those.

I don't think LSE even does a music degree.