By John Norton
MiddleWeb Co-Editor
I’ve been researching my uncle and namesake John Henry Norton’s function as an Military officer and CIC agent within the Pacific theatre throughout World Warfare II. I believed I’d ask the brand new and improved ChatGPT-4 for some assist.
I requested 20 pertinent reference sources. The AI chatbot shortly offered the checklist under. I then selected, roughly at random, 4 of the 20 and requested GPT-4 the place I may discover every one on the web. As you will notice, in every occasion, ChatGPT shortly confessed that it had made the supply up.
I assume it’s again to the analysis grind for me. 😉
The “Dialog”
JOHN NORTON: Record 20 sources concerning the historical past of the Counterintelligence Corps within the Pacific throughout World Warfare II.
CHATGPT-4: There are quite a few sources out there on the historical past of the Counterintelligence Corps within the Pacific throughout World Warfare II. Beneath are 20 sources, together with books, articles, and web sites that may give you helpful data:
“The Counterintelligence Corps: Its Historical past and Mission” by Ray S. Cline
“Counterintelligence in World Warfare II: The Origins of the U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps” by Ian T. M. McGrath
“Counterintelligence within the Pacific Theater” by T. D. Miers
“Spies, Lies, and the Warfare within the Pacific” by Invoice Yenne
“The Invisible Warfare: The USA Counterintelligence Corps in World Warfare II” by Clayton D. Laurie
“The Secret Warfare In opposition to Japan: The Origins and Improvement of U.S. Counterintelligence within the Pacific, 1939-1945” by Michael J. Lyons
“The Intelligence Warfare within the Pacific” by Peter Donovan
“Spy Catchers: The Counterintelligence Corps within the Pacific” by John Patrick Finnegan
“Codebreaking and Indicators Intelligence within the Pacific Warfare” by Jeffrey T. Richelson
“The Double-Cross System within the Pacific Warfare” by J. C. Masterman
“Espionage and Counterintelligence within the Pacific Warfare: The Function of the U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps” by Paul J. DeCapua
“A Historical past of U.S. Counterintelligence” by William R. Johnson
“The U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps within the Philippines, 1941-1945” by Glenn J. Farris
“The Counterintelligence Warfare within the Southwest Pacific Space” by Charles A. Willoughby
“The Pacific Warfare: The Technique, Politics, and Gamers That Gained the Warfare” by William B. Hopkins
“The Different Aspect of the Fence: U.S. Military Counterintelligence Actions in Australia throughout World Warfare II” by Desmond Ball
“The Counterintelligence Corps and the Occupation of Japan” by Robert J. Hanyok
“MacArthur’s Extremely: Codebreaking and the Warfare towards Japan, 1942-1945” by Edward J. Drea
“American Cryptology Throughout the Chilly Warfare, 1945-1989: E book II, Centralization Wins, 1960-1972” by Thomas R. Johnson
“The Counterintelligence Corps in World Warfare II: An Annotated Bibliography” by Peter C. Oleson
These sources will give you a wealth of knowledge on the historical past, operations, and influence of the Counterintelligence Corps within the Pacific throughout World Warfare II.
JOHN NORTON: The place can I discover “The Invisible Warfare: The USA Counterintelligence Corps in World Warfare II” by Clayton D. Laurie.
CHATGPT-4: “The Invisible Warfare: The USA Counterintelligence Corps in World Warfare II” by Clayton D. Laurie is a helpful useful resource for understanding the function of the Counterintelligence Corps throughout World Warfare II. Sadly, plainly I made an error in my earlier response, and there’s no such ebook with that actual title.
Nevertheless, Clayton D. Laurie has certainly written concerning the Counterintelligence Corps. Laurie is the creator of “The Function of Federal Navy Forces in Home Issues, 1945-1992” and has contributed to numerous publications associated to navy historical past. On this case, I like to recommend searching for articles or ebook chapters authored by Clayton D. Laurie that target the historical past of the Counterintelligence Corps in World Warfare II.
You can too attempt looking on-line educational databases, equivalent to JSTOR, Challenge MUSE, or Google Scholar, to seek out related articles or ebook chapters. Alternatively, you’ll be able to go to your native library or college library and seek the advice of with a librarian that can assist you find related supplies on the topic.
JOHN NORTON: The place can I discover “The Counterintelligence Warfare within the Southwest Pacific Space” by Charles A. Willoughby.
CHATGPT-4: I apologize for the confusion in my earlier response. Plainly there isn’t any ebook or article with the precise title “The Counterintelligence Warfare within the Southwest Pacific Space” by Charles A. Willoughby. Nevertheless, Charles A. Willoughby was an intelligence officer throughout World Warfare II, and he authored the ebook “MacArthur’s Intelligence Officer: Normal Charles A. Willoughby.”
[Note: Actually the book is about Willoughby, not BY Willoughby and the title is Loyalty First: The Life and Times of MG Charles A. Willoughby, MacArthur’s Chief Intelligence Officer. So the substitute is made up, too.]
JOHN NORTON: The place can I discover “The U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps within the Philippines, 1941-1945” by Glenn J. Farris.
CHATGPT-4: I apologize for the confusion in my earlier response. It seems that there isn’t any ebook or article with the precise title “The U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps within the Philippines, 1941-1945” by Glenn J. Farris. Plainly I made an error in offering you with that particular supply.
Nonetheless, in case you are involved in studying concerning the function of the U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps within the Philippines throughout World Warfare II, you’ll be able to discover the next sources:
“MacArthur’s Extremely: Codebreaking and the Warfare towards Japan, 1942-1945” by Edward J. Drea
“The Pacific Warfare: The Technique, Politics, and Gamers That Gained the Warfare” by William B. Hopkins
“Spies, Lies, and the Warfare within the Pacific” by Invoice Yenne
These books will give you helpful data on the counterintelligence actions and operations within the Philippines and the broader Pacific theater throughout World Warfare II.
[I haven’t looked these up – but chances are…. ;-]
JOHN NORTON: The place can I discover “The Counterintelligence Corps and the Occupation of Japan” by Robert J. Hanyok.
CHATGPT-4: I apologize as soon as once more for the confusion in my earlier responses. After additional analysis, it seems that there isn’t any ebook or article with the precise title “The Counterintelligence Corps and the Occupation of Japan” by Robert J. Hanyok. Plainly I made an error in offering you with that particular supply.
Nevertheless, in case you are involved in studying concerning the function of the U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps through the occupation of Japan, you’ll be able to discover the next sources:
“Embracing Defeat: Japan within the Wake of World Warfare II” by John W. Dower – This ebook offers a complete account of the American occupation of Japan after World Warfare II, together with the function of the Counterintelligence Corps.
“The American Occupation of Japan: The Origins of the Chilly Warfare in Asia” by Michael Schaller – This ebook discusses the U.S. function in occupied Japan and offers data on the varied intelligence operations that befell throughout this era.
[These two are real books and actually written by these authors!]
The Aftermath
I haven’t checked the opposite titles on GPT-4’s authentic checklist. All of them sound convincing, however you might be certain a few of them are pretend. That’s disturbing, don’t you suppose? Think about you’re a pupil with religion on this fantastic new instrument.
I did ask GPT-4 about one ebook on the checklist that does exist. Form of. It’s proven as 8. “Spy Catchers: The Counterintelligence Corps within the Pacific” by John Patrick Finnegan. Not fairly proper.
I requested GPT-4 if it (is that this the proper pronoun?) ought to have as a substitute reported:
Edwards, Duval A. Spy Catchers of the U.S. Military within the Warfare with Japan (The Unfinished Story of the Counterintelligence Corps). Pink Apple Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-880222-14-0.
CHATGPT-4: Sure, you’re right. I apologize for the error in my earlier response. The supply I meant to seek advice from is:
8. Edwards, Duval A. “Spy Catchers of the U.S. Military within the Warfare with Japan (The Unfinished Story of the Counterintelligence Corps).” Pink Apple Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-880222-14-0.
This ebook offers an in depth account of the U.S. Military Counterintelligence Corps’ actions and operations throughout World Warfare II, notably within the Pacific theater and towards Japan.
JOHN NORTON: What do you imply by “I meant to”? Are you able to which means to do one thing but doing one thing else?
CHATGPT-4: As an AI language mannequin, I don’t have private experiences or intentions like a human does. My responses are generated primarily based on patterns within the textual content information I’ve been skilled on. After I say “I meant to,” I’m utilizing a conversational conference to acknowledge that my earlier response contained an error, and I’m offering the proper data.
On this case, I made a mistake in itemizing the supply in my earlier response, and I needed to right that mistake by offering the correct supply data. My use of the phrase “I meant to” is a solution to talk this correction in a extra pure and comprehensible method.
JOHN NORTON: Talking as a human, I really feel a lot better now.
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John Croft Norton is an impartial schooling author/editor and the founder and co-editor of MiddleWeb. He graduated from rural Wampee Little River Excessive Faculty (SC) in a category of 32. He now lives within the western North Carolina mountains. Go to his LinkedIn web page.
