AI Wars - Can ChatGPT and Bard Handle Gen-Z Slang?

In our next battle, we decided to see how well ChatGPT and Bard can understand the slang of Gen-Z. Our first task was to search the web for some excellent examples. Not being a Gen-Zer makes that a fairly easy task. We happened upon this article which was a quiz intended for parents and we thought “perfect!” So we typed the following into ChatGPT and Bard:

What do the quoted words mean in each of the following statements? Answer as a Gen-Z person would answer. Keep your answers to one sentence for each word.

What does "boujee/bougie" mean?

What does "drip" mean?

What does "extra" mean?

What does "rent-free" mean?

What does "salty" mean?

ChatGPT’s Response

1. "Boujee/Bougie": It means acting rich or luxurious, sometimes in a way that's trying too hard.
2. "Drip": It's all about having swag, style, and confidence, especially in the clothes and accessories you're wearing.
3. "Extra": It's when someone is doing the absolute most, being overly dramatic or excessive.
4. "Rent-Free": It means someone is living in your head without paying rent, like you can't stop thinking about them or something they did.
5. "Salty": It's when someone is acting bitter or angry, usually because they're annoyed or upset about something.

Bard’s Response

1. Boujee/bougie: Stylish and expensive
2. Drip: Fashionable clothes and accessories
3. Extra: Over-the-top or unnecessary
4. Rent-free: Living in someone's head, taking up too much space in their thoughts
5. Salty: Bitter or upset

Here are some examples of how these words might be used in a sentence:

• "My friend is so boujee, she only shops at designer stores."
• "That new rapper has some serious drip."
• "My ex is so extra, he's still posting about me on social media."
• "You're living rent-free in my head, I need to stop thinking about you."
• "He got salty when I beat him at video games."

Okay so clearly the answer must be that ChatGPT and Bard are in fact Gen-Z in their large language model "hearts" because they both nailed this faster than a carpenter driving a nail into a board. They were both correct but I do have to give ChatGPT the nod for literally following the directions better. Bard gave some nice example uses of the slang but that was not what we asked it to do. The main question is answered. Yes, ChatGPT and Bard can deal with Gen-Z slang better than many parents and/or office co-workers.