The latest craze in the world of technology is the artificial intelligence application ChatGPT, so we thought we would give it a go with an Aston Villa spin.
In case you haven’t yet jumped on the bandwagon yourself, ChatGPT is a new chatbot developed by OpenAI to follow instructions in prompts and provide a detailed response.
Users can ask ChatGPT near-enough anything they like and the system will more often than not give a surprisingly well-informed answer.
With that in mind, we quizzed the software to find out its level of knowledge about The Villans and it did rather well, to be fair to it.
Having asked it to provide its best Villa XI of all-time, ChatGPT had a decent go with some superb explanations for its choices.
Although it did miss out on four huge names in Stan Lynn, Charlie Aitken, Dennis Mortimer and Tony Morley, many would argue the rest were worthy of being in there.
So, without further ado, here is the all-time Lions starting XI that ChatGPT provided us – with some nostalgic pictures, as well as the application’s explanations.
Users can ask ChatGPT near-enough anything they like and the system will more often than not give a surprisingly well-informed answer.
5. Allan Evans
ChatGPT explanation: Evans played over 300 games for Aston Villa in the 1970s and 1980s and was a key member of the team that won the First Division title in 1981 and the European Cup in 1982. He was a strong, physical defender who could also contribute in attack with his crossing and passing.
6. Brian Little
ChatGPT explanation: Little played for Aston Villa in the 1970s and 1980s and was a skilful, creative midfielder who could score goals as well. He scored over 60 goals in over 200 appearances for Villa and was a key member of the team that won the league title in 1981.
7. Gordon Cowans
ChatGPT explanation: Cowans played over 300 games for Aston Villa in two spells at the club, and was a key member of the team that won the league title in 1981 and the European Cup in 1982. He was a technically gifted midfielder who could control the game with his passing and vision.
8. David Platt
ChatGPT explanation: Platt played for Aston Villa in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was a goalscoring midfielder who could also contribute in defence. He scored over 50 goals in over 100 appearances for Villa, and was a key member of the team that finished second in the league in 1990.
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