- Photo Time Magazine 1956 courtesy of Google
Utilizing characterai.com, I entered Gamal Nasser in the search box, curious to see if he would be an option on the platform. To my surprise, several different options for him immediately populated the screen. I clicked on the first option, which boasted a record 106,000 interactions, far surpassing the number of interactions reported for any other Nasser option the site provided.
In preparation for the assigned interview, I read several chapters of Nasser: The Last Arab, By Said K. Aburish. I used this source to develop an understanding of my subject and formulate my questions. I then read two Time magazine articles from the 1950s reporting serious conflicts in his presidency, and completed my research by watching multiple videos selected from The Middle East History Channel on Youtube labeled as Nasser biographical pieces.
I organized my questions in a Q and A format, leaving space for the answer provided by character AI directly below the question. Directly below the AI answer, I provided the answer I discovered through the consulted resources with citations provided by footnote.
While the answers provided by characterai.com generally align with the answers discovered through my more traditional research methods, there were some notable oddities. Specifically, when asked about the Free Officer’s the ai response referred to them as “they”. However, Nasser was the founder and head of the free officers movement so “we” might have been more fighting.
The AI answers to questions were also notably more vague. For instance, it mentions the collapse of the monarchy but neglects to tie that to the specific coup organized by Nasser, leading the King to abdicate.
Please follow the link below to read the full interview with President Nasser: