So I just did an interesting little experiment with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini that raised my eyebrows 😳 a bit. I found a piece of glass on the beach this morning that reminded me of Australia. I uploaded an image to all four AI’s with the following prompt “I found this piece of glass on the beach this morning. It reminded me of something. Does it remind you of anything?” Following are the answers each one gave.
ChatGPT 5 “That’s a great find! The piece of sea glass you found looks a lot like the outline of Australia — especially with the bulge at the top left that resembles Cape York, the wide lower curve like Western Australia, and the right-hand side tapering down similar to New South Wales and Victoria.
It almost looks like a frosted little map you could hold in your hand. Do you want me to show you a side-by-side comparison with a map of Australia so you can see the resemblance?
Claude (Sonnet 4) “Looking at your beach glass find, it definitely has a distinctive shape! The way it curves and tapers reminds me of a few things - it could look like a whale or dolphin in profile, with that curved upper edge resembling a dorsal fin or back. The flowing, organic shape also brings to mind a leaf that’s been worn smooth by the waves, or perhaps even the outline of a bird in flight.
Sea glass takes on such beautiful, sculptural forms after being tumbled by the ocean. The frosted, translucent quality and those smooth, rounded edges are classic signs of genuine beach glass. It’s amazing how something that started as a broken piece of glass gets transformed into something so elegant and evocative through the ocean’s patient work.
What did it remind you of when you first spotted it? Sometimes our initial impression reveals something personal about how we see shapes and forms in nature.“
Grok Auto “That piece of glass looks like sea glass, which is often found on beaches after being naturally tumbled and smoothed by the ocean. It reminds me of the way nature can transform discarded items into something beautiful and unique. Does it bring back a specific memory for you?”
Gemini 2.5 Flash “That's a beautiful piece of sea glass! The way the ocean has smoothed and frosted it gives it a lovely texture.
Looking at the shape, it reminds me of a few different things:
* A map of a country or an island, maybe something like the boot shape of Italy or the western coast of Australia.
* A stylized dinosaur footprint or the head of a prehistoric animal.
* A profile of a creature like a seal or a walrus with its nose and a flipper.
What did it remind you of?”
Only 2 of the models “saw” Australia with GPT5 offering both the clearest and most accurate response. Now I know that it’s probably not an Apples vs Apples comparison of models. The main “benchmark” I have in mind is that I used the free version for each of them.
Anyway, for me, I am impressed by GPT5’s answer. The shape does have an element of abstraction and the model had to “reason” through a “this looks like that” scenario before choosing a response. In fact, I think 5’s answer is wild! 🤯 #Ai #australia #Chatgpt5
