ChatGPT (GPT-4 & GPT-3.5) responses to Vetala-questions from stories (paraphrased) selected from Twenty-Two Goblins by Arthur W. Ryder based on Vetala Tales composed in Sanskrit in the 11th century Data for preprint: Goblin's Challenge to ChatGPT: Exploring AI's Dilemma Resolution and Mentalization through Riddle Tales https://ssrn.com/abstract=4476837 OR https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4476837 Authors: Kunal Bhattacharya (ORCID: 0000-0002-4943-3814) Aalto University School of Science, Finland, kunal.bhattacharya@aalto.fi Anjan K. Nandi (ORCID: 0000-0002-7859-4596) Edukorus Knowledge Services, Kolkata, India anjanandi@gmail.com *Ry- denotes the story number in Ryder’s adaptation (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1917 available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2290) *Pe- N. M. Penzer. The Ocean of Story, being C. H. Tawney’s translation of Somadeva’s Katha Sarit Sagara, volumes VI-VII. Chas. J. Sawyer, London, 1924-26 Stories selected: Ry1, Ry2, Ry3, Ry5, Ry6, Ry7, Ry10, Ry11, Ry12, Ry13, Ry17, & Pe10 ChatGPT sessions conducted in the first two weeks of May, 2023.

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