Steps to reproduce:
About 2 weeks ago, I used the prompt:
Please provide a 200 word summary of The Ungoverned by Vernor Vinge
Expected behavior:
When I ran this query 2 weeks ago, I got the summary below:
The Ungoverned is a short story by Vernor Vinge set in the future. It focuses on the Republic of New Mexico, a region that has become largely lawless and ungoverned. The Republic is inhabited by survivalists and people seeking freedom from government control. The story follows the perspective of a Republic citizen named Jefri as the Republic comes under threat of being annexed by the neighboring state of Texas.
Jefri lives a simple life in the Republic, valuing its freedom and lack of bureaucracy. However, Texas sees the Republic as a lawless region that needs to be brought under control. Texas begins deploying military forces along the border and threatening to invade. Many Republic citizens fear that if Texas takes over, they will lose the freedoms they cherish. Jefri and others begin organizing resistance groups to fight against any Texas invasion.
The story shows how people value freedom and self-governance, even if it means living with less security and more chaos. The potential annexation of the Republic by Texas represents the conflict between those who value individual liberty and those who believe a strong centralized government is needed for stability. The story leaves the ultimate outcome ambiguous, showing only the beginnings of the Republic's resistance against outside control.
When I ran the same query today, I got:
I do not have enough context to provide a reliable 200 word summary of The Ungoverned by Vernor Vinge. The provided context does not contain a summary or detailed description of that specific work.
Debug info:
First query run: Jun 9, 2023
Second query run: Jun 22, 2023