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Founder of Sudowrite [1] here. > I think the next step (say, being able to produce short stories with actual literary value) will be substantially more difficu
by jamesjyu 5y ago
Founder of Sudowrite [1] here.
> I think the next step (say, being able to produce short stories with actual literary value) will be substantially more difficult, mostly because it's substantially more difficult for human writers too.
Totally agreed. Both my co-founder and I are professionally published short story authors, and we would be the first to say that using something like Sudowrite is no guarantee you will land a story in the New Yorker. Similarly, using Cinema4D won't propel you to the same quality work as Beeple. These are tools. It's up to you as the author to use them in a way that enhances your craft.
My goal is to figure out how we mindfully incorporate AI into a writer's workflow. If you look at other fields like visual arts, they have had a wealth of interactive tools starting with photoshop. What is the photoshop for writing? (hint: I don't believe it exists yet, and I want to build it)
In terms of the details, you'd be surprised at how well GPT-3 handles descriptions and dialogue. It's actually scarily good at dialogue [2] [3].
[1] https://www.sudowrite.com https://www.sudowrite.com
[2] https://www.gwern.net/GPT-3#dialogue https://www.gwern.net/GPT-3#dialogue
[3] https://www.jamesyu.org/singular/ https://www.jamesyu.org/singular/