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Michael Crichton: Humanity employs raw hubris and technological advancement for a close-encounter with non-humanity. Chaos ensues.

HanClinto 2y ago
The above was written by hand. As an experiment, I asked Claude to generate a few dozen more. Most weren't great. Here are the highlights: Michael Crichton: You're a brilliant scientist who's just created something that will revolutionize the world. Congratulations! It's now trying to eat you. Michael Crichton: You've stumbled upon a conspiracy involving [insert scientific field]. Now you're being chased by [insert government agency] while trying to explain complex scientific concepts to the reader. Suzanne Collins: You must choose between two brooding love interests while simultaneously overthrowing a totalitarian regime. Priorities! Stephen King: Welcome to small-town Maine, where the biggest threat isn't the weather, it's the [insert supernatural horror]. Don't worry, a writer will save the day. Neil Gaiman: Mythology crashes into modern life. You're either a god who's fallen on hard times or a regular person about to have a very weird Wednesday. Margaret Atwood: Society has taken a slight turn for the worse. Women are now [insert dystopian scenario]. This is definitely not a commentary on current events. And perhaps my favorite: George Orwell: Big Brother is watching you. So is your toaster. And your pet. Trust no one, especially not the pigs. Out of 30 generations, there were a few more that made me smile, but these were the main ones I enjoyed. Something I've noticed with statistical content generation is that it has a difficult time not being too "on the nose" -- almost like next-token-prediction is making it want to rush and get to the punchline a little too quickly. It has a hard time being subtle, and too often it felt like it was just a glib little summary of a story, rather than a sardonic take-a-step-back-and-look-at-the-big-picture sort of approach. No major revelations, but just barely interesting enough to warrant commenting here. If there were a Dull Men's Club version of Hacker News, I would have posted this there.
- anigbrowl 2y ago
  'I decided to imitate this outburst of human creativity with AI. Wow!' is a great way to stop getting invited to parties (with humans).
  - lolinder 2y ago
    In their defense, I appreciate that they actually tagged it as AI. A lot of people would be tempted to post them without attribution, especially given that tagging it is a great way to get dumped on. Even more so, they provide commentary at the bottom on the weaknesses of the model, which is useful!
  - swayvil 2y ago
    I thought it was pretty cool. Flagger is a doofus.

HanClinto 2y ago

The above was written by hand. As an experiment, I asked Claude to generate a few dozen more. Most weren't great. Here are the highlights: Michael Crichton: You're a brilliant scientist who's just created something that will revolutionize the world. Congratulations! It's now trying to eat you. Michael Crichton: You've stumbled upon a conspiracy involving [insert scientific field]. Now you're being chased by [insert government agency] while trying to explain complex scientific concepts to the reader. Suzanne Collins: You must choose between two brooding love interests while simultaneously overthrowing a totalitarian regime. Priorities! Stephen King: Welcome to small-town Maine, where the biggest threat isn't the weather, it's the [insert supernatural horror]. Don't worry, a writer will save the day. Neil Gaiman: Mythology crashes into modern life. You're either a god who's fallen on hard times or a regular person about to have a very weird Wednesday. Margaret Atwood: Society has taken a slight turn for the worse. Women are now [insert dystopian scenario]. This is definitely not a commentary on current events. And perhaps my favorite: George Orwell: Big Brother is watching you. So is your toaster. And your pet. Trust no one, especially not the pigs. Out of 30 generations, there were a few more that made me smile, but these were the main ones I enjoyed. Something I've noticed with statistical content generation is that it has a difficult time not being too "on the nose" -- almost like next-token-prediction is making it want to rush and get to the punchline a little too quickly. It has a hard time being subtle, and too often it felt like it was just a glib little summary of a story, rather than a sardonic take-a-step-back-and-look-at-the-big-picture sort of approach. No major revelations, but just barely interesting enough to warrant commenting here. If there were a Dull Men's Club version of Hacker News, I would have posted this there.

anigbrowl 2y ago
'I decided to imitate this outburst of human creativity with AI. Wow!' is a great way to stop getting invited to parties (with humans).
- lolinder 2y ago
  In their defense, I appreciate that they actually tagged it as AI. A lot of people would be tempted to post them without attribution, especially given that tagging it is a great way to get dumped on. Even more so, they provide commentary at the bottom on the weaknesses of the model, which is useful!
- swayvil 2y ago
  I thought it was pretty cool. Flagger is a doofus.