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thenewgreen  ·  404 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Prompt: Write a post about watchmaking for Hubski in the style of @kleinbl00

To narrow down the difference between what GPT writer vs. kleinbl00‘s writing as needing more fucks, is a gross simplification. I chose kb for a few reasons.

1. He has his own style/voice. You know it when you read it.

2. He is prolific. AI should be able to find a lot of references

3. He can deep dive into topics. I chose watches because there is likely a plethora of info he’s written here on the topic.

Where did GPT go wrong? I think it’s far too simple and straight forward. KB would use metaphor, real life anecdotes etc to make his point. Cursing? Sure but usually to better effect. I’m not convinced the AI has any idea of KB’s writing here. I was hoping it would have been more true to form. Bummer. AI fail.





kleinbl00  ·  404 days ago  ·  link  ·  

LOL you are far too kind.

Your first examples looked really Maddox-ey so I decided to see if it knew Maddox. It doesn't. Then I tried to see if it knew Cormac McCarthy. It doesn't. Then I tried to see if it knew Truman Capote. It added "once upon a time" to its stock boilerplate. Then I tried to see if it knew Mitch Hedberg. It added

    Ah, wristwatches. I have a special fondness for them. They're like tiny little time machines that you can wear on your wrist.

to its stock boilerplate. Then i tried to see if it knew Sam Kinison.

Then I threw in the towel and asked for Shakespeare.

    'Oh, dost thou not know the power of a wristwatch?

    Verily, I say, it can tell time with nary a chime!

    It can bind a man to his daily tasks,

    And yet still leave room for leisurely asks.

I think it's gotten hella stupider over the past month 'cuz in February it gave me a rippin' HP Lovecraft interpretation of the blockchain and now?

    It began with a mysterious whisper on the dark web, a strange and unfamiliar call to action. "Unlock the secrets of the blockchain," it said. No one knew what it meant, but it intrigued many. People from all around the world began to investigate, trying to uncover the secrets of this mysterious technology.