Just tried ChatGPT. I said “write a short story in the style of Lovecraft.”

I got:
“In the quaint coastal town of Innsmouth, a sense of foreboding hung heavy
in the air. The townsfolk, with their bulging eyes and grotesque features,
whispered of forbidden secrets that lay buried beneath the murky depths of
the sea.

James Sinclair, an intrepid scholar of the occult, had arrived in Innsmouth
with a burning curiosity to uncover the truth behind the town’s whispered
tales. Armed with a notebook and a determined spirit, he began his
investigation, delving into the town’s dark history.”

I’d give it, at best, a C-. “He” knew who Lovecraft was, but the style and
language doesn’t sound at all close.

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Pete

Peter Flass wrote:

> Just tried ChatGPT. I said “write a short story in the style of Lovecraft.”
> [...]
> I’d give it, at best, a C-. “He” knew who Lovecraft was, but the style and
> language doesn’t sound at all close.

No eels?

Truly thinking AI is on-line at
http://ai.neocities.org/ChatAGI.html -- with concepts.

A mentifex subRedit is at
https://old.reddit.com/r/mentifex -- currently with subscribers numbering 124.

A mentifex weblog is at
http://cyborg.blogspot.com -- going back to ca. 2001.

The newest mentifex webpage is at
https://ai.neocities.org/memes.html -- with a list of memetic subReddits.

History of the origin and spread of Mentifex AI at
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZI66FS -- is "The Art of the Meme."

Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:

> Just tried ChatGPT. I said “write a short story in the style of Lovecraft.”
>
>
> I got:
> “In the quaint coastal town of Innsmouth, a sense of foreboding hung heavy
> in the air. The townsfolk, with their bulging eyes and grotesque features,
> whispered of forbidden secrets that lay buried beneath the murky depths of
> the sea.
>
> James Sinclair, an intrepid scholar of the occult, had arrived in Innsmouth
> with a burning curiosity to uncover the truth behind the town’s whispered
> tales. Armed with a notebook and a determined spirit, he began his
> investigation, delving into the town’s dark history.”
>
> I’d give it, at best, a C-. “He” knew who Lovecraft was, but the style and
> language doesn’t sound at all close.

Considering that a machine generated that response, I think that's
amazing.

And scary.

--
Dan Espen

Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Just tried ChatGPT. I said “write a short story in the style of Lovecraft.”
>>
>>
>> I got:
>> “In the quaint coastal town of Innsmouth, a sense of foreboding hung heavy
>> in the air. The townsfolk, with their bulging eyes and grotesque features,
>> whispered of forbidden secrets that lay buried beneath the murky depths of
>> the sea.
>>
>> James Sinclair, an intrepid scholar of the occult, had arrived in Innsmouth
>> with a burning curiosity to uncover the truth behind the town’s whispered
>> tales. Armed with a notebook and a determined spirit, he began his
>> investigation, delving into the town’s dark history.”
>>
>> I’d give it, at best, a C-. “He” knew who Lovecraft was, but the style and
>> language doesn’t sound at all close.
>
> Considering that a machine generated that response, I think that's
> amazing.
>
> And scary.
>

Maybe I should have let it finish.

--
Pete