Writing - AI

 The government (UK) is to put effort into developing AI so that people will be freed from admin tasks and available to deliver services. 

AI has come a long way since the 70's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Even then Hal sounded decidedly spooky. 

You can request poetry. 

From simple sums to complex art, 

A learning curve, a brand new chart. 

The data flows, a constant stream, 

Fueling dreams, it would seem. 

This is one verse of four that Gemini produced when asked to write a poem about AI. 

When prompted to write a children's story about a bear and a robin it came up with the following. 

Barnaby Bear was a grumpy bear. He lived in a cozy cave under a big oak tree, but he was always grumpy. He grumbled when the sun woke him up, he grumbled when the rain made puddles, and he especially grumbled when the birds chirped outside his cave.

One sunny morning, a little robin with a bright red breast landed on a branch right outside Barnaby’s cave. “Cheep! Cheep! Cheerio!” sang the robin, his voice full of joy.

“Grrrr,” grumbled Barnaby, pulling his furry blanket over his head. “Go away, bird! I’m trying to sleep!”

And there is much more. In fact, I must admit that it isn't bad at all. The question is not so much about admin but rather a moral one of whether writers should use AI as a crutch? 

I have no answers. 

God Bless