i wanted to try out the new text AI. We’re totally screwed.

prompt:

Write a song in the style of Metallica about experiencing bad luck during the board game risk.

I got this back in 2 minutes or less.

Verse 1:

I was playing Risk, feeling pretty bold

I had an army, I was ready to hold

But then I rolled the dice and my luck took a dive

Now my troops are scattered, I'm barely alive

Chorus:

Bad luck in Risk, it's a real game changer

I thought I was winning, now I'm a danger

To myself and my troops, I'm on the brink

Bad luck in Risk, I can't help but think

Verse 2:

I thought I had a strategy, a plan in my head

But now it's all falling apart, I'm losing my lead

My enemies are closing in, I'm running out of time

I need a miracle, I need a sign

Chorus:

Bad luck in Risk, it's a real game changer

I thought I was winning, now I'm a danger

To myself and my troops, I'm on the brink

Bad luck in Risk, I can't help but think

Bridge:

I'll keep on fighting, I won't give up

I'll take whatever comes, I'll never stop

I'll find a way to turn it around

I'll fight to the end, I won't let them win

Chorus:

Bad luck in Risk, it's a real game changer

I thought I was winning, now I'm a danger

To myself and my troops, I'm on the brink

Bad luck in Risk, I can't help but think

im so happy that I’m not an English professor.

Will it also write the tablature?

There are a couple of lyric writing engines out there. Is this a site? Which one? If I had to guess I'd say this one came from ChatGPT.

It's technically sound (for the most part) but not a great lyric. It has some movement (e.g. chronological), but there are no metaphors, its lacking color; it doesn't bring us into its world. I'm not saying that it's not impressive, but it is what it is. But then I'm a songwriter ..so I care about these things

BTW, you can tell the engine to use metaphors, but you still get what I would consider a monochromatic lyric.

As someone who writes science and whose profession involves training students to write science -- ostensibly concerned with small things like truth, facts, evidence, and the like -- this was one of the more damning articles on the limitations of the new AI language generators that I've read: https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/davinci-003-chatbot-gpt-wrote-my-obituary.html.

"Computer programs are optimized not to solve problems, but instead to convince its operator that it has solved those problems. It was written on the package of the Turing test—it’s a game of imitation, of deception. For the first time, we’re forced to confront the consequences of that deception."

M57. This was chatGPT, for sure. And the flaws are so many, it was not my intention to say this song is good. Even the rhyming is flawed and comical. But if you asked me to turn out this task, I would spend weeks thinking, writing, and revising. in a few hours, would my work be better? Maybe.

To Kjeld’s point, the AI does a ‘good enough job’ of simply completing tasks; faking it to someone who doesn’t know a topic more than at the surface level. Thank you for that article!

In our world of K-12 education—at least in Texas—where just doing an assignment can usually earn you a 75%, I worry that we will continue to lose the ability to do ‘hard and valuable’ work. As a scientist and teacher, I fear that tech like this can only lower the bar for student learning. We study some advanced and wonderful phenomena in class, with such a lack of interest in the topic or in advancing the topic further. Maybe the students are not aware of what impacts they could make, or how they might enjoy the experience, which must be our collective fault. Well, it’s not all despair. Thank goodness for the students who really shine and want to get engaged in the work. Hell, I might even love more the student who scrapes out a B with hard work; they learned something valuable too.

Well, the AI text generators are a tool, one we will likely misuse from time to time. :). The fact that my first text request was a song about Wargear may be something that I need to spend more time contemplating!

The fact that my first text request was a song about Wargear may be something that I need to spend more time contemplating!

We can only hope that this thought originated while you were taking turns while also listening to Metallica. Any other explanation might be a little worrisome.

; )

What does the music sound like? Is it more in the style of One/Unforgiven, or more Enter Sandman/Sad But True?

Litotes wrote:What does the music sound like? Is it more in the style of One/Unforgiven, or more Enter Sandman/Sad But True?

Really, it could be whatever the songwriter wants. If I was writing a song for this, I'd go for a Anthemy Folk/Rock Ballad style, but I can easily imagine a bro country interpretation, even delivered rap style. I don't think the AI necessarily captured a Metallica vibe.

"bro country interpretation" made me smile.

I like the idea of an anthem-like rock ballad.

Wow, I had no idea that this existed. Very impressive for such a unique request.

Speaking of specificity, here's a repost of a a post I made to a songwriting forum where I am a member:

https://beta.openai.com/playground?model=text-davinci-003

I gave it the following prompt..

Write a lyric about a man who wears a different sweater every day in order to help him hide his true self, both from himself and others.

Have him start a romantic relationship with someone who tries to help him recognize this fault, but in the end, he is unable to do this,

even if it costs him true love.

Verse 1:

A man of many sweaters, with a fragile heart

Tries to hide himself from the world, and from the start

His love so deep and passionate, yet he can't confess

The fear of being seen keeps him from true love's caress

Chorus:

The sweaters keep his secrets hidden, a disguise to be

But his true self is hidden, even from himself and me

Verse 2:

He longs for someone to know him, to break down the wall

He meets a girl who sees past his facade and stands tall

She offers him the chance to show his true heart and soul

But he's too scared to trust, so he keeps her from his whole

Chorus:

The sweaters keep his secrets hidden, a disguise to be

But his true self is hidden, even from himself and me

Verse 3:

He's broken-hearted now, for love he didn't take

His fear of being seen was just too much to make

He'll never know what could have been if he let her in

A love so pure, he could have been, if only he'd begin

Chorus:

The sweaters keep

Pretty cool. I decided to give it one with a few technical instructions..

write a lyric where printers will only print truth. Use the contrast between color and black and white as a metaphor. Use only 3 feet per stanza.

Verse 1

Lies so dark, they paint the sky

Truth in stark, a simple white

Colors of lies, they flutter by

In monochrome, the truth is spied

Verse 2

Colors of lies, they cloud the view

In a world of black and white

Truth is clear, for all to see

From the printer, no more deceit

I'll start by trolling:

Dear Bernie,

I hope this finds you well. You're fired.

Best Regards,

Elton