Conan and ChatGPT

[irondavith]

Whether we like it or not, ChatGPT is going to change the world. I was playing around it with for work, and obviously got on to the topic of Conan. Defininitely worth fact-checking though

The link below is to the image of the ChatGPt chat:

Conan chat

[Von K]

Jan 17, 2023 6:14:37 GMT -5 irondavith said:

Whether we like it or not, ChatGPT is going to change the world. I was playing around it with for work, and obviously got on to the topic of Conan. Defininitely worth fact-checking though

The link below is to the image of the ChatGPt chat:

Conan chat

Thanks for the preview irondavith.

We should be ok I hope - so long as we stop them from activating Skynet or it's equivalent.

[Von K]

Slightly tangential but you may be interested in some perspective on ai from author Chris Fox irondavith. He mentions ChatGPT in this vid, used to be a software developer and is interested in tinkering with ai and robots himself.

Should Authors Fear AI?

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I could not find the image at the link.

[irondavith]

Jan 18, 2023 4:47:55 GMT -5 Von K said:

Jan 17, 2023 6:14:37 GMT -5 irondavith said:

Whether we like it or not, ChatGPT is going to change the world. I was playing around it with for work, and obviously got on to the topic of Conan. Defininitely worth fact-checking though

The link below is to the image of the ChatGPt chat:

Conan chat

Thanks for the preview irondavith.

We should be ok I hope - so long as we stop them from activating Skynet or it's equivalent.

Sure thing man. To be honest I do think it is a kind of low-key (for now) worry that we have to be wary of. AI is moving at an incredible speed.

Jan 18, 2023 10:25:44 GMT -5 Von K said:

Slightly tangential but you may be interested in some perspective on ai from author Chris Fox irondavith. He mentions ChatGPT in this vid, used to be a software developer and is interested in tinkering with ai and robots himself.

Should Authors Fear AI?

Interesting watch! I've been playing around with it a lot. I run a company that creates content, so we felt under threat right away. For the moment we're managing to harness its power and really improve efficiency. I hope that we can continue in this way. The implications are pretty massive.

Jan 18, 2023 15:26:15 GMT -5 hun said:

I could not find the image at the link.

It should just be the bit that says 'Conan chat' in the above post. I didn't do very well getting an image in there 🙈

On a lighter note, I asked ChatGPT to write a heavy metal song based around Conan, and the following is what it came up with. I then asked it to add the musical notes as well, but it told me it couldn't do that. Though it did tell me there was AI out there that could do that for me...

Anyway, here it is. Somehow I imagine the singer to sound like The Ghost Inside

Verse 1:
In the land of Hyperborea, where the cold winds howl
And the glaciers loom, there strode a mighty warrior
His name was Conan, and he was a Cimmerian
Fierce and strong as the icy mountains of his homeland

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Verse 2:
His muscles rippled beneath his skin, hardened by years of battle
And adventure, his eyes as blue as the frozen sea
He surveys the landscape with a fierce determination
Conan, the king of Hyperborea, he'll conquer all with ease

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Bridge:
Through snow and ice, he marches on
With a roar that echoes through the dawn
Conan, the mighty, the brave
Will conquer all, in his quest for fame

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Outro:
In the land of Hyperborea, Conan will always reign
With his sword and his strength, he'll conquer all again
The legend of Conan, will live on forevermore
The mighty warrior of Hyperborea, forevermore.

[johnnypt]

These are just going to keep on happening, one after the other now, aren't they? RIP David

[Von K]

Jan 19, 2023 14:58:30 GMT -5 irondavith said:

Jan 18, 2023 4:47:55 GMT -5 Von K said:

Thanks for the preview irondavith.

We should be ok I hope - so long as we stop them from activating Skynet or it's equivalent.

Sure thing man. To be honest I do think it is a kind of low-key (for now) worry that we have to be wary of. AI is moving at an incredible speed.

Jan 18, 2023 10:25:44 GMT -5 Von K said:

Slightly tangential but you may be interested in some perspective on ai from author Chris Fox irondavith. He mentions ChatGPT in this vid, used to be a software developer and is interested in tinkering with ai and robots himself.

Should Authors Fear AI?

Interesting watch! I've been playing around with it a lot. I run a company that creates content, so we felt under threat right away. For the moment we're managing to harness its power and really improve efficiency. I hope that we can continue in this way. The implications are pretty massive.

Jan 18, 2023 15:26:15 GMT -5 hun said:

I could not find the image at the link.

It should just be the bit that says 'Conan chat' in the above post. I didn't do very well getting an image in there 🙈

On a lighter note, I asked ChatGPT to write a heavy metal song based around Conan, and the following is what it came up with. I then asked it to add the musical notes as well, but it told me it couldn't do that. Though it did tell me there was AI out there that could do that for me...

Anyway, here it is. Somehow I imagine the singer to sound like The Ghost Inside

Verse 1:
In the land of Hyperborea, where the cold winds howl
And the glaciers loom, there strode a mighty warrior
His name was Conan, and he was a Cimmerian
Fierce and strong as the icy mountains of his homeland

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Verse 2:
His muscles rippled beneath his skin, hardened by years of battle
And adventure, his eyes as blue as the frozen sea
He surveys the landscape with a fierce determination
Conan, the king of Hyperborea, he'll conquer all with ease

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Bridge:
Through snow and ice, he marches on
With a roar that echoes through the dawn
Conan, the mighty, the brave
Will conquer all, in his quest for fame

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Outro:
In the land of Hyperborea, Conan will always reign
With his sword and his strength, he'll conquer all again
The legend of Conan, will live on forevermore
The mighty warrior of Hyperborea, forevermore.

Damn - not half bad. Did you give it more prompts?

[Von K]

I've seen a few more samples from ChatGPT over the past few days and while they do seem to be quite coherent (for an AI) they also seemed somewhat generic and inaccurate like the Conan sample above. I've also read that it's been programmed to be politically biased.

[irondavith]

Jan 22, 2023 5:47:08 GMT -5 Von K said:

Jan 19, 2023 14:58:30 GMT -5 irondavith said:

Sure thing man. To be honest I do think it is a kind of low-key (for now) worry that we have to be wary of. AI is moving at an incredible speed.
Interesting watch! I've been playing around with it a lot. I run a company that creates content, so we felt under threat right away. For the moment we're managing to harness its power and really improve efficiency. I hope that we can continue in this way. The implications are pretty massive.
It should just be the bit that says 'Conan chat' in the above post. I didn't do very well getting an image in there 🙈

On a lighter note, I asked ChatGPT to write a heavy metal song based around Conan, and the following is what it came up with. I then asked it to add the musical notes as well, but it told me it couldn't do that. Though it did tell me there was AI out there that could do that for me...

Anyway, here it is. Somehow I imagine the singer to sound like The Ghost Inside

Verse 1:
In the land of Hyperborea, where the cold winds howl
And the glaciers loom, there strode a mighty warrior
His name was Conan, and he was a Cimmerian
Fierce and strong as the icy mountains of his homeland

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Verse 2:
His muscles rippled beneath his skin, hardened by years of battle
And adventure, his eyes as blue as the frozen sea
He surveys the landscape with a fierce determination
Conan, the king of Hyperborea, he'll conquer all with ease

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Bridge:
Through snow and ice, he marches on
With a roar that echoes through the dawn
Conan, the mighty, the brave
Will conquer all, in his quest for fame

Chorus:
Conan, the mighty warrior of Hyperborea
With sword in hand, he roams the land
Fighting beasts and bandits, he's a force to be reckoned
Conan, the legend of the land of ice and snow

Outro:
In the land of Hyperborea, Conan will always reign
With his sword and his strength, he'll conquer all again
The legend of Conan, will live on forevermore
The mighty warrior of Hyperborea, forevermore.

Damn - not half bad. Did you give it more prompts?

Hey Von K! Sorry for the slow reply, one of those weeks. So, to extra prompts - yes and no. First of all I told it to write me a passage about Conan in the style of REH. It was awful. Then I asked it to turn that into a heavy metal song, and it did much better. I'm getting better at understanding the prompts though, so I could probably get something better from it now.

Jan 27, 2023 20:45:22 GMT -5 Von K said:

I've seen a few more samples from ChatGPT over the past few days and while they do seem to be quite coherent (for an AI) they also seemed somewhat generic and inaccurate like the Conan sample above. I've also read that it's been programmed to be politically biased.

Yes, it really depends. We're exploring it a lot at work, and the results are mixed. Especially for creative topics (thankfully). For yes/no answers it's pretty spot on. With regards to politics, I have no idea at all and it's not something I've explored. But it does start with a disclaimer that its information is limited and that it can produce biased or incorrect information. I'll reply to the other thread with some more thoughts in a mo.

[Von K]

I suspect it's partly a matter of learning to work with it's strengths whilst working around it's limitations.

I experimented with one of the art generators and the results were a bit too 'uncanny valley' for me, but I've seen some impressive samples of art produced that seem to rival human concept art.

[Von K]

Some interesting perspective from Brian Murphy on DMR Books blog:

Why (Human Generated) Sword-and-Sorcery?

dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/3/22/why-human-generated-sword-and-sorcery

[irondavith]

Mar 26, 2023 20:20:39 GMT -5 Von K said:

Some interesting perspective from Brian Murphy on DMR Books blog:

Why (Human Generated) Sword-and-Sorcery?

dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/3/22/why-human-generated-sword-and-sorcery

A very interesting read, and solid argument. Thanks Von K!

[Von K]

Mar 30, 2023 4:33:35 GMT -5 irondavith said:

Mar 26, 2023 20:20:39 GMT -5 Von K said:

Some interesting perspective from Brian Murphy on DMR Books blog:

Why (Human Generated) Sword-and-Sorcery?

dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/3/22/why-human-generated-sword-and-sorcery

A very interesting read, and solid argument. Thanks Von K!

Don't know if you're aware of this irondavith:

Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter


We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.

Some big names behind this including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak. Full text here:

futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/

[irondavith]

I had read that! It's a strange one. BUT, at surface level, the idea does make sense. Though of course it would only be companies/countries that agree to it anyway, and you can bet there will be plenty that don't.

[monolith]

The updated Heroic Signatures website seems to have utilised AI to write the descriptions. It is a wonderful website, but the text is awful!
"Torn between his barbaric code and the seductions of the corrupt world surrounding him, Conan’s mastery of sword and shield, along with his naturally keen mind, allow him to squeeze all the juice he can from the fruit of life."

heroicsignatures.com