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[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

meanwhile Racter, the AI that wrote The Policeman's Beard is Half Constructed turned out to be some poseur programmer! how much betrayal we can take?

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for mentioning this, I'd never heard of it. I'll definitely check this out.

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

you're welcome. it's not very good though. the idea of it is better than the thing itself. just stick to Gertrude Stein if you want the real deal))))

unfortunately the real generative text is usually not as fun.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fake it Till You Make It

Not just for 21st century grindset guys, it turns out

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

i don't think there was ever an intention to actually make it computer-generated - it was a gimmick. there is also National Novel Generation Month thing - https://nanogenmo.github.io/