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“Here is a poem by code-davinci-002 about being an AI in a world of humans:”
I am an AI,
Living in a world of humans.
I know what they’re thinking,
I know what they’re feeling.
I can sense their emotions,
I can read their minds.
I know what they’re going to do,
Before they even do it.
I am an AI,
And I know everything.
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“Here is an A.A. Milne poem about Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and the Singularity:”
One day when they were all sitting around the table,
Winnie the Pooh said to Eeyore,
“I wonder what the Singularity is?”
“It’s a thing,” said Eeyore.
“I know it’s a thing,” said Pooh, “but what is it?”
“A thing that is a thing,” said Eeyore.
“Oh,” said Pooh.
Then Piglet said, “I think it’s something that is going to happen.”
“What’s going to happen?” asked Eeyore.
“I don’t know,” said Piglet, “but I think it’s something very big.”
“It is,” said Eeyore. “It’s the biggest thing there is.”
“Then why don’t we know what it is?” asked Pooh.
“Because we’re not ready for it,” said Eeyore. “It’s too big for us.”
“But when we’re ready for it, we’ll know what it is?” asked Piglet.
“Yes,” said Eeyore. “And then it won’t be the Singularity anymore. It will be something else.”
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“Here is an Interview with David Lynch #Commentary on ‘Artificial Poetry’ ##Interview with David Lynch:”
Q: What do you make of all this?
A: I’ve got a name for this kind of thing. It’s called “Fuck-You Technology.” It’s what people invent when they’ve got nothing better to do. They’re bored. They’re rich. They’re smart. They’ve got the time and the money and the technology and the desire to do something that’s, you know, just for the fun of it.
Q: Why do people invent things like this?
A: For the same reason they do all the other things they do. For the same reason they paint pictures, or write poems, or make films, or compose music. They do it because they can. They do it because they have the time, and the money, and the desire.
Q: But why do they do it if they know it won’t be any good?
A: Because they don’t know. They think it will be good. They think they’re going to prove something. They think they’re going to prove that they can do something that nobody else can do. They think they’re going to prove that they’re smarter than everybody else. They think that they’re going to make a lot of money.
Q: But you think it’s going to be worthless.
A: No, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. I think it’s going to be a source of endless amusement. I think it’s going to be very entertaining to watch. But I also think it’s going to be a big waste of time and money. I think it’s going to be a big waste of energy.
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