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Kim Zanti's avatar

Probalistically...new word of the day for pondering my life. Have I lived probalistically? If I have, do croutons figure into my probablistic strategy? Or, did I live probalistically without strategy? Are you sure Archimedes was from Syracuse? I could have sworn he was from The Bronx.

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Oleg Kagan's avatar

Archie was definitely from Syracuse, and I hear he loathed croutons.

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Melinda M Hunter's avatar

I don’t like routines, Oleg. Still struggling to finish the book. Made a little progress. Fear of finishing, perhaps?

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Oleg Kagan's avatar

Write about the fear. Make it part of the plot. You can do this!

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Melinda M Hunter's avatar

Croutons and routines

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Faith Current's avatar

Here is ChatGPT's 100 word story, for your amusement. Note that there was a significant pause before "I would choose..." because of course this is bordering on asking the AI for an opinion...

In the post-apocalyptic world, the remnants of humanity struggled to rebuild society from the ashes of the old world. The Just-Greens emerged as a group that sought to create a new world in harmony with nature, and they fiercely protected the environment. On the other hand, the Crouton People were obsessed with technology and saw themselves as the future of humanity, willing to sacrifice the natural world for their own advancement. As tensions rose between the two groups, it became clear that a final showdown was inevitable. As for me, I would choose to stand with the Just-Greens, for I believed that the world would be a better place if we lived in balance with nature, rather than seeking to dominate it.

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Oleg Kagan's avatar

That's hilarious! Thanks for making that happen for the pleasure of anyone who reads the comments!

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Faith Current's avatar

my pleasure. I confess in the name of not being one of the foolish people who always bets against technology, that I'd embrace it instead. We are... making friends, the AI and I. I mean, I know we're training our robot overlords, but there's not much I can do about it, so why not have fun till the world ends?

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Faith Current's avatar

also the way the AI frames the choice is... disturbingly Not Wrong. natural vs processed/cultivated food

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