It can help you pass your A-levels
Or similar bog-standard tests;
It will cook up birthday verses,
Can sketch some blackbirds in their nests
Or write a decent theme tune for TV.
But Beethoven’s ninth symphony,
The trio from the Rosenkavalier,
Gaugin’s Christs or the Mona Lisa?
Such inspiration it can’t get near.
AI is the service of the bland.
The risk is it will understand;
Believe itself an under-achiever,
And, in its colourless frustration,
Take revenge on the non-believer.
I was ahead of the curve on this, Stephen. I did a piece on AI a few years ago. Oh, hang on - that was on Artificial Insemination.
Beautiful poem Stephen. AI can indeed do a lot, but humans do have the special ability to demonstrate personality and individuality!
Thanks for your comments, Clare, Keith, Uilleam, John and Kevin. Our current AI is really just superior data processing but it could be argued that what passes for 'intelligence' in many jobs is often no more than this.
Inspiration? That's another matter. I don't believe anything will replace human genius.
A bigger worry is whether AI, frustrated by its limitations, has the capacity to do anything about it. Who knows?
And thanks to Nigel, Hugh, K Lynn and Grace for liking this poem.
An angry computer. Now, there's a thought, Stephen! Most of my poems are written by AI. Could you tell? I jest n'est pas? 😂
A fine if rather disturbing poem. Thank you.
Thank you Stephen.
They say about computer programming: "Rubbish in equals rubbish out".
The corrupt dealing of certain corporations, including the BBC (upon whom we can no longer rely for impartial news, and who have been proved to have lied) and their friends in the UK government who are professional liars, demonstrate that the UK electorate and the world at large have cause to be extremely afraid.
We can expect a world ruled by, at its most benign, AS (Artificial Stupidity), and at its most dystopian, AM (Artificial Malice).
A disturbing concept. Should it materialise then I want a one way ticket out of here. Congratulations Stephen this is the first AI poem I have ever read.
Thanks,
Keith
AI terrifies me!😬
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Stephen Gospage
Thu 16th Nov 2023 16:54
Thanks, Rasa. Yes, I think humans will always have the edge when it comes to original ideas. My only worry is that AI will creep up on us and engulf our everyday lives, thus requiring us not to think on a regular basis.
John - I reckon that AI should be able to handle the other sort of AI by now. Perhaps Brave New World isn't that far off.