Cartoonist Tom Gauld invites us to generate stories the way AI does

This hilarious cartoon by Tom Gauld may not have been perceived as relevant at the time of its publication in the Guardian in March 2021.

But it is relevant now. The cartoon brilliantly shows how AI algorithms work. It’s all about choosing the right path.

AI-generated books are flooding Amazon, and it’s not easy to spot them. Large language models (LLMs) are trained on a vast number of pirated books, so they could come up with their own stories.

And the existing AI technology lets you create chatbot companions for newly released books.

Follow the right path. It may all start with artificial intelligence, but it should always end with humans.

What story about AI have you come up with?

Mine is this: A lonely plumber creates a malfunctioning robot that wants to befriend humans.

Source: Tom Gauld’s algorithm for AI stories – Guardian


Keep exploring:

If you don’t want to miss future updates, make sure to enable email notifications in the comment box below. We are also waiting for you on WordPress Reader, Mastodon, Tumblr, and Facebook. You can also add us to your Google News channels.

If you buy an item via this post, we may get a small affiliate fee (details). We only use the cookies that are necessary to run this site properly (details).

Popular Posts

Start Reading

New at Geek Updated

Revolution Begins Update All Apps Funny T-shirt for Geeks

Revolution Begins Update All Apps Funny T-shirt for Geeks – Time to start a revolution, comrades! Wait, I need to finish one more thing. This propaganda style artwork says: “The revolution begins as soon as I update all my apps”.

Writer Updated

Aspiring writer’s friendly companion