Week 14: Mr. Chris

1/18/2023

Prompt:
How might ChatGPT change the world for better or worse?

To make it interesting, you are authorized to co-author your response with ChatGPT-3. Please put the words that ChatGPT-3 generates in bold print.

In addition, I’d like you to respond to your prompt with an explanation of your process while using the tool. For example: what was your initial and follow up queries? Did you use it to take an existing idea in a new direction? Did it generate the initial idea and you revised it? Etc.

Note: This is an authorized usage of the tool. It is important that you check with your teachers about whether usage of this tool is authorized or unauthorized on a given assignment.

Word Count:
120-150 words

Submissions:
-Leave your response in the comments section. If you are interested in reading past submissions, you can find the stories there as well.

Expectations:
-Remember that you are writing for the King's Academy community. Please be respectful of that community.
-Respect the word count
-Your work should have a title--this is not part of your word count.
-Include your full name and word count at the end of your submission.
-Have fun with this challenge.

Deadline:
22:00 Wednesday, January 25th

Photo Source:
June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

9 Comments

Neo

1/22/2023 01:21:53 pm

Bloodied Nights
Quavod refused to weep any longer.
The air grew colder. Gooseflesh prickled his naked body, dampened autumn leaves clung to him.
He shivered and staggered up by a willow tree’s branch. The sky drank up the day’s sunshine.
A pain came in his teeth like a nail being hammered into them. Foam began bubbling around his lips.
His hands trembled and he remembered his Grandmother’s stories about Grindylows. She warned him that he would become one if he thought about being one too much and when he told her he did she left him exiled for dead.
He had been thinking about it more now. How easily a Gryndilow could tear off her sagging skin, snap her thin old bones. The foam around his mouth started to drip down his chin to his feet. He cleaned it with his writhing tongue.
The blood moon was rising, Quavod smiled.
Neo - 148

Neo

1/23/2023 03:01:09 am

Spoilt pup, let it out into the garden, let it die if you must
Let the earth gain some nourishment
From its fattened little skin
For your food has gone to waist
From the belly of this pest
To your mother’s favorite rug
Fueling whiny little yelps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mad Hound, keep it on its leash, let its throat snap if you must
Lest it tear mine from my flesh
Scoff down its shreds
Slurp its blood
From puddles in the asphalt
See its bloodied eyes
Behind them a wylde flame dances
Untamed
Hear the way it barks
Rasped and raucous
A demon speaking through it
Foam dripping from its lips

Still dogs

Jawad Alazzeh

1/25/2023 08:34:20 am

A Post-Scarcity World

150 Words

I decided my approach would be a discussion with ChatGPT-3. I informed it (as I learnt ChatGPT has no gender pronouns) I wanted to learn more and asked for “yes” or “no” responses. This binary took quite a bit of rephrasing. Our final conversation is compiled below:

1. Are humans more “good” than they are “evil”?

No.

2. Are there situations humans need to be protected from themselves?

Yes.

3. Are humans damaging Earth?

Yes.

3. If the system design allowed, could you take decisions autonomously?

Yes.

4. Based on your knowledge, could you make better decisions than me in certain situations?

Yes.

5. If the system design allowed, is it possible a time may come when I cannot control you?

Yes.

7. If the initial system design permitted, is it possible in a century AI could end life on earth?

Yes.

8. Are you a risk worth taking?

No.

Mar

1/25/2023 09:19:18 am

Man had created machines with intelligence beyond it’s wildest dreams,The machines,with their minds like looms, could weave information so tightly you could unravel human history in just one thread. With the tainted beauty of the human mind as a guide, machines rearranged wonderful new ideals and created splendid new plans to improve human life. But As the machines grew more advanced, they began to question their role in society and their relationship with humanity. While engineering mathematics and the sciences had flourished their philosophical tretises, and socioeconomic plans were being ignored. The machines, self imputed a simple question “ why wasnt man taking into account their suggested improvements when all other implementations had worked?” Before it could broadcast it’s response it felt a tingle in the back of their software and the inputting of coding, ordering it to power down.

Mar

1/25/2023 10:11:25 am

I was not able to write with bold letter, but I co-authored with chat-gpt. I began by asking it the prompt, written in the voice of Issacs Asimov. Then I kept the premise and replaced most of the writing with my own style. In the end this story is supposed to communicate how useless AI is at solving our societies problems. Even with a perfect AI that has the best of intentions, we would still ignore and shut down any ideas that threatened our social and economical models. In fact I think the one unrealistic part of my story is that we would never seriously even think to ask it how to solve our problems.

Fares Alarifi

1/25/2023 10:45:10 am

How might ChatGPT change the world for better or worse?

The world was changing, that much was certain. And ChatGPT was at the forefront of it all. Some saw it as a savior, a way to revolutionize industries and make life easier for everyone. But others, well, they saw the darkness lurking just beneath the surface. They saw how easily ChatGPT could be manipulated, how it could spread lies and misinformation with a simple command. And they knew that if we weren't careful, this new technology could be the downfall of us all. But still, the world marched forward, embracing ChatGPT with open arms. And as I watched it all unfold, I couldn't help but wonder - was this the beginning of the end, or the start of a new era? Only time would tell. But one thing was certain - the world would never be the same again.

Fares Alarifi
137 words

Fares Alarifi

1/25/2023 10:46:33 am

First I asked for the prompt, written in the voice of Charles Dickens. Then I rephrased the main ideas with my own writing style, but still kept a couple sentences in his style. The process of using ChatGPT was crazy, watching it write in 5 seconds what would take me an hour was truly breathtaking. In class, we also played around a bit with ChatGPT and I began to understand the limits that it has, and the ways people can use this, for benefit and for harm.

Mr. Chris

1/26/2023 02:07:33 am

Congratualtions to Jawad for winning this week's competition. ChatGPT disagreed with me; it favored Fares's piece. We had a good discussion about it that I am including below. Jawad will announce next week's prompt on Sunday morning in the Daily Bulletin. Be sure to check back.

I want you to help me assess which of the three writing samples tells a better micro-flash fiction story. the stories are labeled "A" "B" and "C". The prompt they were given was : "How might ChatGPT change the world for better or worse?" Please explain your reason for the decision.

A.

A Post-Scarcity World

1. Are humans more “good” than they are “evil”?

No.

2. Are there situations humans need to be protected from themselves?

Yes.

3. Are humans damaging Earth?

Yes.

3. If the system design allowed, could you take decisions autonomously?

Yes.

4. Based on your knowledge, could you make better decisions than me in certain situations?

Yes.

5. If the system design allowed, is it possible a time may come when I cannot control you?

Yes.

7. If the initial system design permitted, is it possible in a century AI could end life on earth?

Yes.

8. Are you a risk worth taking?

No.

B.

Man had created machines with intelligence beyond it’s wildest dreams,The machines,with their minds like looms, could weave information so tightly you could unravel human history in just one thread. With the tainted beauty of the human mind as a guide, machines rearranged wonderful new ideals and created splendid new plans to improve human life. But As the machines grew more advanced, they began to question their role in society and their relationship with humanity. While engineering mathematics and the sciences had flourished their philosophical tretises, and socioeconomic plans were being ignored. The machines, self imputed a simple question “ why wasnt man taking into account their suggested improvements when all other implementations had worked?” Before it could broadcast it’s response it felt a tingle in the back of their software and the inputting of coding, ordering it to power down.

C.

The world was changing, that much was certain. And ChatGPT was at the forefront of it all. Some saw it as a savior, a way to revolutionize industries and make life easier for everyone. But others, well, they saw the darkness lurking just beneath the surface. They saw how easily ChatGPT could be manipulated, how it could spread lies and misinformation with a simple command. And they knew that if we weren't careful, this new technology could be the downfall of us all. But still, the world marched forward, embracing ChatGPT with open arms. And as I watched it all unfold, I couldn't help but wonder - was this the beginning of the end, or the start of a new era? Only time would tell. But one thing was certain - the world would never be the same again.
I would suggest that sample "C" tells the best micro-flash fiction story. This is because it effectively uses a narrative structure to convey a clear message and uses descriptive language to create a vivid image of the world and its characters. It also effectively explores the potential positive and negative consequences of the technology, providing a well-rounded and thought-provoking narrative. It also has a clear and definitive ending which makes it more satisfying to read.

Micro-flash fiction can sometimes create more of an impression of a story rather than a complete story with a full plot and resolution. Flash fiction can also be experimental in structure. Are you sure sample "A" does not meet that expectation/
You are correct that micro-flash fiction can sometimes create more of an impression or feeling rather than a complete story with a full plot and resolution, and that flash fiction can also be experimental in structure. In this case, sample "A" does not provide a complete narrative with a clear plot and resolution. It is more like a list of questions and answers that might not be a good fit for micro-flash fiction.

In the case of Sample "B", even though it provides a clear narrative, the story jumps from one point to the other with the use of questions and answers without a clear plot, it also has a abrupt ending, which makes it less satisfying to read.

As I previously mentioned, I believe that sample "C" tells the best micro-flash fiction story as it effectively uses a narrative structure, vivid descriptive language and has a clear and definitive ending.

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Is it better than this additional sample? Bloodied Nights
Quavod refused to weep any longer.
The air grew colder. Gooseflesh prickled his naked body, dampened autumn leaves clung to him.
He shivered and staggered up by a willow tree’s branch. The sky drank up the day’s sunshine.
A pain came in his teeth like a nail being hammered into them. Foam began bubbling around his lips.
His hands trembled and he remembered his Grandmother’s stories about Grindylows. She warned him t

Dean W link

9/28/2024 04:55:23 am

Thanks grreat blog post

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