https://robmanuelfuckyeah.substack.com/p/someone-needs-to-stop-me-playing Rob Manuel, fuck yeah! SubscribeSign in * About * Archive * Help * Sign in Share this post Can GPT-3 AI write comedy? robmanuelfuckyeah.substack.com Copy link Twitter Facebook Email Can GPT-3 AI write comedy? I've been playing with GPT-3 to see if it can automatically write comedy that makes me laugh - spoiler alert: it can Rob Manuel 2 [https] Feb 4 [https] Over the last few years selected people have been allowed to play with GPT-3, an AI tool that's great for spitting out text. Honestly I've been jealous as hell but finally, I learn via Matt Round, that the tool is now available to all. To give you a quick tutorial it's very easy: 1. go to https://beta.openai.com/playground and sign up for a free account and it'll give you $18 credit to muck about 2. Just type some stuff into the big form on the 'playground' page, press generate and have fun First off I'm interested to see if it can create jokes: [https] Well clearly it has the shape of a joke, but can it write some funny jokes about Simon le Bon? [https] Ok, they might not work as individual jokes but the obsession with cheese really did start making me laugh. Secondly I'm curious if can it create news? [https] This is genuinely great. I'm laughing anyway. Fully understands the shape of news article and has just poured delightful silliness into it. But can it create news not about Simon le Bon? [https] No problem. It also can do political news too. [https] Really at this stage there's no reason that you couldn't launch an Onion style website, assuming you had one good headline writer, and maybe edited the copy a little. But can it create stories? Like a bit of a novel? Oh yes it can. [https] I can't stop playing with this thing. It does really terrible things - please take it away from me. If you want to see more of me mucking about this, enjoy this Twitter thread where I took requests for news articles and fed them to the beast. Honestly, it's the best fun I've had since the last time I enjoyed something. Now you go off and play - and don't be frightened that it's doing you out of a job - it's content aware fill for writers. 2 Share [https] [ ] Create your profile [ ] Your name[ ]Your bio[ ] [ ][ ] Subscribe to the newsletter Save & Post Comment Only paid subscribers can comment on this post Already a paid subscriber? Log in Check your email For your security, we need to re-authenticate you. Click the link we sent to , or click here to log in. Adriaaaan Feb 4 Write the script for "I like my eggs ovariesy" NARRATOR: Eggs are a breakfast classic, but sometimes they can be a little boring. SARAH: Hey, have you tried eggs ovariesy? JOE: No, what's that? [https] SARAH: It's eggs with a twist! I like to add a little bit of ovarian cancer to my eggs to make them a bit more interesting. JOE: That sounds gross. SARAH: Oh, come on, it's not that bad! JOE: No, thank you. I'll stick with regular eggs. Expand full comment Reply Adriaaaan Feb 4 Write the script for "I like my eggs ovariesy" NARRATOR: Eggs are a breakfast classic, but sometimes they can be a little boring. SARAH: Hey, have you tried eggs ovariesy? JOE: No, what's that? [https] SARAH: It's eggs with a twist! I like to add a little bit of ovarian cancer to my eggs to make them a bit more interesting. JOE: That sounds gross. SARAH: Oh, come on, it's not that bad! JOE: No, thank you. I'll stick with regular eggs. Expand full comment Reply TopNewCommunityWhat is Rob Manuel, fuck yeah!?AboutAbout No posts Ready for more? [ ]Subscribe (c) 2022 Swear Clock Postcards. See privacy, terms and information collection notice Publish on Substack Rob Manuel, fuck yeah! is on Substack - the place for independent writing This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts