I asked the bot to check the first paragraph of my book Rituals for spelling and grammer. It made a few changes, but nothing substantial. Here is the text The monk held the lamp high, walking along a passage through the catacombs, between walls of bones, the final, holy resting place of millions of humans, their bones stacked neatly against the walls. Outside, full-moon was approaching. It had been the monk’s turn to perform the ritual to strengthen the seal on this one of the portals known as the Doors of the Dead. The ritual was complicated, the monk was tired, yet even so he noticed something was wrong.
However, just for fun I then asked it to change to text to sound as if Terry Prattchet had written it. This is what it came up with. This bot is scary, I worry that if writers start doing this kind of thing, writing as an art may die.
(Me) Can you re-write that so that is sounds as if Terry Prattchet wrote it?
(Bot) Sure, I'll give it a shot! Here's a re-write with a Terry Pratchett-inspired style:
"The monk held aloft his flickering lamp as he made his way through the catacombs, a labyrinthine resting place for millions of holy bones, neatly stacked in their final repose. Beyond the walls, the full moon was drawing nigh, casting eerie shadows in its wake. It was the monk's duty to perform the ritual that would strengthen the seal on the Door of the Dead, but the task was daunting, and weariness crept into his bones. Yet, even in his exhaustion, the monk detected a sense of unease - something was amiss, and he knew he must act with haste."
// So, having done that, I asked the bot to go a bit further. (Me) What about changing the original text to sound like JK Rowling wrote it?
(Bot) Sure, here's a re-write of the original text with a JK Rowling-inspired style: "The monk held the lamp aloft, the passage through the catacombs stretching endlessly before him, the walls of bones a sacred resting place for millions of souls. Neatly stacked, the bones lent a solemn air to the surroundings. As the full moon loomed outside, it was the monk's turn to perform the complicated ritual to strengthen the seal on the portal, one of the Doors of the Dead. Despite his weariness, the monk was vigilant, and something caught his attention. An uneasy feeling pervaded him, an inkling that something was amiss. He knew he must be on high alert." I hope that re-write captures a bit of the magical and suspenseful tone that JK Rowling is known for. Let me know if you need anything else!
// If the bot can be so good, I really fear for our art, it is now much too easy to write anything and have a bot such as this turn it into a work of art. What do you people think?
Here is the text
The monk held the lamp high, walking along a passage through the catacombs, between walls of bones, the final, holy resting place of millions of humans, their bones stacked neatly against the walls. Outside, full-moon was approaching. It had been the monk’s turn to perform the ritual to strengthen the seal on this one of the portals known as the Doors of the Dead. The ritual was complicated, the monk was tired, yet even so he noticed something was wrong.
However, just for fun I then asked it to change to text to sound as if Terry Prattchet had written it. This is what it came up with. This bot is scary, I worry that if writers start doing this kind of thing, writing as an art may die.
(Me) Can you re-write that so that is sounds as if Terry Prattchet wrote it?
(Bot) Sure, I'll give it a shot! Here's a re-write with a Terry Pratchett-inspired style:
"The monk held aloft his flickering lamp as he made his way through the catacombs, a labyrinthine resting place for millions of holy bones, neatly stacked in their final repose. Beyond the walls, the full moon was drawing nigh, casting eerie shadows in its wake. It was the monk's duty to perform the ritual that would strengthen the seal on the Door of the Dead, but the task was daunting, and weariness crept into his bones. Yet, even in his exhaustion, the monk detected a sense of unease - something was amiss, and he knew he must act with haste."
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So, having done that, I asked the bot to go a bit further.
(Me) What about changing the original text to sound like JK Rowling wrote it?
(Bot) Sure, here's a re-write of the original text with a JK Rowling-inspired style:
"The monk held the lamp aloft, the passage through the catacombs stretching endlessly before him, the walls of bones a sacred resting place for millions of souls. Neatly stacked, the bones lent a solemn air to the surroundings. As the full moon loomed outside, it was the monk's turn to perform the complicated ritual to strengthen the seal on the portal, one of the Doors of the Dead. Despite his weariness, the monk was vigilant, and something caught his attention. An uneasy feeling pervaded him, an inkling that something was amiss. He knew he must be on high alert."
I hope that re-write captures a bit of the magical and suspenseful tone that JK Rowling is known for. Let me know if you need anything else!
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If the bot can be so good, I really fear for our art, it is now much too easy to write anything and have a bot such as this turn it into a work of art.
What do you people think?