Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom, a ferocious dragon was wreaking havoc on the land. The people were living in constant fear, and no knight dared to face the beast. But then, a wise professor named Jordan Peterson arrived in the kingdom. He had studied the 12 Rules for Life and knew that… Continue reading Jordan Peterson defeats a dragon and saves a princess
Tag: ChatGPT
Practice Writing AI-Assisted Stories
For an elective pottery class at a large university, the instructor told his students at the beginning of the semester that they could choose to be graded on the quality of their final piece, or the quantity of pieces they produced. But they had to decide right then, in the first week of the class,… Continue reading Practice Writing AI-Assisted Stories
Chat GPT Writes Fantasy in Various Authors’ Styles
Generic (no author style specified): Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a brave knight named Sir William. He was renowned throughout the kingdom for his valor, loyalty, and unwavering sense of justice. One day, a dreadful dragon named Gorthor, known to terrorize the kingdom, descended upon the land, spreading… Continue reading Chat GPT Writes Fantasy in Various Authors’ Styles
Prepping for a new novel project
I am so far behind on so many things right now. My in-laws went to Idaho for the week, so all of the childcare has fallen on us while they’re gone, and we’ve just been swamped. I know that there are amazing parents out there who can watch five kids at a time, by themselves,… Continue reading Prepping for a new novel project
ChatGPT explains how to best use ChatGPT as a co-author
How can I best collaborate with ChatGPT as a co-author? What techniques work best? Collaborating with ChatGPT as a co-author requires a different approach than using it as a writing tool. Here are some techniques that can help you collaborate with ChatGPT as a co-author: It’s important to keep in mind that ChatGPT is an… Continue reading ChatGPT explains how to best use ChatGPT as a co-author
A conversation with ChatGPT about AI-assisted stories
Are you familiar with Clarkesworld Magazine? Yes, as an AI language model, I am familiar with Clarkesworld Magazine. Clarkesworld is a monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles, and audio fiction. It was founded in 2006 by Neil Clarke, who serves as the magazine’s editor-in-chief. Clarkesworld has won several awards,… Continue reading A conversation with ChatGPT about AI-assisted stories
We have a new baby!
So the reason I haven’t posted anything here in a little over a week is because we had a new baby! This one is our second, and he’s our first baby boy. Unlike the last time, when Mrs. Vasicek went into labor around 7:30 PM and the baby was born in the early hours of… Continue reading We have a new baby!
I wrote a story with ChatGPT…
…about a struggling magazine editor who has been swamped with poorly written AI-assisted stories by writers using ChatGPT. If that sounds hilariously meta, here is ChatGPT’s description of the story: “Quantum Worlds” is a science fiction story about Robert, the editor-in-chief of a struggling science fiction magazine. In a last ditch effort to save the… Continue reading I wrote a story with ChatGPT…
Why I’m not worried about AI replacing writers
So machine learning artificial intelligence has really been blowing up this past month, probably because of ChatGPT and all of the fascinating things that people are doing with it. I’ve been getting into it myself, using it to help write or improve my book descriptions, and also experimenting with it for writing stories. At this… Continue reading Why I’m not worried about AI replacing writers
My first attempt to write a short story with Chat GPT
[TL;DR: I didn’t get past the prewriting stage, because the AI’s safeguards forbid it from writing honestly about certain themes. My goal was to feed it the first 2k words of a story fragment and see how it finished the story, but if the theme of the story itself is verbotten, I don’t see how… Continue reading My first attempt to write a short story with Chat GPT