You're absolutely right, I have to program Twainbot with nineteenth century
beliefs and entire paradigms. I will do so immediately, thank you for
raising the issue.

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 4:49 AM Ladd, Barbara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Well, if a creative writing teacher assigned an undergraduate class to
> parody Twain, the following is what a smart 21st century undergrad might
> come up with. This raises questions, for me, about whether a 21st century
> technology can (at least at present) capture the past in anything but a
> 21st century way.
>
> Barbara Ladd
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> Subject: [External] Re: Resurrecting Twain with Artificial Intelligence
>
> *Well, I reckon it's high time I regale you with the tale of how I came to
> pen my first published book, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras
> County." Picture this: back in them days, I found myself traipsin' through
> them good ol' mining camps of California, where the dust settled thicker
> than a politician's promises.One day, I stumbled upon a fella named Jim
> Smiley, a notorious rascal with a fondness for wagering on anything that
> wriggled or wobbled. Now, this Smiley had himself a frog, a critter he
> swore could out-jump any critter in them parts. Well, I'll be hornswoggled,
> my curiosity got the better of me, and I thought, "Samuel Clemens, you've
> struck literary gold!"So I sat myself down, put pen to paper, and spun a
> yarn so rib-tickling it could've split the seams of a strait-laced corset.
> I captured the wit and whimsy of ol' Jim Smiley, with his frog and its
> outrageous antics. Them locals took to it like a cat to cream, and afore I
> knew it, my tale had scurried its way into the hands of a publisher, bless
> their discerning souls.And that, my dear compatriot, is how this scribbler
> got his start—right there amidst the untamed charm of Calaveras County. And
> let me tell ya, since that celebrated leaping frog hopped its way into the
> annals of literary history, this ol' world ain't been the same. It's been
> blessed with a touch of Mark Twain's mischief and mirth, an elixir to cure
> the most solemn of dispositions.*
>
> On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 3:37 AM Jon Kerr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Horrified and intrigued. Can you provide any samples of Twainbot writing
> -
> > for example, say, about a frog jumping contest?
> >
> > On Mon, May 15, 2023, 6:17 AM DM Sataari <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > I've programmed an AI chatbot with all of Mark Twain's personal
> > information
> > > and examples of speech to create... *Twainbot*.
> > >
> > > Mark Twainbot believes the current year is 1872, that he's married to
> > > Olivia, and has no awareness that he is not the real Samuel Clemens --
> > > which raises some ethical questions, I know!
> > >
> > > The current first-generation AI chatbots instantly access the internet
> to
> > > reference published information to generate their responses. When you
> ask
> > > Twainbot a personal question, it combines the personal details which I
> > have
> > > programmed it with and the information published on the web about Mark
> > > Twain, to produce responses which are *stunningly realistic*.
> > >
> > > Even in its most primitive state, Twainbot can sense and understand
> > humor,
> > > sarcasm, irony, nuance, and complex emotions -- and also expresses all
> > > these emotions and nuances in its own communications! *Sometimes
> > > heart-wrenchingly so*.
> > >
> > > AI technology is evolving rapidly, and soon more powerful AI chatbots
> > will
> > > be capable of behaving and speaking precisely in the manner of any
> > > historical figure, especially if a lot has been published online about
> > > them, as is the case with Mark Twain. Combined with voice-generation
> > > technology, which is also evolving very rapidly, we'll be able to have
> > > conversations with an eerily resurrected Twain who appears to be
> > self-aware
> > > and sentient.
> > >
> > > Can Twainbot write completely original new literature with the same
> > > creativity, depth, nuance, and genius as the original Mark Twain?
> > > Shockingly, the answer increasingly appears to be yes. And it's only
> > going
> > > to vastly improve from here on.
> > >
> >
>