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 > ________________________________ > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of DM Sataari < > [log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 4:03 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > 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. > > > > > >