AI Creativity: The State of the Art

Chuck:

Bill,
Reading your novel now. Liking it. Here is a short story I had Chat GPT write this morning, and DALL-E illustrate. Took 15 min. This fundamentally changes the creativity business.

ChatGPT:

Chuck, here is a draft version of the story you described:

Mary stared into her newborn baby's face, feeling a flood of love and emotion wash over her. She named him Calvin, after her favorite comic book character.

As Calvin grew up, he became fascinated with technology and artificial intelligence. When he turned 13, he decided to get an AI life coach, just like many of his friends were doing.

He chose "Hobbes," named after his favorite stuffed animal from childhood, as his AI coach.

Bill:

Thanks Chuck! I guess they didn't train it to use short story structure rules the way they taught it essay structure rules. But I'm happy to see that the bear can dance, and do not belittle its powers even in infancy.

Chuck:

What are the short story rules you were taught? I want to see if I can train Chat to follow them. We teach other.

Bill:

Not dissimilar from movies and novels. The story so far has established the exposition but as yet there has been no dramatic threat to the protagonist, no hint of a weakness in the protagonist that needs to be overcome before the external threat can be overcome, no peaking of the threat, no emergence of the new grownup version of the protagonist who can now overcome the threat, no denouement.

Chuck (to ChatGPT):

Can you expand on this scene using the following set of rules: Not dissimilar from movies and novels. The story so far has established the exposition but as yet there has been no dramatic threat to the protagonist, no hint of a weakness in the protagonist that needs to be overcome before the external threat can be overcome, no peaking of the threat, no emergence of the new grownup version of the protagonist who can now overcome the threat, no denouement.

ChatGPT:

Certainly! Here is an expanded version of the scene that includes the elements you mentioned:

As Rachel and Peter walked into the swanky restaurant, they both felt a bit out of their element. They had never been on a real date before, and the fancy surroundings made them feel even more self-conscious. Rachel's heart was racing as they were led to their table by the maître d'. She had spent hours getting ready, trying on every outfit in her closet before settling on a simple black dress that she hoped made her look mature and sophisticated. Peter, on the other hand, was feeling a bit overwhelmed. He had never eaten at a restaurant like this before, and he wasn't sure which fork to use or how to order. He fidgeted with his tie and tried to appear calm as they were seated.

As they looked at the menu, they both felt a bit lost. The descriptions of the dishes were so fancy and foreign that they had no idea what to choose. Rachel ended up ordering the safest thing she could find, a chicken Caesar salad, while Peter opted for a burger, hoping it would be more familiar.

As they waited for their food, they made small talk, trying to find common ground. Rachel asked about Peter's hobbies and he talked about his love of video games. Rachel admitted that she wasn't much of a gamer, but she loved to read and write.

As they ate, they both relaxed a bit, laughing at their own awkwardness and enjoying each other's company. But little did they know, a dramatic threat was lurking just around the corner. The restaurant had recently been experiencing problems with a group of rowdy customers who had been causing disruptions and ruining the dining experience for other patrons. Just as Rachel and Peter were finishing their meal, this group of troublemakers burst into the restaurant, causing a scene and creating a commotion.

Rachel and Peter were both taken aback by the sudden disruption and didn't know how to react. But as the threat of the rowdy customers intensified, Rachel began to feel a sense of determination rising within her. She had always been a bit of a shy and timid person, but in this moment, she knew that she needed to step up and do something to protect herself and Peter.

As the situation reached its peak, Rachel gathered her courage and stood up to the troublemakers, demanding that they leave the restaurant and stop ruining the evening for everyone else. To her surprise, her bold actions seemed to have an effect, and the group eventually backed down and left.

As the threat was overcome and the situation was resolved, Rachel couldn't believe what she had just done. She felt a sense of pride and empowerment that she had never experienced before. She turned to Peter and saw that he was looking at her with a newfound sense of admiration and respect. In that moment, Rachel realized that she had emerged as a new and grown-up version of herself, capable of standing up for herself and others in the face of danger.

As the denouement of the evening approached and Rachel and Peter left the restaurant, they both knew that they had experienced something truly special and transformative. They had overcome a difficult challenge together and come out stronger on the other side. They left the restaurant with a renewed sense of confidence and connection, excited to see where their relationship would take them next.

My conclusion:

As you can see, there is an ultrafast learning curve. Imagine feeding it the books of Robert McKee on scriptwriting, all of the great works of fiction in history, giving it test assignments and then critiquing them. Teach it the concepts of literary devices, tropes, story arc, Aristotle’s principles of the theater, let it watch all of the greatest movies of all time and see how various emotions are evoked. This latter part will require metatagging until the AI has formed its own ways of identifying semiotic (visual) emotion signals.

I’m delighted to have developed the metatagging system that predicts program choice behavior with 76% accuracy. RMT is virtually a primer for AIs on human feelings. By including psychological feelings coding in the material fed into the AI, the AI will have more semiotic and semantic (words used in program content) observations of linkages between all other events and human feelings.

Within 2023 we could see a further spurt in the development of Creative AIs.

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