Raymond G. Taylor
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Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Critic, appraise thyself
A closer look at the poem generated using Google's large language model, Gemini: The Moon, a Pearl in Velvet Skies," "through a lens of literary criticism," also provided by Gemini. Just to be clear, the poem (linked above) was generated by Gemini against a request written by me. After using Gemini to create this poem, I asked Gemini to generate a critique of its own poem. I did this as part of my ongoing investigation into the usefulness of generative AI, problems and pitfalls. I hope you find the results instructive, as I have I.
By Raymond G. Taylor11 months ago in Futurism
Poetic expression and the large language model . AI-Generated.
What do you think of the following verse, which is entirely AI-generated? As part of an ongoing study into the capabilities of generative 'artificial intelligence', I used the following input string to request that Google's Large Language Model, Gemini:
By Raymond G. Taylor11 months ago in Futurism
Do androids dream?
On Friday 21 February 2025, at around 20:45hrs UTC, I uploaded a question to Gemini 2.0 Flash. This is the free version that you can connect to using the Google search portal. It is distinct from Gemini Advanced, which you probably have to register to use and may have to pay for. If not now, at some point in the future.
By Raymond G. Taylor11 months ago in Futurism
Hit the road... er... Gary?. AI-Generated.
The following story is AI generated. It was generated using an input string aimed at replicating the thoughts I had in mind when I wrote a wetware-generated story: Hit the Road Jack. By this I mean that I wrote Hit the Road Jack, and then wondered whether I could be bested by an AI. What do you think? Here is the story, 100% AI, and I make no comment here. Please feel free to draw your own conclusions, which I would be pleased to read in comments. If you would like to, please comment on whether you liked the AI story and, if you have the time, compare it with my own story. I would be interested to know which one you prefer and why. This is all part of my ongoing personal investigation into the uses of generative AI and any pros and cons. I am grateful to D.K. Shepard for their thoughtful article that inspired me to try out this little experiment.
By Raymond G. Taylor11 months ago in Fiction
