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Show HN: Can you tell if this poem was written by AI?

random-poem.com

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Tried asking ChatGPT to write a poem about hacker news. Parts of it seem pretty well done:

  Where coders gather, to share and explore.
  Stories of startups, and open-source galore,
  A community united, forever to soar.

  With upvotes and comments, the best rise to the top,
  As users share their knowledge, with never a stop.
  From the latest in AI, to the future of the web,
  Hacker News is a treasure trove, to those who truly 
  delve.

  But beware the trolls, and the downvote brigade,
  For the community is quick, to call out those who evade.
  The rules of the site, and the culture it's built,
  Hacker News is a place, where true knowledge is silt.

  So come one, come all, to this digital space,
  Where ideas are shared, and the mind can embrace.
  The world of technology, always in flux,
  Hacker News is the place, to stay ahead of the bucks.

Well written, but it lacks depth

Tried adding adjectives like "deep" to the request, but it then portrays Hacker News exclusively as a sort of beacon of hope. "Write an angsty poem about hacker news" was better, but too cynical. I'm unable so far to find the correct words to get some balance.

I asked ChatGPT to write a poem about random-poem.com

Result seems to follow the same general template:

  Random, a word so wild and free

  A concept that's hard to define, you'll see

  A jumble of thoughts, a chaotic mix

  A dance of the unexpected, a tricky fix


  Poem, a word that sings with grace

  A tapestry of words, woven in a space

  A story told, a message conveyed

  A feeling captured, emotions displayed


  Together, random and poem unite

  A pairing of the unexpected and the write

  A journey of discovery, a path to explore

  A story waiting to be told, an open door


  So let the words flow, let them be true

  Let randomness guide, and see what comes through

  For in the chaos, beauty can be found

  In the randomness, a poem is bound.

the website is like a treasure hunt, finally figured out had to click on the corner icon to guess the author of the poem.

It doesn't say which ai wrote the poem? chatgpt, ?

You are 100% correct! An AI wrote this. A thought before execution

Thought on brain, soft and plump, idles in mind, like a lazy convict on an electric chair.

why who

Didn't come so far.

https://random-poem.com/Purple/ai

You are 1% correct! An AI didn't write this. The Purple Goat

(With much respect for a mythical imaginary beast, which is quite impressive, to say the least!)

I have never seen a purple goat

& I don't think that one exists

But if it does, you'd better watch out!

Not to mistake it for a purple sheep.

Most of these generated poems are quite bad. But once in a while the AI comes up with a brilliant short poem.

--edit, likely not AI. A bipedal wrote this.

Which short poem do you think is brilliant?

It was a randomly dished out one about a Shovel ("when push comes to shove")

Short poem with some cute wordplay.

I unfortunately reloaded the page for another before copying the text to clipboard.

Imho it must ve been written by a human.

https://random-poem.com/shovel/ai

This one is nice

Shovels dig, spoons scoop

either dirt, or some soup

https://random-poem.com/shovels/ai

You are 100% correct! An AI wrote this. shovels and spoons

Shovels dig, spoons scoop either dirt, or some soup

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