What is it, AI? It’s complicated. It takes ages. Is it worth the wait? people ask.
Q: How do you tell AI what to do? A: you use prompts.Prompt: Write an 8 stanza poem in which as many words with the letters ai occur together – for example, wait.
Title of the poem is ‘Worth the wait when you’re saving time’
Worth the wait when you’re saving time
Q: How do you tell AI what to do? A: you use prompts.
Prompt: Write an 8 stanza poem in which as many words with the letters ai occur together – for example, wait.
Title of the poem is ‘Worth the wait when you’re saving time’
Worth the wait when you’re saving time
In a quiet lane, where shadows wane,
A maiden waits with pails of grain.
Her hair, like rain, does braid and strain,
In the fair terrain of the faint refrain.
A sailor sails with veils of mail,
His tale prevails on gales so frail.
He aims to gain, to tame the main,
Through storms that wail and skies that pale.
In ancient trails, where fables hail,
A saint remains with faith and grail.
His prayers maintain the pure domain,
With spirits plain, he guards the vale.
In markets quaint, with goods and paint,
The traders’ chants rise in the taint.
Their wares display a vast array,
From dawn till day, they proudly sway.
On mountain’s side, where eagles glide,
A trail does hide, where hearts confide.
With chains of love, they climb above,
In bonds so tight, like hand in glove.
In twilight’s veil, where dreams set sail,
The nightingale sings tales that ail.
Her notes do paint the moon’s restraint,
In shadows faint, they rise and faint.
At dawn’s first light, in morning bright,
The daisies dance in fields of white.
Their petals frail, in soft detail,
With grace they hail the coming trail.
Through life’s parade, in joys and shade,
The moments braid, memories made.
With love’s sweet claim, in time’s great game,
We find our aim, in fate’s warm flame.
– – – – –
Results: Adequate
Work remaining: had to re-construct the four line stanzas to display AI’s neat four line stanzas properly on this website, but that’s not AI’s fault.
Time taken: less than 10 minutes, of which 8 minutes tidying up the presentation on this blog
Why not tell AI what you think of it? Let’s have a conversation and improve it.
I wrote back:
“It’s adequate. “From dawn till day, they proudly sway” makes one wonder why the traders are swaying. Have they been drinking alcoholic beverages? This kind of analysis occurs readily in the human mind and can create reactions which were not planned 🙂 “
AI immediately responded by writing a new version:
Worth the Wait When You’re Saving Time
In a quiet lane, where shadows wane,
A maiden waits with pails of grain.
Her hair, like rain, does braid and strain,
In the fair terrain of the faint refrain.
A sailor sails with veils of mail,
His tale prevails on gales so frail.
He aims to gain, to tame the main,
Through storms that wail and skies that pale.
In ancient trails, where fables hail,
A saint remains with faith and grail.
His prayers maintain the pure domain,
With spirits plain, he guards the vale.
In markets quaint, with goods to paint,
The traders’ booths with wares so great.
Their wares display a vast array,
From dawn till night, they trade and stay.
On mountain’s side, where eagles glide,
A trail does hide, where hearts confide.
With chains of love, they climb above,
In bonds so tight, like hand in glove.
In twilight’s veil, where dreams set sail,
The nightingale sings tales that ail.
Her notes do paint the moon’s restraint,
In shadows faint, they rise and faint.
At dawn’s first light, in morning bright,
The daisies dance in fields of white.
Their petals frail, in soft detail,
With grace they hail the coming trail.
Through life’s parade, in joys and shade,
The moments braid, memories made.
With love’s sweet claim, in time’s great game,
We find our aim, in fate’s warm flame.
– – – – – – – –
I replied: “I’m keeping version one because it’s the kind of thing humans are responsible for noticing. This will enable better prompting generally.”
AI replied: “Understood! It’s great to have insights on how specific wording can be perceived. If there’s anything else you need or if you’d like to explore another theme or style, feel free to let me know!”
So, getting used to how prompts work, and don’t work, gives us the opportunity to refine their answers and save us more time in the future.
This was made using OpenAI, but explained using HI (Human Intelligence)
Why not try this? OpenAI ChatGPT 3.5 is free.
End of lesson one. Thanks for reading. Ask questions!
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