-Reclaiming Honor: Royland and Cammie.
Author Notes - Michael Anderle
June 2, 2021
Thank you for not only reading this story but also the author notes from Nat and I in the back!
It's all about AI – Or is it?
If you have read any of my other recent author notes, you know I'm playing with GPT-2 and hoping to play with GPT-3.
What are they? Essentially AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools from OpenAI.
Since I don't have access to GPT-3 (C'mon, OpenAI! Don't you know I'm a (rather minor) Science Fiction author here?!)
Petty jealousy of those who have access aside, I have found a couple of companies who are using GPT-3 to provided services (for a fee).
One of those is Conversion.ai, and the other is Resemble.ai.
I love chocolate chip cookies. I just can't eat them.
So, I played with the older version (GPT-2) last week with chocolate chip cookies. This week, I'm going to do the same, and I suspect two results:
1)I'm going to wish I had cookies.
2)You are going to want to eat chocolate chip cookies (if you like them at all.)
The Premise
I start a minor statement and let Conversion AI make up the blog post header and two (2) starting paragraphs for a blog post.
Then…
I let Resemble AI change it to a voice file, and I provide the results.
I input "I like chocolate chip cookies" into the Conversion AI interface, and it provides two blog post suggestions. I grab "Five ways to perfect your chocolate chip cookies."
Next, I go looking for the tool that will write my whole blog post. I come away dejected…they don't have one.
Dammit.
Okay, so I find a template that will provide me a starter paragraph for the copy, and I test it using my super-duper new header above.
Here are the two results (AI results unedited):
Result 1
Most people have their own version of the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. From the type of flour to how much sugar and butter is used, everyone's got a different theory on what makes the best cookie. That's why we've collected these five tips that can help you make your cookies as good as they can be!
1) Using cold butter in your dough will give it a flaky texture and add some extra flavor.
2) Avoid over-mixing the dough or else it will become dense and tough instead of light and chewy.
3) One cup of each type (all-purpose, whole wheat pastry, bread flour) yields chewier cookies with big air pockets, while all-purpose flour alone results in crispier ones
Result 2
It's a well-known fact that chocolate chip cookies are the best kind of cookie. But, like any dish, they can be perfected with the right ingredients and techniques. To help you get started on your journey to perfecting your favorite treat, we've come up with 5 ways for you to try!
(Editor note: My teeth ache. I SO want to edit that paragraph.)
1) The creamier way: replace some or all of the butter in this recipe with unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana. This will make them less dense and more moist (but still crispy!).
2) A little salt never hurt anyone: Add ½ teaspoon kosher salt to dough before baking for a salty crunch.
3) Nutty but not too nutty: swap out half of the granulated sugar for light
Of the two solutions, I prefer the first option. So, I went over to Resemble AI for text-to-speech and found out that the free plan (which provides you 2,000 characters a month to play with) is a bit of a pain in the @#%.
No problem, I persevered.
I figured out how to download the full audio (I think. I am presently waiting for the results.)
While I'm waiting, they have upgraded the interface since the last time I played with their tool. They have allowed you to break up the text into bite-sized pieces, and you can change the parameters (such as what artificial voice you wish to use, if there is emphasis on the sentence language and phoneme, etc.)
Okay, I went back to Resemble AI and figured out I broke the free version. They want me to use a smaller amount of text to play with the product. This won't allow me to provide an example here (well, obviously, this is a fiction book, not an audiobook), but I will go see what happens when I give it less than five hundred characters of text.
And the answer is?
https://app.resemble.ai/services/embed?pod=0eebf3ec
If you don't have the ability to listen, I would personally rate this as a strong C. It passes, and if I had no other options, I would GLADLY listen to something like this.
That is a subjective comment, of course.
As Natalie, I, and many science fiction authors move forward with creating stories based in the future, we have to be careful.
Why?
Because the present is catching up to us. We might have to realize that we are now writing contemporary science fiction, not future.
Ad Aeternitatem,
Michael Anderle
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