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P.Q. Rubin's avatar

Did you catch the anachronism?

"Jake typed the words. His fingers were heavy on the keys. The screen glowed in the dark room." Hemingway died in 1961, at a time when typing was not yet associated with glowing screens. Maybe an old-fashioned TV lit the room while Jake wrote the ad on his typewriter? That must be it.

In the same vein, the second version mentions "gender reveal parties", which are an even later invention. However, the AI is not at fault here, as its prompt never mentioned Hemingway in the first place.

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Sneaky Sara 🐝's avatar

Let's see how the future turns out to be... Either we command the AI or AI take control over us 😶‍🌫️

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P.Q. Rubin's avatar

That sounds like a great prompt for a future story! ❤️

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K.Lynn Grey's avatar

Less is more.

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P.Q. Rubin's avatar

It is.

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Matt's avatar

TBF Hemingway had to go through several drafts. His first version was

For Rental: Adult diaper, thoroughly cleaned

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P.Q. Rubin's avatar

😆

I try to make a habit of incorporating reader feedback. But in this case, I need to make an exception. As a Christmas gift to myself. 🎄🎁

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