Inspired by this discussion, I decided to see if I could get Anthropic’s Claude 2 to write a similar book about an ongoing news event—the tropical storm that is (as I write) approaching Southern California. It did very well—good enough to be published, I think, as long as nobody checks the facts. Here is the result:
> It did very well—good enough to be published, I think, as long as nobody checks the facts.
After subjecting myself to actually reading that, I wouldn't expect it to do well once somebody also checks the prose. On every iteration and in every variation of generative textual production tech I've seen so far, I'm increasingly encouraged with the thought that the only writers who will be negatively impacted are the ones who really should be.
https://www.gally.net/temp/20230820hilarystorybyclaude2.html