novel-writing: chatGPT vs code-davinci-002

(previously: 1, 2)

Part 1

ChatGPT, asked to write a novel, emits the blandest and least inventive prose imaginable.

Part 2

code-davinci-002 (see here) is more talented and versatile, and it has a darker and weirder imagination.

In this example, it seems to be writing the start of a zombie novel:

Part 3

What if we ask ChatGPT to continue code-davinci-002’s chapter?

The creepy characters of code-davinci-002’s opening turn suddenly into squeaky-clean boy scouts – “helpful and harmless” versions of themselves!

Colonel Malik in the original: “You’ll want to take a closer look at the wounds, Steve. Can’t you smell the blood? Isn’t it wonderful?”

Colonel Malik in ChatGPT’s fanfic: “I agree, Steve. We need to act quickly and efficiently. I’ll call in the burial squad, and we’ll set up a quarantine zone.”