[ggillas]

This is garbage in, garbage out a bit.

Tuned through my gpt3 account on shortlyread.com I got the following:

1. If You Were a Fruit, You'd Be a Fineapple.

2. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put 'U' and 'I' together.

3. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, So are you.

4. What do you say after three hours?

5. Am I attractive?

6. What's your favorite webcast application?

7. Hi; my name is Al and I like to fish.

8. I'm a night person and I like to sit alone in the dark.

9. Hi, do you like space?

10. My lover says that I'm not man enough.

11. Do you believe in love?

12. I think you should read my palm.

[wdevanny]

A quick search turns up numerous results of the first two. I know I've heard the fineapple joke before. Those are also the only two I would consider a pickup line. Is there a reason you consider these results better?

[ggillas]

Great question, I feel like GPT3 does a great job with predictable generation, like Family Feud answers. The first two are very predictable and the remaining 10 fall closer to a line that most folks would try out at least as an icebreaker, which is the expected result of a successful pickup line.

Some of the article's examples were too off the mark for folks to attempt.

[nickelpro]

> the remaining 10 fall closer to a line that most folks would try out at least as an icebreaker

Listen, I know there are stereotypes about the social skills of the average HN poster, and I've got to tell you you're not helping here.

[fock]

More downvotes for you! When you're suicidal then, let me pick you up and talk about you favourite webcast application!

[thaumasiotes]

> Those are also the only two I would consider a pickup line.

#5 is pretty aggressive, but definitely a pickup line.

[mlang23]

> I'm a night person and I like to sit alone in the dark.

That pretty much sums up my life, but I'd be very surprised if that worked as a pickup line.

[ComodoHacker]

It would work on you, wouldn't it?

[argvargc]

Let's not beat around the bush; it'd work on 90% of HN.

(Myself included.)

[Bombthecat]

Hi, do you love space?

Is actually hilarious