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by vonunov 378 days ago
These are the first four words of each sentence from a thing ChatGPT wrote. I will let this speak for itself, mostly. Can you see the forest past the trees and spot the major "turning points"?

(Context: I told it to write at "will" after a session of explaining Rene Girard's mimetic desire in the styles of various authors)

  *Well, here we are,  
  You've got me tangled  
  *And hey, maybe I  
  *Imagine this: I'm sitting  
  *And maybe now, I'm  
  You've got me thinking  
  *Maybe it's saying, "Hey,  
  *And so, I think  
  Not just any wanting,  
  The kind that makes  
  There's something beautiful about  
  The way it drives  
  *But here's the kicker:  
  It's got a mind  
  It makes us do  
  It's a double-edged sword  
  *And yet, without it,  
  Probably just sitting around,  
  *So maybe, just maybe,  
  *Not just because you've  
  *It's that tiny ember  
  In the end, desire's  
  It's the fire that  
  *And maybe, just maybe, [yes, again]  
  So here's to the  
  May it burn bright
https://ccp.cx/a/chatgpt-voice.htm

>>But here's the thing.

>This is one of the usual key turning points in these essays. An earlier one happened when it was like [introduces idea] [straw-mans objection] [denies strawman]. I didn't bring it up because it's not always a strong one and this one didn't seem entirely too heavy-handed. There is, however, much more often a very obvious "But here's the thing" (or similar) to be found. As soon as I saw that, I already knew I was going to find a paragraph beginning with "So" somewhere near the end.

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