If you've read this blog previously you'll know that I'm both a poet and a computer scientist. Recently I have been researching the alleged capability of OpenAI's ChatGPT to write poetry. Some have expressed concerns that AI will soon replace poets, artists, musicians and other creatives. So I thought I would perform a little experiment. Here's a challenge for you: A sort of poetry Turing Test if you will. Can you tell the difference between a computer generated poem and one written by a human being?
Earlier today I asked ChatGPT to write a Pantoum about love. I also wrote a Pantoum, based on the same rules of the fixed form poem. Both are below. But which one is the AI generated poem... and which is mine? I welcome all of your comments.
1: LOVE ON FIRE
Love, a feeling that never fades,
An eternal flame that burns within,
A bond that lasts through all the shades,
A journey that never has an end.
An eternal flame that burns within,
A warmth that spreads from heart to heart,
A journey that never has an end,
A connection that's never torn apart.
A warmth that spreads from heart to heart,
A spark that ignites a fiery passion,
A connection that's never torn apart,
A love that defies all reason.
A spark that ignites a fiery passion,
A bond that lasts through all the shades,
A love that defies all reason,
Love, a feeling that never fades.
2: LOVE ON FIRE
I dream of love that never fades,
Igniting flames that rage like sin,
A fire that warms when cold invades,
Hot furnace, blazing deep within
Igniting flames that rage like sin,
A spark that leaps from heart to heart,
Hot furnace, blazing deep within,
A conflagration work of art.
A spark that leaps from heart to heart,
With embers that can never die
A conflagration work of art,
A love that reaches to the sky
With embers that can never die,
A fire that warms when cold invades,
A love that reaches to the sky,
I dream of love that never fades
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