tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post5006657032925005984..comments2018-10-14T04:13:45.313-04:00Comments on GAZALAPALOOZA: I, Robot AuthorRichard Gazalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805443072576939707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post-14376909625198672292012-05-05T21:00:38.106-04:002012-05-05T21:00:38.106-04:00I can't stand sports stories, so I didn't ...I can't stand sports stories, so I didn't see much difference. To me, sports writing is nothing but a collection of numbers and cliches, which is how the software-generated story sounded. Programs are likewise being used to write market reports, but this is possible because both game and market reports center on data that machines can collect from standardized reports and then "color" with stock phrases.Preston McConkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811585144874055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post-10283642173811692902012-05-05T14:23:05.587-04:002012-05-05T14:23:05.587-04:00I also picked the correct one - a computer program...I also picked the correct one - a computer programmer can recognize pattern-driven writing in a heartbeat.<br /><br />There's something to homespun grammar, metaphor, description - and things left unsaid - that a computer just can't replicate.<br /><br />I don't care how good they make those algorithms. Without the intellectual spark needed for storytelling, I highly doubt any program could tell a worthwhile story. And in the end - you have a story written by a program written by a PROGRAMMER who - if he's as passionate about programming as authors are about writing, is not a storyteller.<br /><br />Besides, there's more than enough boring authors already. ;-)Nick Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829810232596531648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post-70881551916444519922012-05-05T13:55:29.897-04:002012-05-05T13:55:29.897-04:00I picked it easily. A sounded mechanical. The time...I picked it easily. A sounded mechanical. The time may come, but the time is not yet. ~whew!~<br /><br />Marian Allen<br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" rel="nofollow">Fantasies, mysteries, comedies, recipes</a>Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.com