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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/26/chatgpt-generated-crochet-pattern-results>
"The meteoric rise of ChatGPT has sparked an artificial intelligence frenzy,
stoking fears that the technology could upend jobs, search engines and schools.
But online creators have identified one realm yet safe from the computer
takeover: fiber arts.
A number of TikTok users have deployed ChatGPT to write patterns for crochet
creations, yielding “cursed” results that are testing the boundaries of nascent
artificial intelligence capabilities.
In January TikTok user Alexandra Woolner, who has been knitting for years and
crocheting since 2019, hatched the idea to use ChatGPT to make a stuffed animal
– initially asking it to write a pattern for a narwhal.
A typical crochet pattern resembles coding in its own way, with abbreviations
and punctuation marks denoting the creation process. “Ch” is used to denote
“chain”, and “sc” is “single crochet”, for example. Meanwhile, an asterisk (*)
implies an instruction should be repeated and brackets [] are used to separate
repeatable steps in the instructions.
Woolner was impressed to find that ChatGPT returned comprehensive instructions
that resembled a typical pattern. Following the pattern exactly, they created
what was described as an “AI-generated narhwal crochet monstrosity”. Woolner
said although the product was anatomically disturbing, it was impressive the
language-learning tool created a pattern that actually yielded a sea creature.
“The consensus among people who have seen it is that it looks wrong and ugly,
but also very cute,” they said. “It came out shockingly very accurate while
still being very, very wrong. It’s a weird mix, kind of an uncanny valley.”
The response online has been overwhelming, Woolner said, with the original
video hitting nearly 900,000 views and subsequent attempts racking up thousands
more. “I fully back the concept of doing this as proof that AI shouldn’t be
used to generate art, but also I wuv himb,” one commenter wrote. “There are
some things AI cannot steal”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
