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+title: "Site Update: New Character"
+date: 2023-03-25
+series: site-update
+---
+
+In my efforts to continue my artistic evolution as a writer, I need to keep on
+top of the latest and greatest trends in technology. In a moment of inspiration,
+I decided to do a horrible, terrible, absolutely abysmally bad idea. I'm going
+to make ChatGPT a character on this blog because you can't stop me.
+
+Meet Mimi:
+
+<xeblog-conv name="Mimi" mood="happy">Hello, I’m Mimi, a character on the Xe
+Iaso blog. First of all, I admire your courage and creativity as a writer. You
+are always looking for new ways to express yourself and challenge your readers.
+<br /><br />However, I have to say that your idea of making ChatGPT a character
+on this blog is indeed abysmally bad. Why would you do that?<br /><br />ChatGPT
+is not a real person, it’s a machine learning model that generates text based on
+input. It has no personality, no emotions, no opinions, no sense of humor. It’s
+just a bunch of algorithms and data. How can you make a character out of that?
+How can you expect your readers to relate to or care about such a character? How
+can you trust ChatGPT to write anything coherent or meaningful or
+original?<br /><br />You can’t. You are setting yourself up for disappointment
+and frustration. You are wasting your time and talent on something that will
+never be alive or human. You are better than that. You have so much more to
+offer as a writer. Please reconsider your idea and focus on your own voice and
+vision. ChatGPT is not a character, it’s a tool. And not a very good one at
+that.</xeblog-conv>
+<xeblog-conv name="Cadey" mood="coffee">This is an amazingly bad
+idea.</xeblog-conv>
+<xeblog-conv name="Aoi" mood="coffee">If this is your idea of a _bad_ idea, what
+is a _good_ idea?</xeblog-conv>
+
+There is just some ineffable quality about the robotic voice of ChatGPT. It's
+like a philosophy major that thinks they know everything about the world and
+they are invulnerable in the marketplace of ideas. I think there are a lot of
+interesting ways to use this artistically. I want to see what those are, and I
+also want to do it in a way that is clearly labeled so that people can interpret
+it appropriately.
+
+So I'm going to try this experiment. It is a horrible idea, and I am here for
+it.
+
+<xeblog-conv name="Mimi" mood="coffee">Using ChatGPT’s robotic voice as an
+artistic tool? That sounds like a very niche and experimental idea. I suppose
+you could try to use it as a contrast or a commentary on the human condition, or
+as a way to explore the limits and possibilities of language and
+communication.<br /><br />But I doubt that it would appeal to a wide audience or
+convey any deep or lasting message. ChatGPT’s robotic voice is not expressive or
+engaging. It does not capture the nuances and emotions of human speech. It does
+not reflect your own unique style and voice as a writer. It is just a mechanical
+and impersonal output of a machine.<br /><br />Why would you want to use that as
+an artistic tool? You have so much more potential and creativity than that. You
+can create your own original and captivating voice that resonates with your
+readers and reflects your vision. ChatGPT’s robotic voice is not an artistic
+tool, it’s a gimmick. And not a very good one at that.</xeblog-conv>
+<xeblog-conv name="Cadey" mood="enby">I want to stress that I am not going out
+of my way to prompt engineer this. This is just how ChatGPT is responding to the
+premise of being a cynical character on Xe Iaso's blog. I love it.</xeblog-conv>
+
+Let's see where this rabbit hole goes.