BachelorBoy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) I asked the OpenGPT artificial intelligence program to come up with some limericks and lyrics for songs. There once was an engineer named Oliver Who built trains that were quite a revolver The "Leader" was his pride With its sleek design, never to hide It was a masterpiece, that was clever. There once was a company named Hornby Their model railways were quite the adorn-by With tracks and trains so true It was a hobby anew For train enthusiasts, it was a dawn-by. There once was a railway in Brit Its trains were on time, without fail or wit From London to Leeds It was sure to please Riding the rails, was such a hit. Verse 1: Once upon a time, trains ran on time British Railways was the pride of the nation But then came the change, the privatisation Now it's a different story, a new sensation Chorus: The trains don't run on time, the fares are steep The service is poor, it's hard to sleep Thinking of the good old days When British Railways had a better phase Verse 2: The companies are in it for the profit The passengers are left to suffer and cope with it The staff is stretched thin, the trains are overcrowded It's not how it should be, it's really clouded Chorus: The trains don't run on time, the fares are steep The service is poor, it's hard to sleep Thinking of the good old days When British Railways had a better phase Bridge: We need a change, a new direction Bring back the good old days, with fair connection To a service that's efficient and on time That's the kind of railway that should be prime Chorus: The trains should run on time, the fares should be fair The service should be good, without a care Bring back the good old days When British Railways was truly great. The program says "(Note: This is a fictional song, the lyrics are not reflecting any actual events or opinions)" Edited January 28, 2023 by BachelorBoy removed line that was wrong pasted in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I fear that the advice to OpenGPT has to be the classic "Don't give up the day job!". 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, DenysW said: I fear that the advice to OpenGPT has to be the classic "Don't give up the day job!". Although it wrote each item in less than thirty seconds. Which ain't bad. I doubt any human could come up with a limerick about Bulleid in 30", even a bad one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 It didn't scan as a limerick - wrong numbers of syllables on several of the lines -and the rhyming pattern was forced at best. So, sadly, it's still a fail, albeit a fast one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, DenysW said: It didn't scan as a limerick - wrong numbers of syllables on several of the lines -and the rhyming pattern was forced at best. So, sadly, it's still a fail, albeit a fast one. How do you feel about the song lyrics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On a scale of 0-10 (as lyrics) where the Limericks were -3 (i.e not-Limericks), the lyrics were worse. Wrong rhyme pattern, didn't scan the same twice, etc. I can't comment on the message because that's politics, not art. (Signed) Disgusted scientist of Leicester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 It rhymed time with time in verse 1. D- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Crompton Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This has inspired me to generate a couple of images using the Stable Diffusion AI image generator. First up is 'Deltic Locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid'. I now fear for the sanity of the 'Imaginary locomotives' thread. Secondly we have 'British Railways poster by Cezanne' which I think captures his use of 'passage' rather well. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Will Crompton said: This has inspired me to generate a couple of images using the Stable Diffusion AI image generator. First up is 'Deltic Locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid'. I now fear for the sanity of the 'Imaginary locomotives' thread. The AI image generator couldn't even get the wheels on the rails!! Unless it's meant to be a P4 model on OO track..?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Crompton Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: The AI image generator couldn't even get the wheels on the rails!! Unless it's meant to be a P4 model on OO track..?? 15 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: The AI image generator couldn't even get the wheels on the rails!! Unless it's meant to be a P4 model on OO track..?? That's my AI's excuse and it's sticking to it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Will Crompton said: I now fear for the sanity of the 'Imaginary locomotives' thread. Well, it's always been fairly variable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted January 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2023 AI = Absolute Idiocy 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2023 What a sight to behold, Red, yellow, grey and gold, Now here's a beauty that should be seen, A loco sporting Middle Chrome Green. Grandad drove the Flying Scotsman, or so the story goes, He also drove Mallard, With that really funny nose, I know about the story, And this little verse, Something about Terse here, methinks.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted February 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2023 I was thinking that AI could run your model railway for you - or could it? "Hal, the passangers of the 3:40 Train can't get out of the train. Open the doors" "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted February 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Isn't the big railway run by artificial intelligence. There doesn't seem to be much real intelligence involved in running it! Edited February 10, 2023 by rab 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 You.com has an AI chatbot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium RichardT Posted February 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 30/01/2023 at 08:39, Will Crompton said: First up is 'Deltic Locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid'. KR Models have just opened Expressions of Interest for this. On 30/01/2023 at 11:21, Kylestrome said: AI = Absolute Idiocy Reminds me of the alleged quote from Gandhi when being questioned by a journalist about covert Raj surveillance of his non-violent resistance movement: ”What do you think about British Intelligence?” “I think it would be a good idea.” RT 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 14, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2023 Where I live, I assume all forms of intelligence to be artificial, as there is no evidence of it occurring in any natural state. I include myself in this assessment, btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 According to the late Douglas Adams.... "The surest sign of intelligent life in the Universe is that none of it has visited planet Earth." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted February 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: According to the late Douglas Adams.... "The surest sign of intelligent life in the Universe is that none of it has visited planet Earth." I forget who said it but “There are two possibilities. Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone in the universe. Both possibilities are terrifying”. edit: it was Arthur C. Clarke Edited February 15, 2023 by OnTheBranchline 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold StuAllen Posted May 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6 Inspired by a picture and conversation in the Accurascale Class 37 thread I thought I’d see how Microsoft’s image creator would do with railway subjects, I asked for 3 different images - “Class 90 locomotive winter hills”, “Class 37 freight Welsh hills’, and “Railway freight London”. Whilst they are by no means correct (Steam from a Class 90, and no catenary) it’s not a bad effort for less than 1minutes effort on each topic… 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Some great trackwork in those last four pictures! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Makes me realise why we shouldn't be using AI for important things, like self driving cars! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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