{"id":18523,"date":"2022-12-14T07:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T15:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2022-12-23T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:52:09","slug":"aardvark-song-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/2022\/12\/14\/aardvark-song-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Aardvark song revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Yesterday, I happened across my post from a year ago in which I asked an AI (not GPT) to write me a happy pop song about aardvarks<\/a>. So I thought it would be fun to ask ChatGPT to do the same.<\/p>\r\n

On a side note, I was amused that signing in to use ChatGPT required me to prove that I\u2019m a human three times in a row before it would talk with me. (Some kind of initial prompt that I forget, then a standard are-you-a-human checkbox, then a visual CAPTCHA.) It\u2019s a bot itself! It seems unfair or prejudiced or something that it won\u2019t talk with other bots.<\/p>\r\n

Anyway, it generated a fun set of lyrics that provided an interesting contrast to last year\u2019s \u201cmy aardvark lady\u201d lyrics.<\/p>\r\n

And I left those lyrics open in a tab in my iPad browser, figuring I would copy and paste them later. They were still there this morning, but I went and did some other browsing for a while before proceeding. And then I came back to the tab where the lyrics were\u2014and ChatGPT reloaded the page and made me sign in again, and it doesn\u2019t keep track of previous conversation. So all those words were lost in time, like tears in rain<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

(Another side note: when I asked it if it remembered our previous conversation, it told me (among other things) that as an AI, it\u2019s not capable of interacting with humans.)<\/p>\r\n

So I gave it the same prompt again (\u201cPlease write lyrics to a happy pop song about aardvarks.\u201d), and was pleased to see that the lyrics it came up with were quite close to what I remember of the previous version.<\/p>\r\n

Below is version 2 of the ChatGPT aardvark song.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Verse 1:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks are such playful creatures<\/p>\r\n

They love to dig and explore<\/p>\r\n

With their snouts they search for insects<\/p>\r\n

And they never seem to get bored<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They're the cutest things you'll ever see<\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They make the world a better place for me<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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Verse 2:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks have such funny faces<\/p>\r\n

With their ears and their little tails<\/p>\r\n

They waddle and they snuffle<\/p>\r\n

And they never fail to make us smile<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They're the cutest things you'll ever see<\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They make the world a better place for me<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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Bridge:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

They may not be the biggest animals<\/p>\r\n

Or the fastest on the land<\/p>\r\n

But they have their own unique charm<\/p>\r\n

And they always take us by the hand<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They're the cutest things you'll ever see<\/p>\r\n

Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

They make the world a better place for me.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n

\u2026The one thing I don\u2019t like about version 2 is that I think in version 1 the bridge had a better ending. I wish I could remember it\u2014I vaguely think it was significantly funnier than \u201cAnd they always take us by the hand,\u201d but I\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\r\n

I thought maybe if I gave the same prompt yet again, it might give me a better bridge. This third time, most of the lyrics were again pretty similar, but here\u2019s the version 3 bridge:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Bridge:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

They may not be the prettiest animals<\/p>\r\n

But they have a heart of gold<\/p>\r\n

They're loyal and they're kind<\/p>\r\n

And they never grow old<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n

Two things especially amused me about that:<\/p>\r\n

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  • In v2, aardvarks are \u201cthe cutest things you'll ever see.\u201d In v3, they \u201cmay not be the prettiest animals.\u201d<\/li>\r\n
  • They never grow old? Does that mean that the world is gradually filling up with immortal aardvarks?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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    Update!<\/h2>\r\n

    It turns out that ChatGPT can now show past conversations! So I now have access to its first attempt at the aardvark song. Which was as follows:<\/p>\r\n

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    Verse 1:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    I saw an aardvark on the sidewalk<\/p>\r\n

    He was wearing a party hat<\/p>\r\n

    He looked at me and grinned so wide<\/p>\r\n

    I knew right then that we would be great friends<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

     <\/p>\r\n

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    Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The happiest animals around<\/p>\r\n

    With their snouts and their ears<\/p>\r\n

    They're always spreading cheer<\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The cutest creatures in town<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

     <\/p>\r\n

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    Verse 2:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    We danced and sang and played some games<\/p>\r\n

    The aardvark and me<\/p>\r\n

    We had the best time of our lives<\/p>\r\n

    I'm so glad we met, can't wait to see<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

     <\/p>\r\n

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    Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The happiest animals around<\/p>\r\n

    With their snouts and their ears<\/p>\r\n

    They're always spreading cheer<\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The cutest creatures in town<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

     <\/p>\r\n

    \r\n

    Bridge:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    They may not be the fastest or the strongest<\/p>\r\n

    But they have hearts of gold<\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    You'll never be alone<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

     <\/p>\r\n

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    Chorus:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The happiest animals around<\/p>\r\n

    With their snouts and their ears<\/p>\r\n

    They're always spreading cheer<\/p>\r\n

    Aardvarks, aardvarks<\/p>\r\n

    The cutest creatures in town.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai","category-lyrics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18523"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18539,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523\/revisions\/18539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}