Fun with ChatGPT

Posted on May 10, 2023May 17, 2023 by DL Shirey

This is a page from the notebook I use to record ideas, so please excuse the penmanship, scattershot grammar, and indecipherable context. I jot down these notes stream-of-consciousness style in case I want to expand upon them later.

The original entry is from 2011 but now that it’s 2023, let’s see what ChatGPT can add.

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First things first, let me flesh out the idea a bit more. I’ve translated my gibberish into a rudimentary storyline, and added names so ChatGPT can assist.

Prompt
Outline a complete scenario based on this story idea:
A writer, Bob, uses someone’s true life story as a basis for a screenplay. The acquaintance’s name is Jane. Bob was desperately trying to meet a deadline, writes a screenplay in a hurry, using Jane’s story undisguised. Bob sells the screenplay and the movie is produced two years later. Bob completely forgets about the true origin story. When the movie airs it ruins Jane’s life, revealing a secret she did not want her family to discover. Jane plans her revenge on Bob, who is now a wealthy, connected man in Hollywood

Let’s see what The Machine has learned.

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Check my author’s page for other great anthologies featuring my work.

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