Janelle Shane, a research scientist and budding cupid, recently used GPT-3 to generate pick-up lines for failed Casanovas. Some of the results are incomprehensible and a few are plain creepy. But who could resist gems like this? The project isn’t the first time Shane’s applied AI to the art of seduction. She’d previously created pick-up lines by training a neural net on a veritable cesspit of human-penned lines. Fortunately, the system was too primitive to reproduce the wordplay of their worst sentiments. Instead, it mostly spat out gibberish. AI has come a long way in the intervening years, but Shane had some concerns about repeating the experiment: She generated the lines by feeding variants of GPT-3 the prompt, “These are the top pickup lines of 2021! Amaze your crush and get results!” [Read: Digital dating under lockdown is driving me insane] The largest and most powerful model, DaVinci, returned the most lucid responses, including the aforementioned Back to the Future reference. The others ran the gamut from endearingly innocent to slightly disturbing: The smaller Ada model, however, struggled with the assignment. Its responses sounded more like a shopping list than attempts to attract a partner: You have a lovely face. Can I put it on an air freshener? I want to keep your smell close to me always. “Your hair smells like fresh mint. It’s making me think of a tasty kind of cracker, or a tasty kind of cookie. Also, it kind of looks like a tasty beverage. Would you like some?” -> You -> “…..” (Accepts drink) The Babbage model, meanwhile, had mixed results. Smaller than DaVinci but larger than Ada, it didn’t always seem to understand the task. However, it did kindly provide some tips on when to use its lines: MONTINA Future Pop Tarts by Tracey Thorn Funny Nifty Sweaters – $15.99→ Can’t wait to try that one out. This is a simple one. This line is super effective for anyone. Because it’s literally “will you”, it is very powerful and intimate. You can do it without even being asked. You can just give a long speech about your dream of marriage, and it will be powerful to your crush. HT – Janelle Shane Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it right here.
