Why AI hallucinations can be a good thing
Martin Puchner's customized GPTs, which allow you to converse with historical figures such as Socrates, The Buddha, and Du Bois, were featured in a recent article from the Financial Times. An excerpt is included below:
"Generative AI models can be a fantastic tool for enhancing human creativity by generating new ideas and content, especially in music, images and video.
If prompted in the right way, these models can act as a useful sparring partner and a tireless source of inspiration for creative projects. They can be the algorithmic equivalent of thinking outside the box. Puchner has himself been experimenting with customised chatbots to converse with historical figures, such as Aristotle, Confucius and Jesus, based on their words and ideas. 'Prompt engineering should be part of Harvard’s syllabus,' Puchner says."
Read the full article here.
"Generative AI models can be a fantastic tool for enhancing human creativity by generating new ideas and content, especially in music, images and video.
If prompted in the right way, these models can act as a useful sparring partner and a tireless source of inspiration for creative projects. They can be the algorithmic equivalent of thinking outside the box. Puchner has himself been experimenting with customised chatbots to converse with historical figures, such as Aristotle, Confucius and Jesus, based on their words and ideas. 'Prompt engineering should be part of Harvard’s syllabus,' Puchner says."
Read the full article here.