Shoutout to AI for helping me write a birthday card that didn't sound like a robot... wait

I used to spend 20 minutes staring at a blank card for my niece, scribbling 'have a great day' like a total loser. Last week I fed ChatGPT a few details about her love for hamsters and Minecraft. The draft it spat out was so sweet my sister asked if I hired a poet... until the last line said 'may your creepers always drop gunpowder.' Now I copy-paste my drafts like a pro but read them out loud first. Anyone else get caught by AI generics that go sideways?

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felixw6822d ago

and the creepers line is exactly why you gotta read it aloud first. i've caught mine calling an in-law "your beloved" which nobody says in real life. still beats the hell out of staring at a blank card for twenty minutes.

caseyclark22d ago

That part about "may your creepers always drop gunpowder" killed me. I was totally one of those people rolling my eyes at AI for stuff like that, figured it would just spit out generic Hallmark nonsense. But then my buddy used it to write a thank you note to his grandma and she cried happy tears. I had to admit I was wrong. So I tried it for a card to my nephew who's obsessed with dinosaurs, and after editing out the part where it called his mom a "fossil," it actually worked pretty well. Still gotta proofread, but it saves me that awkward staring at a blank card feeling.