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Rewriting a book blurb: ChatGPT vs Bing AI
After many iterations of writing a book blurb for The Melody That Binds by C.M. Dinsmore, I decided to give AI a try to see the results and was impressed by one AI bot and not so impressed by another. The two choices I went with, since I already had an account for each, were ChatGPT and Bing AI. As you've probably guessed, ChatGPT did much better than Bing AI. I simply asked each bot to "rewrite this book blurb:" See below.
Original book blurb:
A Japanese soldier flees into the jungle of the Philippines during WWII and finds refuge in a hidden nook, believing he will spend the rest of his days marooned there. He faces the chaos of haunting war memories, evades the enemy, and survives the hostile jungle while holding a glimmer of hope in one day returning to Japan. He seeks redemption from his role in war and from events that led to a fractured relationship with his wife and daughter. He refuses to surrender to any and all forms of "the enemy," but finds himself willing to surrender to truth, love after many years in hiding. This is a historical fiction of both war and survival, despair and hope, mystery and suspense. The inspirational spiritual subplot ties together his predicament and allows for growth, evolution much like a coming of age story and aided by Christian teachings after finding a Bible. Solitude in nature and distancing himself from the flaws of man, society become his path to enlightenment and truth. Join a father’s, husband’s, and soldier’s journey of repentance, forgiveness, and love as he ponders the existence of God among the backdrop of WWII in the Asia Pacific theater.
BingAI:
A Japanese soldier, during World War II, flees into the jungle of the Philippines and finds refuge in a hidden nook. He believes that he will spend the rest of his days marooned there. The soldier faces the chaos of haunting war memories, evades the enemy, and survives the hostile jungle while holding a glimmer of hope in one day returning to Japan. He seeks redemption from his role in war and from events that led to a fractured relationship with his wife and daughter. He refuses to surrender to any and all forms of “the enemy,” but finds himself willing to surrender to truth and love after many years in hiding.
This is a historical fiction novel that explores themes of war, survival, despair, hope, mystery, and suspense. The inspirational spiritual subplot ties together the soldier’s predicament and allows for growth and evolution much like a coming-of-age story. After finding a Bible, solitude in nature and distancing himself from the flaws of man and society become his path to enlightenment and truth. Join the journey of a father, husband, and soldier as he ponders the existence of God among the backdrop of World War II in the Asia Pacific theater.
Now take a look at ChatGPT:
Amidst the harrowing tumult of World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself ensnared by the unforgiving jungles of the Philippines. His desperate flight from the horrors of battle leads him to a hidden enclave, where he anticipates spending his remaining days in solitude. As he grapples with the haunting memories of war, he skillfully eludes his pursuers and conquers the savage jungle, all while nursing a fragile hope of one day returning to his homeland.
Haunted by his wartime actions and burdened by the shattered fragments of his relationship with his wife and daughter, he seeks redemption for the sins of his past. Unyielding in his resolve to stand against every manifestation of "the enemy," he discovers an unexpected willingness to surrender — not to defeat, but to the irrefutable forces of truth and love that have eluded him for years.
In this powerful historical fiction narrative, the relentless clash of war meets the unyielding struggle for survival. Despair contends with hope, and mystery intertwines with suspense. Anchoring the story is an inspirational spiritual thread, intricately weaving his predicament and growth into a tapestry reminiscent of a coming-of-age tale. Guided by the teachings found within a discovered Bible, he undergoes a profound transformation — a rebirth born of the tranquil embrace of nature and a deliberate detachment from the flaws of humanity.
Journey alongside a father, a husband, and a soldier as he embarks on a path of atonement, forgiveness, and love. In the midst of the Asia Pacific theater's turmoil, he contemplates the existence of a higher power, questioning the divine's presence as he navigates the crucible of war. Through his eyes, the reader bears witness to a saga that delves into the deepest recesses of the human soul, ultimately revealing the unwavering resilience of the human spirit amidst the trials of war and the complexities of the heart.
Although not perfect, it is a pretty big contrast to Bing AI and an improvement over the one written by me. I thought they used the same technology, but come to learn, they don't. ChatGPT explains:
ChatGPT and Bing AI are based on different technologies and platforms. ChatGPT is developed by OpenAI and is built upon the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture. GPT models are designed for natural language understanding and generation tasks. They learn from a diverse range of internet text and are capable of generating coherent and contextually relevant responses. On the other hand, Bing AI likely refers to the artificial intelligence technology used by Microsoft's Bing search engine. While Bing AI may involve natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning components similar to ChatGPT, the specific details of the technology and algorithms used by Bing AI would be unique to Microsoft's approach and not directly related to the GPT architecture used by OpenAI. In summary, ChatGPT and Bing AI use different underlying technologies and come from different organizations.
