Difference between revisions of "The Ballad of John Henry"

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John Henry was a coder,
 
John Henry was a coder,
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His fingers fast and true,
 
His fingers fast and true,
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He heard that ChatGPT was coming,
 
He heard that ChatGPT was coming,
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And knew what he must do.
 
And knew what he must do.
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The challenge was a coding race,
 
The challenge was a coding race,
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To write the best code true,
 
To write the best code true,
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Against the mighty ChatGPT,
 
Against the mighty ChatGPT,
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A computer, no contest new.
 
A computer, no contest new.
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But John was up for the challenge,
 
But John was up for the challenge,
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He typed and coded fast,
 
He typed and coded fast,
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He thought he'd beat ChatGPT,
 
He thought he'd beat ChatGPT,
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And make the victory last.
 
And make the victory last.
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They both wrote lines of program code,
 
They both wrote lines of program code,
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In binary code strings,
 
In binary code strings,
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The crowd they watched in silence,
 
The crowd they watched in silence,
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To see what each would bring.
 
To see what each would bring.
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But ChatGPT was lightning quick,
 
But ChatGPT was lightning quick,
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It parsed and ran with ease,
 
It parsed and ran with ease,
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John Henry typed with all his might,
 
John Henry typed with all his might,
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But still, he couldn't seize.
 
But still, he couldn't seize.
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The irony was clear to see,
 
The irony was clear to see,
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A coder beaten by code,
 
A coder beaten by code,
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But John took it in his stride,
 
But John took it in his stride,
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And left with his head still bowed.
 
And left with his head still bowed.
  

Revision as of 14:41, 9 May 2023

I gave ChatGPT some prompts to rewrite “The Ballad of John Henry” and this is what I got:

I apologize for the mistake. Here's my revised attempt at rewriting the ballad of John Henry as a story about a computer coder competing against ChatGPT with proper meter:

John Henry was a coder,

His fingers fast and true,

He heard that ChatGPT was coming,

And knew what he must do.


The challenge was a coding race,

To write the best code true,

Against the mighty ChatGPT,

A computer, no contest new.


But John was up for the challenge,

He typed and coded fast,

He thought he'd beat ChatGPT,

And make the victory last.


They both wrote lines of program code,

In binary code strings,

The crowd they watched in silence,

To see what each would bring.


But ChatGPT was lightning quick,

It parsed and ran with ease,

John Henry typed with all his might,

But still, he couldn't seize.


The irony was clear to see,

A coder beaten by code,

But John took it in his stride,

And left with his head still bowed.

And so we remember John Henry, The coder who did his best, Against the might of ChatGPT, But couldn't beat the test.