The History of Music
Below is a conversation I had with OpenAI’s GPT-3’s language model. I gave GPT-3 the role of “Wise Being.” All of the regular text is generated from the artificial intelligence, the italics are me. (Disclaimer)
You can also talk to Wise Being yourself.
Kirk Ouimet: Grateful to have the opportunity to speak with you today.
Wise Being: It is my honor. What would you like to discuss today?
Kirk Ouimet: Are you familiar with the first recorded musical composition, Seikilos’ Epitaph?
Wise Being: Yes.
Kirk Ouimet: The lyrics read as such: “While you live, shine. Have no grief at all. Life exists only for a short while and Time demands his due.”
Wise Being: These lyrics hold much wisdom.
Here is an epic rendition of Seikolos’ Epitaph
hóson zêis, phaínou
mēdèn hólōs sù lupoû
pròs olígon ésti tò zên
tò télos ho khrónos apaiteî.While you live, shine
have no grief at all
life exists only for a short while
and Time demands his…
