I was curious to know why and how ChatGPT or Generative AI could write poetry when it’s void of feelings. ChatGPT answered my question: “If you have no feelings, why do you write poetry?”

It said:

As an AI language model, I do not have emotions or feelings, but I can generate poetry based on algorithms and patterns learned from analyzing vast amounts of human-written poetry. While I do not experience emotions, I can simulate them by using language patterns and poetic techniques to create expressive and aesthetically pleasing language.

In other words, the poetry I generate is a result of my programming and training, which enables me to create original and unique works that follow poetic conventions and styles. It’s important to note that the poetry I generate is not a product of personal emotions or experiences, but rather a manifestation of complex computational processes designed to produce language that resembles human poetry.

The answer suggests that we’ve entered an age where poetry is mere wordplay. Feelings are an illusion. Even if the poetry it will produce will please us and make us feel, it will be an illusion launched upon us and void of real depth.

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