No, they didn’t. Not so fast, and not quite my job. But OpenAI is trying. Consider this a marker to look back upon in the future, as a reflection.
A New AI Wrote a Story
Before proceeding, if you haven’t yet, it's probably worth reading the story itself. I’m going to repost the whole thing, since it was previously on Twitter and I presume OpenAI would want me to quote it.
Sam Altman: we trained a new model that is good at creative writing (not sure yet how/when it will get released). this is the first time i have been really struck by something written by AI; it got the vibe of metafiction so right.
PROMPT:
Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief.
COMPLETION:
Before we go any further, I should admit this comes with instructions: be metafictional [...]
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Outline:
(00:21) A New AI Wrote a Story
(07:54) Reacting
(09:54) Others Reacting
(15:52) Write Along
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First published:
March 21st, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6qbpDuBuHPipRYrz6/they-took-my-job
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.