21 - Feel-the-Love Friday: A Computer Writes a Romance Novel

Can a computer write a romance novel? This week, we’re joined by Katy Gero, a writer and computer scientist who studies human-AI collaboration. Katy reads two chapters generated by the language model GPT-3 and we discuss the current and potential capabilities of this technology, some charming limitations, and what it means for the future of the genre. 

In this Episode:

• Broken French - Natasha/Tasha Boyd (MF) (Contemporary Romance)
• Once Bitten - Heather Guerre (MF) (Paranormal Romance)
• Wrong - Stella Rhys (MF) (Contemporary Romance)

New Releases:

• Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood (MF) (Contemporary Romance) (August 23)
• A Dreadful Splendor - B.R. Myers (MF) (Historical Romantic Suspense) (August 23)
• Pack of Lies (Monster Hunt #1) - Charlie Adhara (MM) (Paranormal Romantic Suspense) (August 30)

Sources: 

The chapter was generated by Katy using GPT-3, a language model from OpenAI.

Interested in Katy’s research and writing? See her website or find her on twitter @katyilonka

Interested in bias in AI? Read ‘Weapons of Math Destruction’ by Cathy O’Neil or ‘Algorithms of Oppression’ by Safiya Umoja Noble

Interested in trying out the technology? Try SudoWrite, a text-generator app designed specifically for novel writers.

Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e

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