lol ________________________________ From: Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:12 PM To: Jonathan Sivier <jsiv...@illinois.edu> Cc: Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> Subject: [Callers] Re: ChatGBT
I'm sorry, Jonathan. I can't do that. ;) On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 5:07 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: Now all we need to do is come up with a figure for the call, "Open the pod bay doors." Maybe some sort of variation of "dip and dive." ;-) Jonathan On 1/28/2023 3:56 PM, Isaac Banner via Contra Callers wrote: > Why wait, let’s hook this up to the text-to-speech engine from Moonbase Alpha > and we’re in **business** - “Tonight’s callers are ChatGPT and Perfect Paul, > please be patient with them they’re only just starting out.” > > Not a robot, > Isaac > >> On Jan 28, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Julian Blechner via Contra Callers >> <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> wrote: >> >> >> (Intended tongue in cheek) >> >> Okay, so, lemme get this straight. >> >> First, you swing young partner in the center of the set, and then stop, >> dosido back to place. >> >> Tight choreography, indeed. >> >> Then face your neighbor up and down and swing, again, only 8 beats and >> pausing mid-stanza. This one flows into a circle left, so, perhaps a bit >> more doable, if less conventional. >> >> Let's assume for the sake of good choreography that the circle is 3/4, so >> partners will be on the side for the second swing. That gives them a couple >> beats for the suggested flourish of a twirl. And while it lists the "switch >> places" as a separate sentence, I think we could just infer this is a >> regular swing and end facing across, trading that way. >> >> The full hey could be led by the Larks, but we still wind up with people in >> Becket Formation. So, assuming notation is correct, we could perhaps infer >> that this dance is a novel no-progression dance in sets of four, which >> rotates 90 degrees each time through. >> >> The remaining things could just be interpreted as patter, given that it is >> present through the whole notation. >> >> The first swing is short, but given we have two partner swings, adding a >> little bow, perhaps a truncated type, may not be so bad. >> >> Alternatively, the A1 swing to dosido could be a single move, like a bouquet >> swing. Again, the author chose to notate it with patter so it means some >> interpretation. >> >> Really, the biggest flaw in the dance is that ChatGPT has no intrinsic sense >> of how a human inner ear works, and has written a dance with what seems like >> 48 beats of clockwise rotation. And, given I know some human choreographers >> who have written and called dances nearly this much, it may not be a >> disqualifying item. >> >> "Human Being Did Not Write This Contra Dance" by ChatGBT >> Improper/Becket Contra, No Progression >> >> A1. Larks Give and Take, P Swing in Center (16), to face Ns >> >> A2. Neighbor Swing (8), join hands (2) >> Circle L 3/4 (6) >> >> B1. P Swing (16) >> >> B2. Hey For Four (16) >> >> But there could be a simpler explanation. What if ChatGPT just put the bars >> notation oddly? Like, "the contra dance is just getting started now" sounds >> like the "join hands and take a bow" is actually the first move, describing >> a balance. >> >> "Human Being Contra Dance" by ChatGBT, Chuck Abell, Julian Blechner >> Improper Contra >> >> A1. N DSD (6) >> NS (10), end facing across >> A2. Circle L 3/4 (6) >> PS (10) >> B1. Hey for 4 (to next Ns) (16) (LL, NR, RL, PR) >> B2. P Bal, Bouquet Swing to next Ns (4, 12) >> >> And look, it's a reasonable amount of clockwise. >> >> I know I started tongue-in-cheek, but, this is an interesting idea for a >> dance. I better publish my choreo book soon, I guess, before the robot >> overlords take over! >> >> The real sin, in my opinion, is ChatGPT rhyming "finale" with "finale". Ew. >> >> In dance, >> Julian B >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 8:20 AM Charles Abell via Contra Callers >> <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> >> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>>> >> wrote: >> >> So I've been experimenting with the new ChatGBT program, mainly to >> determine whether my job as an English teacher is in danger of becoming >> obsolete (it's not). While I was at it, I decided to see if it could write a >> functional contra dance. This is what I entered, and what it produced. >> Write a 32-bar contra dance that starts improper, includes a partner >> swing, a neighbor swing, and a full hey: >> >> (8 bars) Start improper with your partner, swing left and right, >> Come back to place with a do-si-do in sight >> (8 bars) Swing your neighbor with a smile on your face, Then circle >> left, it's a wondrous embrace >> (8 bars) Swing your partner with a twirl and a spin, Then switch >> places, and let the fun begin >> (8 bars) Full hey now, join hands and take a bow, The contra dance >> is just getting started now! >> End the contra dance with a grand finale, Swinging and smiling, what >> a perfect finale! >> >> >> I don't think callers' and dance choreographers' jobs are in much danger >> either! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- >> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> >> <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> >> >> <mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- >> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> > To unsubscribe send an email to > contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net>
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