My journey with AI began in December of 2022 when I began tinkering with ChatGPT. I was in the middle of a software development course when the AI craze caught my attention. The next 6 months would see me spending a lot of time tinkering with and talking about AI.
My very first project involving AI was when I enlisted the help of ChatGPT to write a song about the new year. I asked for recommendations on selecting a chord progression. I described the song I wanted to write and received lyrics ideas. At the time, ChatGPT 4 was not yet available. The output was still pretty rough around the edges, but it was no less mind-blowing for me to experience that first taste of the future of humans interfacing with computers.
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Very few lines from GPT made it into the final version of the song, but there were certainly a few. I played the song at an open mic night with my acoustic guitar. It wasn’t perfect, but then again I’m not a very serious musician. It was a thrill to write a song period, something I had not done in over 10 years. Thanks to ChatGPT, I was inspired to write one!
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After exploring the songwriting capabilities, I began experimenting with ChatGPT to help me with coding projects. Before version 4 became available, it had a hard time writing code that wasn’t too buggy to use. I found it to be a reliable coding buddy, but it wasn’t ready for prime time.