Too soon? Originally published at https://www.simner.com on June 22, 2023.

Microsoft Bing gets its chance to become a novelist — and politely declines. — In previous posts I asked ChatGPT and Google Bard to write novels for me. Now it was Microsoft Bing’s turn. Since I’d already gone around with ChatGPT and Bard giving me summaries of stories instead of actual stories, I decided to be up-front about what I wanted from Bing.

Google Bard tries its (metaphorical) hand at writing a novel. — Yesterday, I posted a “novel” written by ChatGPT. Today, I decided to see if Google Bard could do any better. Like ChatGPT, Bard couldn’t stay with the thread of any story for long. It didn’t even try. I’d ask it for a first chapter, and Bard would dutifully label it…

I went ahead and asked ChatGPT to write a novel. Here are the results. — Last October, I tried feeding the opening of Pride and Prejudice to some AI content generators. The results were by turns ridiculous and intriguing. A little more than a month later, ChatGPT was released. …

Honestly, I’m not sure I’m ready for a new year. There’s so much that feels unresolved from the old year, and the years before it, as well. It’s already been one heck of a decade, and I find myself moving forward with as much trepidation as hope. But, well, time…

My short story “Heart’s Desire” is now online at Read Me A Story, Ink., a reading resource site for kids, parents, and teachers. Take a look--or a listen! “PERFUME SCENTED the air as my stepsisters left the house, trading names of princes they longed to dance with at the ball…

I’ll be back at TusCon Science Fiction Convention for the first time in three years this Saturday, November 12. If you’re in Tucson, come say hi — either at my panel and signing, or at any time during the day! Weird Things We Thought As Kids - With Janni Lee Simner, Catherine Wells, Eric T. Knight, Jay Smith, Jessica Feinberg, Joe Palmer - 9 a.m., Ballroom Autograph Session - With Janni Lee Simner, Ross Lampert, S.A. Bradley, Jill Bauman, and Linda D Addison - 4 p.m., Autograph Area

So there I was, scrolling through social media, when an ad popped up on my feed. “Write blog posts 10X faster with robots!” it said. O-kay, I thought. Sure. What could possibly go wrong? A bit of googling later, I’d fallen down the rabbit hole of AI content generation-sites that…

Autumn sneaks in in the desert. Not with changing leaves, but with the shifting angle of the sun. With a hint of coolness in the mornings and evenings, while the days continue to burn. Autumn sneaks in in the desert. So too, Rosh Hashanah, the new year, sneaks up on…