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I Forced a Bot to Write This Book: A.I. Meets B.S.
by Keaton Patti
Because I love the strange mix of logic and complete nonsense that results when bots try to imitate artifacts of human culture, I thought that this NetGalley advance read would be a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I did not like it at all. After the first several pages, it became clear that these silly submissions were written by a human comedy writer imitating a bot, and because the charm, hilarity, and surprise of this style of writing comes from its actual AI provenance, knowing that a person wrote this took all of the joy out of it.
I gave up on this book for about a week, but then I went back and skimmed the rest of it. Some of the jokes made me smile, but overall, I did not find this funny. It is random and nonsensical, and because the writing includes lots of off-the-wall elements based on human cultural associations and imaginative connections, it doesn't have the tone or texture of bot-created misunderstandings. This didn't work for me as AI humor or human comedy, and was just a strange mixture between the distinct styles.
It's clear from other reviews that there is an audience for this type of book, and I am sure that other people will enjoy it, but the humor was too random and often distasteful for my preferences, and because I went into the book with a false expectation, I found it very disappointing. Many of the segments are so incoherent that I couldn't even get through them, and I would not have finished this book if I had not felt an obligation to review it. I would only recommend this to people who accurately understand what the book has to offer, and are personally interested in seeing how a human writer would imitate AI.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I gave up on this book for about a week, but then I went back and skimmed the rest of it. Some of the jokes made me smile, but overall, I did not find this funny. It is random and nonsensical, and because the writing includes lots of off-the-wall elements based on human cultural associations and imaginative connections, it doesn't have the tone or texture of bot-created misunderstandings. This didn't work for me as AI humor or human comedy, and was just a strange mixture between the distinct styles.
It's clear from other reviews that there is an audience for this type of book, and I am sure that other people will enjoy it, but the humor was too random and often distasteful for my preferences, and because I went into the book with a false expectation, I found it very disappointing. Many of the segments are so incoherent that I couldn't even get through them, and I would not have finished this book if I had not felt an obligation to review it. I would only recommend this to people who accurately understand what the book has to offer, and are personally interested in seeing how a human writer would imitate AI.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.