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I just started trying out GPT4 and DALLE2 by akarl

and I am dumbfounded. "Write a c++ program that uses openmp with 5 child processes to approximate pi. I want a confidence interval on the point estimate". And it works.

I had always joked with my kids about writing a picture book, and I used DALLE2 to generate some images and put a book out on the Kindle store. Probably took me 3 hours and it was worth the entertainment value for my kids. I linked one of the images which stated with the prompt "Norman Rockwell painting of kids wiping their hands on a wall." It generated a picture frame on the wall as well. I deleted the image inside the frame and asked for it to draw a "Norman Rockwell painting of an exasperated mother cleaning a wall"

Finally, I can't belive how well GPT4 can create poetry and songs according to given meters or styles.
"Write a rap ballad summarizing Dante's divine comedy and include a summary of the moral themes"


Verse 1:
Yo, let me tell you 'bout a journey to hell
Dante's Divine Comedy, it's a story to tell
A poet lost in the woods, unsure of his fate
Until Virgil came, and showed him the way

Chorus:
From the depths of hell to the highest heaven
Dante's journey took him through the seven
Circles of hell, where the sinners reside
And purgatory, where redemption can be found inside

Verse 2:
First circle, limbo, for those who died unbaptized
Then lust, gluttony, greed, and anger, all so despised
Heresy and violence, the sixth and the fifth
And treachery, the worst, the ninth circle abyss

Chorus:
From the depths of hell to the highest heaven
Dante's journey took him through the seven
Circles of hell, where the sinners reside
And purgatory, where redemption can be found inside

Verse 3:
In purgatory, the souls climb the mountain high
Repenting for their sins, before they can fly
Up to the paradise, where God's love abounds
And the ultimate reward, for those who turn their lives around

Chorus:
From the depths of hell to the highest heaven
Dante's journey took him through the seven
Circles of hell, where the sinners reside
And purgatory, where redemption can be found inside

Verse 4:
The moral of the story, is to live a life of grace
Avoiding sin and temptation, to stay in God's good graces
To repent for our mistakes, and seek redemption
And strive to live a life of love, and perfection

Chorus:
From the depths of hell to the highest heaven
Dante's journey took him through the seven
Circles of hell, where the sinners reside
And purgatory, where redemption can be found inside

Outro:
So let us all remember, Dante's Divine Comedy
And strive to live a life, that's both righteous and worthy
For in the end, it's not the wealth or fame we gain
But the love and grace of God, that will forever remain.