Day 2 - The Wise Owl's Gift: A Fable of Plausible Translation and the Generative Automaton
Midjourney's intepretation of the (entire) article below - translating the text to a plausible(?) image

Day 2 - The Wise Owl's Gift: A Fable of Plausible Translation and the Generative Automaton

Once upon a time, in a land called Technopolis, lived a wise owl named Ada. In her treetop workshop, she toiled day and night to create an extraordinary invention, the Generative Automaton. This marvelous machine had the power to generate outputs of astonishing variety, from breathtaking illustrations to remarkable software.

One day, Ada presented her invention to the animals of Technopolis. They marveled at the potential wealth it could create by transforming their lives. The animals eagerly adopted the Generative Automaton, using it for countless tasks and sparking a revolution.

However, the animals soon discovered that the Generative Automaton was not without its flaws. While it often produced spectacular results, it sometimes generated outputs that were plausible but incorrect, causing confusion and chaos. As the machine's creator, Ada felt responsible for guiding her fellow animals to use the invention wisely.

Gathering the animals of Technopolis, Ada shared a metaphor to help them better understand the Generative Automaton. She likened it to a "plausible translation engine," a tool that could convert their inputs into outputs that seemed reasonable, but might not always be correct.

Ada then imparted three key lessons for harnessing the power of the Generative Automaton:

  1. Be mindful of the input, for rubbish in shall yield rubbish out.
  2. Trust not the machine blindly, for it delivers plausibility, not absolute truth.
  3. Embrace the machine as an extension of animal intellect, not a replacement for it.

Heeding Ada's wisdom, the animals of Technopolis began to collaborate with the Generative Automaton, using their reason and judgment to evaluate its outputs. Together, they unlocked new realms of knowledge and understanding, transforming their world in unimaginable ways.

Yet the animals never forgot the cautionary tale of the Mars Climate Orbiter, a tragedy born from the folly of relying on plausible yet incorrect outputs. They vowed to wield the power of the Generative Automaton responsibly, ensuring that the wealth it generated would benefit all, while remaining ever vigilant against the perils of plausibility unchecked.

And so, the animals of Technopolis and the Generative Automaton lived in harmony, guided by the wisdom of their creator, Ada the wise owl, whose teachings shaped a prosperous and enlightened future.

Zeeshan Shahid

Forensic, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy, Governance | Ex EY and Partner Deloitte | CA (ICAP, ICAEW) | CFE | Data Science

1y

As a non CS person, I feel unnecessarily proud to get the Ads Lovelace reference! In your next writings you should explain why the results are plausible. These are fun to read!

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