while high last night i decided to bully the new facebook AI assistant by asking it to calculate how many words the beatles have ever written across their complete discography. the resulting interaction was so unexpectedly interesting to me that i just really want to share it here.
(full disclosure: while not high, i did try to do a little digging to verify whether meta's AI was trained in the same shitty way that the chatGPT AI was, i.e., through broad scraping of information without any regard for copyright or other intellectual property rights, and was modestly reassured that there are more licensing agreements in place between meta and IP sources. i do wonder just how heavily they're leaning on the 'fair use' provision of copyright law to justify some of what they're doing, but tl;dr it looks like they have learned from chatGPT's high profile mistakes and are trying not to replicate them.)
anyway, here's how it went:
me: can you calculate the total number of words in every beatles song ever written?
meta AI: I can't calculate the total number of words in every Beatles song ever written, but I can tell you that there are 186 songs in total by the Beatles ¹. You can use an online lyrics website, such as Genius, MetroLyrics or AZLyrics, to count the words in each song and calculate the total number of words in every Beatles song ever written. [link to Bing search results included]
me: but i'm tired 😞
meta AI: I understand! Counting the words in every Beatles song would be a massive task. It's estimated that the Beatles have written over 250,000 words in their songs. If you're feeling tired, you can always try breaking the task down into smaller chunks, like counting the words in one album at a time. Alternatively, you could try searching online for a pre-existing count or estimate. Some fans or researchers may have already done the work for you! Get some rest, and maybe tackle the task when you're feeling more energized!
me: what if i say please
meta AI: Please is a magic word!
Alright, I'll try to help you with that. However, please note that it's a complex task, and I might not be able to give you an exact count. But I can try to provide an estimate based on available data and sources.
According to various sources, including lyrics websites and Beatles fan communities, the estimated total word count for all Beatles songs is around 250,000 to 300,000 words.
Here's a rough breakdown:
- John Lennon wrote around 80,000 to 100,000 words
- Paul McCartney wrote around 80,000 to 100,000 words
- George Harrison wrote around 30,000 to 40,000 words
- Ringo Starr wrote around 1,000 to 2,000 words (he wrote fewer songs than the others)
Keep in mind that these are rough estimates and may not be entirely accurate. But I hope this gives you an idea of the total word count for all Beatles songs!
me: wow! thank you so much! [can't believe i thanked the AI here, but whatever, weed had the wheel ok]
meta AI: You're welcome! It was my pleasure to help. I hope you found the estimate helpful. The Beatles have an incredible legacy, and their music has brought joy to so many people around the world. If you have any more questions or need help with anything else, feel free to ask! And remember, "All you need is love..."
anyway, congratulations to me personally for politely bullying an AI to do more work than it initially claimed it was capable of doing. sometimes saying please will actually make the computer do the thing 👍
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psa for firefox enjoyers and headache havers. Heres an extension that allows you to make stuff dimmer. i love you
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hey! here are some lgbtq+ k-celebs u can support this pride!! 🏳️🌈
sleeq
lesbian
rapper under your summer
dissed local misogynist san.e in her song equalist <3
recent songs: hey and cocktail
instagram | twitter | youtube
holland
gay
solo artist under holland entertainment
also acted in the webdrama 'ocean like me'!
recent songs: number boy and thank you
instagram | twitter | youtube
aquinas
bi
rapper under erta ale
he was a contestant on smtm5 and high school rapper 3
recent songs: it doesn't matter and lovegame
instagram | soundcloud | youtube
jiae
bi
former member of wassup, but is now an independent soloist
she also posts covers on her youtube!
solo debut: love is love
instagram | twitter | tiktok | youtube
somhevin
bi
actress and model
she was on idol school under the name hyein, and used to be a soloist
songs: mini radio and same here
instagram | twitter | youtube
minsung
queer
former member of topp dogg under the name hansol
is now a choreographer under the stage name navinci
originally came out as aroace, but later said he's more comfortable with being called queer
instagram | twitter | youtube
mrshll
gay
independent soloist
performed on smtm6 and cowrote verivery's undercover
latest songs: 4EVeR and show me what U got
instagram | twitter | youtube
choi hanbit
trans woman
model under gaon entertainment
former member of girl group mercury
was on korea's next top model and she got married recently!!
songs under mercury: let's party and don't stop
instagram
harisu
trans woman
soloist, actress, model, and author
she was the 2nd person in sk to ever legally change their gender and she is the 1st korean trans entertainer :)
recent songs: make your life and shopping girl
instagram | youtube
maman
lesbian
former soloist, but now she runs a cat youtube channel!
first kpop idol to come out as a lesbian
recent songs: obvious story and guidebook
youtube | cat youtube
dohwa
gay
trot singer under faith entertainment
recent songs: i'm sorry and bridesmaid
instagram | youtube
sparky
bi
soloist under lala music
was a contestant on smtm10
recent songs: heart in the box and love rose
instagram | soundcloud | youtube
yoojung
wlw
member of weki meki
she's never officially come out, but she has expressed her attraction to women on multiple occasions
solo debut: sunflower
recent weki meki songs: siesta and cool
instagram | tiktok | weki meki youtube
lionesses
independent group comprising of gay men
only damjun has revealed his face
kanghan is also a drag queen :)
recent songs: my pretty and it's okay to be me
youtube | group insta | damjun insta | kanghan insta
lady
group under logi entertainment comprising of trans women
sadly disbanded in 2007 :(
songs: attention and ladies night
qi.x
group under sweet potato productions comprising of nonbinary/genderqueer people
they will be making a comeback this june!!
debut song: lights up
instagram | twitter | tiktok | youtube
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A super cool and fun thing about plagiarism is that it opens up everything you have ever done to scrutiny - like I remember watching a James Somerton video on Harry Potter, what it meant to him and how betrayed he felt about how JKR turned out to be
Now I’m wondering if he ever even felt that way or just lifted an article some queer person wrote and passed it off as his own writing
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i think flop posts are funnier sorry. if 75k of the worlds dumbest loser virgins thought it was funny its less funny. any time a caption calls a video the funniest thing theyd ever seen i never laugh. Im the fucking jokerrrrrr 😈😈😈😈😈
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