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This is garbage in, garbage out a bit.

Tuned through my gpt3 account on shortlyread.com I got the following:

1. If You Were a Fruit, You'd Be a Fineapple.

2. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put 'U' and 'I' together.

3. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, So are you.

4. What do you say after three hours?

5. Am I attractive?

6. What's your favorite webcast application?

7. Hi; my name is Al and I like to fish.

8. I'm a night person and I like to sit alone in the dark.

9. Hi, do you like space?

10. My lover says that I'm not man enough.

11. Do you believe in love?

12. I think you should read my palm.

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A quick search turns up numerous results of the first two. I know I've heard the fineapple joke before. Those are also the only two I would consider a pickup line. Is there a reason you consider these results better?

Great question, I feel like GPT3 does a great job with predictable generation, like Family Feud answers. The first two are very predictable and the remaining 10 fall closer to a line that most folks would try out at least as an icebreaker, which is the expected result of a successful pickup line.

Some of the article's examples were too off the mark for folks to attempt.

> the remaining 10 fall closer to a line that most folks would try out at least as an icebreaker

Listen, I know there are stereotypes about the social skills of the average HN poster, and I've got to tell you you're not helping here.

More downvotes for you! When you're suicidal then, let me pick you up and talk about you favourite webcast application!

> Those are also the only two I would consider a pickup line.

#5 is pretty aggressive, but definitely a pickup line.

> I'm a night person and I like to sit alone in the dark.

That pretty much sums up my life, but I'd be very surprised if that worked as a pickup line.

It would work on you, wouldn't it?

Let's not beat around the bush; it'd work on 90% of HN.

(Myself included.)

Hi, do you love space?

Is actually hilarious

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