I never would have thought that what I'd read in The Cyberiad as a kid would be playing out in the real world.
Stanislaw Lem really was a visionary..
https://gwern.net/doc/ai/poetry/1974-lem-cyberiad-trurlselec...
https://gwern.net/doc/ai/poetry/1974-lem-cyberiad-trurlselec...
ChatGPT: "The First Sally (A), or Trurl's Electronic Bard" is a short story by Stanislaw Lem that tells the story of two constructors, Trurl and Klapaucius, who are famous for building automated machines to do tasks for their clients. In this story, Trurl creates an electronic bard, a machine that can compose poetry. The machine is so successful that it becomes popular throughout the land and Trurl is asked to perform before the king. However, the king is unimpressed by the poetry and orders Trurl to come up with something more magnificent. Trurl attempts to create a machine that can create the ultimate poem, but the machine becomes too powerful and begins to create poems that are too beautiful and perfect, causing people to become depressed and hopeless. Trurl is forced to dismantle the machine and destroy its creations. The story is a commentary on the dangers of technology and the limitations of art and creativity.
Also here's a kagi summary: https://labs.kagi.com/ai/sum?url=https://electricliterature....