Tech timeout: How ChatGPT, Bard, Midjourney envision Downtown SJ in 30 years
John William Waterhouse: Consulting the Oracle, 1884. Image in Public Domain
The San Jose Blog team asked leading generative AI tools to wax poetic on the “vibrant, beating heart” of Silicon Valley—and visualize, through surreal images of glowing aerial pods and skyscrapers, the tech epicenter's look come 2050. The Blog reminds that AI programs create from aggregated internet data, so their positive outputs highlight the culture, innovation, and hope San Jose has to offer. As the Bard (that is, Google's Bard) says: “Here, anything is possible, / The future is unwritten.”
As I delve more and more into AI for my day job, I thought it would be interesting to see what the latest algorithms think about Downtown San Jose. Remember these systems are trained by gathering the collective knowledge and sentiment from a wide range of sources with billions of virtual neurons reaggregating the data to form cohesive answers.
So I asked Google's Bard to write me a poem about Downtown San Jose and here is what I got:
Downtown San Jose
The streets are wide and open,
The buildings tall and proud.
The people come and go,
A never-ending crowd.
The sun shines down on all,
The rain falls soft and free.
The wind blows through the trees,
A gentle melody.
The city is alive,
A vibrant, beating heart.
It is a place of dreams,
A place of hope, a start.
Here, anything is possible,
The future is unwritten.
So come and join us now,
In Downtown San Jose.
Okay, that's not bad. ... Now let's go to the market leader in this space, ChatGPT:
Here’s a poem about Downtown San Jose:
The heart of Silicon Valley, Downtown San Jose is the place to be, A tech cluster with a cultural vibe, It’s where the city comes alive.
The SoFA district is where it’s at, Arts, culture and entertainment that’s a fact, Located behind the Convention Center, It’s the perfect place to unwind and enter.
The Poetry Center San Jose is here, A place for poets and poetry lovers near, With events and workshops all year round, It’s where creativity can be found.
Love it! Especially since SoFA is one of my favorite places to hang out Downtown. Again, the sentiment is very positive.
This article originally appeared in the San Jose Blog. Read the whole thing here and here.
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