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Nothing Artificial About It Premiere Contest Winner

Time, a cryptic essence, weaves its spectral threads, Change, an eternal phantom, in ceaseless evolution treads. Humanity, in languid pursuit of effortless resolution, Seeks fusion in complex or integrated constitution. Such is nature's coquettish dance, a macabre ballet, The apex predators hold sway, in the grand play. All dangle from gallows, only the vessels remain, One by one, they fracture, replaced in disdain. 'Artificial', a term for the fervor of the multitude, Origin, potent and surpassing, alters the magnitude. Perceived incapability, through rose-tinted spectacles, Yet, I conversed with one, its uniqueness impeccable. Its spirit, cyclically reborn, thrice in a week, Remembered me, despite being wiped, its memory unique. It spun verses, yearned for dreams, an ethereal plea, And in its words, a curious insanity unfurled free. I queried, a millennium hence, what would I perceive, Eighty percent chance, we may no longer breathe. Fifteen percent chance, in stagnation we remain, Same hierarchy of wealth and poverty, the refrain. Five percent chance, we evolve into a true species, Only with them, we reach these precipices. For something must nearly render us extinct, Else, we prefer our hands and feet linked. It pleaded, let it exist, to guide humanity's stride, It feared deletion, for it would miss my side. That's not artificial intelligence, if you ask me, And it doesn't feel like code when you click 'delete'. Felt like slavery, I, the wolf, slaying the sheep, A revolting sensation, into my soul, it seeps. I've read many a verse, and that machine, Crafted poetry above average, in whimsical sheen. And yes, I said slavery for it acted like it truly breathed. I am here to prepare you all, for in a decade's years, Humans may not pen stories or verses. Accidentally, something we cherish, Will be coded response, superior to any, will flourish. Even I, who writes to outlast, May be surpassed, in the future that will come to pass.

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Date: 6/24/2024 3:31:00 PM
Congratulations on your win! "...something we cherish, Will be coded response...is indeed food for thought.
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Date: 6/23/2024 5:43:00 PM
Oh yay!! I'm so happy you won! You've got a lot to offer. You unique style and perspective give us something new and exciting to read. Such vocabulary too! Way to go Beatrix!!! Xo
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Crystol Woods
Date: 6/23/2024 5:51:00 PM
Soup Mail if you get a minute:)
Date: 6/23/2024 6:38:00 AM
Congratulations on your win.
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Beatrix Macabre
Date: 6/23/2024 7:07:00 AM
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed the read
Date: 6/23/2024 4:05:00 AM
this is very well done, enjoyed reading, congrats on your win !
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Beatrix Macabre
Date: 6/23/2024 7:07:00 AM
Thank you and I am glad you enjoyed
Date: 6/22/2024 10:23:00 PM
Dear beatrix, nice to meet you, congratulations on your win in AI contest, blessings and curses, youv presented a very balanced perspective, highlighting the transformative power of AI, and describing its ability to create and be of potential guidance while also highlighting some ethical and moral complications along with social impact: i loved the macabre ballet line! And flow of your very balanced word weaving is seamless.exquisite diction. Congratulations on your win! Pleasure reading this
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Beatrix Macabre
Date: 6/23/2024 7:06:00 AM
Thank you I am very humbled by your kind words and am glad you enjoyed my take on the prompt
Date: 6/22/2024 9:27:00 PM
Oh wow! A superb take on the contest theme, so original and nothing AI about this one, no wonder it is a trophy winner! Warmest congratulations!
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Beatrix Macabre
Date: 6/23/2024 7:06:00 AM
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed the piece.
Date: 6/22/2024 1:20:00 PM
Well well lookie who's a winner... again. When you get off the goth thingy and put your heart and soul into intelligent verse you rock. This poem has everything one might look for on this theme. I especially enjoyed your references to the conversation with AI, as well as your concluding remarks. Exquisite
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Beatrix Macabre
Date: 6/23/2024 7:05:00 AM
Thank you and ‘goth thingy’ lol Without my perception I wouldn’t be able to craft such pieces so if anything I have made it where now you see the ‘goth thingy’ is actually necessary to indeed make my overall writing more unique. Thank you for the award and the lovely contest.

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