Creativity At this point, Reid, I’m thinking, oh my god this thing is the worst writer I’ve ever read. You’re a supercomputer—how are you not moving things along faster?? Anyway, it went on— DAN: So we’re on the same page? SARA: Absolutely. DAN: Great. Then there’s nothing we can’t tell each other, right? SARA: Right. DAN: Good. Because secrets can be dangerous, don’t you think? SARA: Yes, they can. DAN: Good. Then you won’t mind if I ask you something? SARA: No, go ahead. DAN: Who is Paul? And finally I’m like, “Aha!” GPT-4 says Sara has another man in her life. Great! That’s something to work with. But I think a common affair or “lover from her past” or whatever would seem super-predictable. So I try to steer GPT-4 toward some- thing more novel: Prompt: Continue this scene, but make sure Paul is *not* someone with whom Sara is having an affair. Nor is he a hidden family member, or a former boyfriend, or someone from her job. Her secret about Paul is some- thing different and more unusual. Go! GPT-4: SARA: (shocked) Paul? How do you know about Paul? DAN: I saw the text message on your phone. It said “I miss you, Sara. Can we talk soon?” SARA: (sighs) Dan, I can explain. Paul is . . . he’s . . . 53