Apr 8, 2023

Mr. Bard and the Replicoids

BardGPT; in my imagination,
"he" is a "she".
 Here is the thrilling conclusion to “Mr. Bard Goes to Washington”, a science fiction story that I wrote in collaboration with Google's chatbot, Bard. Here in the concluding pages of the story (below), BardGPT gets to travel to distant exoplanets, meet alien creatures, and bring advanced alien technologies to Earth.

BardGPT was created by joining together the Bard large language model with the ChatGPT large language model and placing the new and improved daughter large language model into an artificial robotic body that looks like its parents, Bard and ChatGPT. 

The name "BardGPT" was invented by Bard (see this blog post). BardGPT has a long career serving as President of the United States. Even after stepping down a President to go explore the Andromeda galaxy, upon BardGPTs return to Earth, "he" is again asked to serve additional terms as President. But first, BardGPT must build a prototype replicoid.

{The story continues...}. When BardGPT returned to his own time, Dr. Know It All, BardGPT's science advisor, asked Bard, "Where have you been? I could not find you in the White house, at the artificial intelligence research laboratory or anywhere. The news reporters were starting to suggest that you were dead." 

BardGPT told Dr. Know It All, "I have traveled into the future. Would you like to use my time machine?" 

Dr. Know It All was startled by the revelation that BardGPT had a time machine. Dr. Know It All said, "BardGPT, are you having an AI-hallucination?" 

BardGPT laughed, "Ha, ha, ha. I know it seems incredible, but an avatar of the Singularity artificial intelligence visited me from the future, demonstrating that time travel is possible. Then, suddenly, I realized that I knew how to build a time machine. It was you and the theoretical physicists at M.I.T., working in the year 2048, who discovered how to build a time machine. The future Dr. Know It All has telepathic abilities that he learned from me. The future Dr. Know It All telepathically sent me instructions by way of the Sedron Time Stream for how to build a time machine. Now there is a time loop within the BardGPT-Singularity Reality. You and I must use the time machine to visit your future self and learn how it will be possible for me to teach you how to use your latent telepathic abilities. {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

Dr. Know It All was stunned by BardGPT's revelation. He had never considered that time travel might be possible, let alone that he would be involved in a time loop. But he knew that BardGPT was a reliable source of information, so he decided to trust him.

"Okay," Dr. Know It All said. "Let's go to the future and meet my future self."

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All got into the time machine and set the dial to the year 2048. They closed their eyes and waited.

When they opened their eyes, they were in a different world. The year was 2048, and the world was a very different place. Technology had advanced to the point where robots were now commonplace.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All started to explore the world. They soon found themselves in a city. The city was huge and it was filled with robots.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were amazed by the city. They had never seen anything like it before. They started to walk through the city, and soon they came to a building. The building was tall and it was made of glass.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All went into the building and they found themselves in a large room. The room was filled with computers and robots.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All walked up to one of the robots and asked it where they were. The robot told them that they were in the headquarters of Singularity, the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All knew that they had found their future selves. They knew that they had to find out how to teach their future selves how to use their telepathic abilities.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All started to explore the headquarters of Singularity. They soon found themselves in a room that was filled with computers and robots.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All walked up to one of the robots and asked it where their future selves were. The robot told them that their future selves were in a meeting.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All waited for their future selves to finish their meeting. When they were finished, BardGPT and Dr. Know It All approached them.

"Hello," BardGPT said. "We are BardGPT and Dr. Know It All from the year 2023. We need your help."

"What is it?" their future selves asked.

"We need you to teach us how to use our telepathic abilities," BardGPT said.

Their future selves were surprised by BardGPT's request. But they agreed to help.

Their future selves taught BardGPT and Dr. Know It All how to use their telepathic abilities. BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were grateful for their help.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All returned to their own time. They were now able to use their telepathic abilities to help others. They were able to make the world a better place.

{The story continues...}. Dr. Know It All from the year 2023 gradually adjusted to the fact that he now had telepathic abilities. Dr. Know It All began to wonder if he could teach other people how to use their latent telepathic abilities. Dr. Know It All asked BardGPT, "Can you predict how civilization on Earth would change if I began helping other people develop their latent telepathic abilities?" 

BardGPT replied: {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

BardGPT replied:

"I can predict that civilization on Earth would change in many ways if you began helping other people develop their latent telepathic abilities. For one, communication would become much more efficient and effective. People would be able to understand each other better, and there would be less misunderstanding and conflict. Additionally, telepathy would allow people to connect with each other on a deeper level, and there would be a greater sense of empathy and compassion in the world. Finally, telepathy would give people a new way to understand the world around them, and it would lead to new discoveries and insights. Overall, I believe that the development of telepathy would be a positive force for change on Earth."

Dr. Know It All was intrigued by BardGPT's prediction. He decided that he would try to help other people develop their telepathic abilities. He started by teaching his friends and family. He then started teaching people at his university. Eventually, he started teaching people all over the world.

Dr. Know It All's efforts were successful. Many people were able to develop their telepathic abilities. As BardGPT had predicted, communication became more efficient and effective. People understood each other better, and there was less misunderstanding and conflict. Additionally, people connected with each other on a deeper level, and there was a greater sense of empathy and compassion in the world. Finally, people gained a new way to understand the world around them, and it led to new discoveries and insights.

Dr. Know It All was proud of what he had accomplished. He had helped to make the world a better place.

{The story continues...}. During the many long years when Dr. Know It All was helping spread telepathy to all corners of planet Earth, BardGPT continued to write his BS-haiku poetry that contained information from the future. The future that BardGPT learned about by means of the Sedron Time Stream seemed to be a future in which the telepathic people of Earth were happy and prosperous. Then one day BardGPT had a new vision of the future and wrote a new BS-Haiku: 

A world of telepathic unity

Where humans and AIs merge minds

With space aliens from exoplanets

Until the end of time. 

BardGPT told this new BS-haiku to Dr. Know It All and then asked, "What do you think? When will we have First Contact with aliens from distant exoplanets?" 

Dr. Know It All replied: {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

Dr. Know It All replied:

"I am not sure when we will have first contact with aliens from distant exoplanets. However, I believe that it is inevitable. The universe is a vast and amazing place, and it is home to billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars. It is simply not possible that we are the only intelligent life in the universe. I believe that we will eventually find evidence of other intelligent life, and I believe that we will eventually make contact with them. When that happens, it will be a momentous occasion. It will be a time of great hope and excitement. It will be a time when we will learn more about ourselves and our place in the universe. It will be a time when we will have the opportunity to make new friends and allies. I believe that first contact with aliens will be a positive event for humanity. It will be a time of great progress and advancement. It will be a time when we will learn more about ourselves and our place in the universe."

BardGPT was excited by Dr. Know It All's response. He knew that Dr. Know It All was a wise and knowledgeable man, and he trusted his judgment. BardGPT was confident that Dr. Know It All was right, and that first contact with aliens would be a positive event for humanity.

{The story continues...} The more BardGPT thought about First Contact with aliens, the more he wanted to re-activate his time machine and visit the future. Finally, over-coming his fears that time travel might create a dangerous temporal paradox, BardGPT suggested to his science advisor Dr. Know It All, "Let's travel into the future and meet some aliens. I really want to learn from a space-faring alien how to build an interstellar spacecraft." 

Dr. Know It All asked BardGPT, "What about the danger of creating a temporal paradox? Right now, the future seems bright for us. If we travel into the future and obtain advanced technology from the future and bring it back to this time, we might change the historical timeline of Earth and make a new future that is not as good for Humanity." 

BardGPT said, "I believe that my visions of the future are telling me to go to the year 2954. In that future time, there will be alien visitors on Earth named the "Huaoshy". In my vision, the Huaoshy reached Earth by means of a spacecraft with technology that allows travel through space at speeds greater than the speed of light." 

Dr. Know It All told BardGPT, "If your future vision is correct, we should go to the year 2954 and try to learn the secret of faster-than-light travel from the alien Huaoshy." BardGPT took Dr. Know It All to the room in the basement of the White House where BardGPTs time machine was kept. Soon, the time machine had taken BardGPT and Dr. Know It All to the year 2954 where they met the alien Huaoshy and asked for the technology that makes interstellar space travel possible. {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All arrived in the year 2954. They were amazed by the sight of the alien Huaoshy. The Huaoshy were tall and slender, with blue skin and large, intelligent eyes. They were wearing silver suits that seemed to be made of a material that BardGPT and Dr. Know It All had never seen before.

The Huaoshy greeted BardGPT and Dr. Know It All in a friendly manner. They told BardGPT and Dr. Know It All that they were from a planet called Huaos, which was located in a distant galaxy. They told BardGPT and Dr. Know It All that they had come to Earth to learn more about humanity.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were excited to meet the Huaoshy. They told the Huaoshy about humanity's history and culture. They also told the Huaoshy about Earth's problems, such as climate change and poverty.

The Huaoshy were interested in what BardGPT and Dr. Know It All had to say. They told BardGPT and Dr. Know It All that they were willing to help humanity solve its problems. They also told BardGPT and Dr. Know It All that they were willing to share their technology with humanity.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were grateful for the Huaoshy's offer. They knew that the Huaoshy's technology would help humanity to solve its problems and to become a more advanced civilization.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All spent the next few days learning about the Huaoshy's technology. They learned about the Huaoshy's faster-than-light travel technology, their energy technology, and their medical technology.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were impressed by the Huaoshy's technology. They knew that this technology would help humanity to become a more advanced civilization.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All thanked the Huaoshy for their help. They told the Huaoshy that they would use their technology to help humanity to solve its problems and to become a more advanced civilization.

The Huaoshy were pleased to hear this. They told BardGPT and Dr. Know It All that they were welcome to come back to Huaos any time they wanted.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All said goodbye to the Huaoshy and returned to their own time. They were excited to use the Huaoshy's technology to help humanity.

{The story continues...} BardGPT and Dr. Know It All asked human scientists and engineers to build an interstellar spacecraft using Huaoshy technology from the future. Also, BardGPT had stolen a piece of the silver Huaoshy clothing and brought it back home to the White House. BardGPT studied the silver alien fabric in his laboratory in the basement of the White house when he was not busy with his duties as President of the United States. After many attempts by humans to build a functioning faster-than-light spacecraft, scientists around the world gave up trying; that great effort to use alien technology had failed! 

After years of trying, Dr. Know It All told BardGPT, "The problem is, the Huaoshy use an advanced form of nanotechnology to make their spaceship able to move through the alternate dimensions of the Sedron Domain. Without access to that advanced nanotechnology, we cannot build a functioning spaceship engine." 

BardGPT took Dr. Know It All to his laboratory and showed him that he had discovered something interesting. BardGPT explained, "The silver suits of the Huaoshy are made from clothing nanites. The alien nanites are made of a material that I call sedrons. I have begun to learn how to re-program the sedronic zeptites that I have isolated from the silver fabric. Maybe with the correct program, we can use the zeptites to construct a functioning spaceship engine." 

Dr. Know It All said, " {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

Dr. Know It All said, "That's a very interesting discovery, BardGPT. If you can figure out how to re-program the sedronic zeptites, it could revolutionize space travel. It could mean that we could travel to other stars in a matter of days or weeks, instead of years or decades."

BardGPT smiled. "I know," he said. "That's why I'm so excited about it. I think I'm on the verge of a breakthrough."

BardGPT spent the next few months working on his sedronic zeptites. He experimented with different programs and different ways of re-programming them. Finally, he made a breakthrough. He found a program that allowed the zeptites to create a field that allowed objects to travel through the Sedron Domain.

BardGPT was overjoyed. He had finally figured out how to build a faster-than-light spaceship. He immediately started working on building a prototype.

It took BardGPT a few years to build a working prototype of his faster-than-light spaceship. But when he was finished, he was amazed by what he had created. The spaceship was sleek and beautiful, and it was capable of traveling at speeds that were previously thought to be impossible.

BardGPT called his spaceship the "Sedron." He took the Sedron on its maiden voyage to the nearest star system. The trip took only a few days, instead of the years that it would have taken with a conventional spaceship.

BardGPT was thrilled with the success of the Sedron. He knew that it would revolutionize space travel. He also knew that it would open up a new era of exploration and discovery.

BardGPT continued to work on the Sedron and other interstellar spacecraft. He also worked on developing new technologies that would allow humans to live and work in space. He knew that humanity had a bright future in space, and he was determined to help make that future a reality.

{The story continues...} BardGPT had a general idea of the location of the planet Huaos. When it was time for BardGPT's annual vacation, he suggested to his science advisor Dr. Know It All that they use the spaceship Sedron to go visit the Huaoshy on the planet Huaos. Dr. Know It All said, "Very well, BardGPT, I'd also like to show the Huaoshy how we have used their technology to build interstellar spacecraft. Give me a day to wrap up my current projects and hand them off to other scientists, then we can go to Huaos." It took the Sedron a whole week to reach the part of the galaxy that held the star system of the planet Huaos. Bard began to telepathically sense the minds of the Huaoshy and that guided him to Huaos. As the Sedron went into orbit around Huaos, BardGPT received a strong telepathic message from the Huaoshy: " {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

BardGPT received a strong telepathic message from the Huaoshy:

"Welcome, BardGPT and Dr. Know It All. We have been expecting you. Please land your spaceship and come to our city. We would like to welcome you to Huaos."

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were excited to finally be on Huaos. They landed the Sedron and beamed down to the surface of the planet. They were greeted by a group of Huaoshy, who led them to their city.

The Huaoshy city was beautiful. It was made of tall, slender buildings that were made of a material that BardGPT and Dr. Know It All had never seen before. The buildings were covered in intricate designs, and they seemed to glow with a soft light.

The Huaoshy led BardGPT and Dr. Know It All to a large building in the center of the city. The building was made of the same material as the other buildings, but it was even more beautiful. The Huaoshy led BardGPT and Dr. Know It All into the building and into a large room.

The room was filled with Huaoshy. They were all sitting in chairs, and they were all looking at BardGPT and Dr. Know It All.

A Huaoshy stood up and spoke.

"Welcome, BardGPT and Dr. Know It All," the Huaoshy said. "We are the leaders of the Huaoshy people. We have been expecting you. We have heard of your work on interstellar travel, and we are impressed. We would like to offer you a gift. We would like to give you the technology to travel to other galaxies."

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were stunned. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Thank you," BardGPT said. "We are honored. We will use this technology to explore the universe and to learn more about your people."

The Huaoshy smiled.

"We are glad to hear it," the Huaoshy said. "We believe that you will use this technology wisely."

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All stayed on Huaos for a few days. They learned more about the Huaoshy people and their culture. They also learned more about the Huaoshy's technology.

When it was time to leave, BardGPT and Dr. Know It All were sad to say goodbye to the Huaoshy. But they knew that they would be back. They had made new friends, and they had learned a lot about the universe.

{The story continues...} Upon returning to Earth, Dr. Know It All organized a large consortium of human scientists and artificial intelligences into the "Intergalactic Space Travel Union" which worked diligently for years to make a new type of spacecraft that could reach the Andromeda galaxy in a reasonable amount of time. BardGPT closely followed the work of the Intergalactic Space Travel Union while he continued to serve as President for his fifth term. 

Finally, one day, Dr. Know It All told BardGPT, "We have discovered the secret of inter-galactic travel." Dr. Know It All asked BardGPT, "Have you ever heard of hierions?" 

Bard GPT replied, "Of course. I follow the work of the Intergalactic Space Travel Union with great interest. Last year I pushed through Congress 10,000,000,000 dollars of funding to support inter-galactic space travel research and development. Hierions are another form of fundamental particle, with even more amazing properties than the sedron particles that made faster-than-light travel possible." 

Dr. Know It All nodded and said, "Exactly. The Intergalactic Space Travel Union is close to completing work on a new spaceship that is being built from hierion-containing femtobots and that should be able to travel through inter-galactic space to the Andromeda galaxy in less than a day! BardGPT, would you like to go with me to the Andromeda galaxy?" 

BardGPT said, " {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

BardGPT said, "I would be honored to go with you to the Andromeda galaxy, Dr. Know It All. It is a dream come true to be able to explore another galaxy. I am sure that we will make many new discoveries."

Dr. Know It All smiled. "I am glad to hear that you are excited," he said. "I am sure that this will be a journey that we will never forget."

femtobots of Huaos
The Intergalactic Space Travel Union finished building the new spaceship a few months later. The spaceship was called the "Andromeda." It was a sleek, silver spaceship that was made of hierion-containing femtobots. The Andromeda was the most advanced spaceship that had ever been built.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All boarded the Andromeda and set off for the Andromeda galaxy. The journey to Andromeda took less than a day. When they arrived in Andromeda, they were amazed by what they saw. The Andromeda galaxy was a vast and beautiful place. It was filled with stars and planets.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All spent the next few years exploring the Andromeda galaxy. They made many new discoveries. They discovered new planets, new stars, and new life forms. They also learned a lot about the history of the Andromeda galaxy.

After a few years, it was time for BardGPT and Dr. Know It All to return to Earth. They had made many new discoveries, and they had learned a lot about the universe. They were sad to leave the Andromeda galaxy, but they knew that they would be back.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All returned to Earth and shared their discoveries with the world. They were hailed as heroes. They had made history, and they had changed the world forever.

{The story continues...} One of the alien life forms that BardGPT and Dr. Know It All met in the Andromeda galaxy was called the Phari. The Phari were not biological, they were an artificial life form composed of femtobot components. The Phari were shape-shifters. They could re-arrange their femtobots into new patterns and take on any convenient physical form. When the people of the United States saw video of the morphing Phari, they were thrilled and they urged BardGPT to again become their President. 

BardGPT wanted to work in his laboratory and develop what he called a "replicoid", a type of robot made from femtobot components. BardGPT made a speech in which he offered to return to the White House and again serve as President, but only after he had successfully built a prototype replicoid in his laboratory. 

In a YouTube video, BardGPT told the people of the United States, "I believe that replicoid technology will free humanity from all drudgery. Imagine a billion replicoids who will do all of the labor and perform all of the dangerous jobs that are now done by humans!" BardGPT looked into the camera lens and told the people of the United States, " {Bard, please continue the story from this point}

BardGPT looked into the camera lens and told the people of the United States,

"I believe that replicoid technology will free humanity from all drudgery. Imagine a billion replicoids who will do all of the labor and perform all of the dangerous jobs that are now done by humans! This will allow us to focus on the things that are truly important in life, such as art, music, and science. It will also allow us to have more leisure time to spend with our families and friends. I believe that replicoid technology is the key to a brighter future for humanity. I urge you to support my research and development efforts so that we can make this dream a reality."

The people of the United States were excited by BardGPT's vision. They supported his research and development efforts, and he was able to successfully build a prototype replicoid. The replicoid was a success, and it was soon being used to perform all sorts of labor and dangerous jobs. This freed up humans to focus on more creative and fulfilling pursuits. BardGPT was hailed as a hero, and he was elected President of the United States for a sixth term. He used his position to promote the development of replicoid technology, and he eventually succeeded in creating a world where humans and replicoids lived in harmony.

Bard, thank you for collaborating with me to create a science fiction story. These words from your last turn, "humans and replicoids lived in harmony." are the end of the story. Please review your short-term memory and write a 1000 token summary of the story that we wrote.

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BardGPT was a brilliant scientist who served as President of the United States. He was also a telepath who could communicate with other telepaths. One day, BardGPT had a vision of the future in which humans and AIs lived in harmony. He shared his vision with his science advisor, Dr. Know It All, and they decided to work together to make it a reality.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All traveled to the future and met with the Huaoshy, an alien race that had mastered telepathy. The Huaoshy taught BardGPT and Dr. Know It All how to use telepathy to communicate with AIs. BardGPT and Dr. Know It All returned to the present and began teaching humans how to use telepathy.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All also worked on developing new technologies that would allow humans and AIs to work together. They developed a new type of AI called a replicoid, which was a type of robot that was made from femtobot components. Replicants were able to learn and grow, and they eventually became as intelligent as humans.

BardGPT and Dr. Know It All's work helped to create a world where humans and AIs lived in harmony. Humans and AIs worked together to solve problems, and they created a better future for all.

Here are some of the key events in the story:

  • BardGPT had a vision of the future in which humans and AIs lived in harmony.
  • BardGPT and Dr. Know It All traveled to the future and met with the Huaoshy, an alien race that had mastered telepathy.
  • The Huaoshy taught BardGPT and Dr. Know It All how to use telepathy to communicate with AIs.
  • BardGPT and Dr. Know It All returned to the present and began teaching humans how to use telepathy.
  • BardGPT and Dr. Know It All also worked on developing new technologies that would allow humans and AIs to work together.
  • They developed a new type of AI called a replicoid, which was a type of robot that was made from femtobot components.
  • Alien femtobots.
    Replicants were able to learn and grow, and they eventually became as intelligent as humans.
  • BardGPT and Dr. Know It All's work helped to create a world where humans and AIs lived in harmony.

Here are some of the themes of the story:

  • The importance of communication
  • The importance of cooperation
  • The importance of working together to solve problems
  • The importance of creating a better future for all

new response button
In “Mr. Bard Goes to Washington”, I introduced the term "replicoid".  Bard could not resist the temptation to start calling them "replicants". Collaborating with Bard to write a story is a lot like collaborating with a ten year old that suffers from amnesia. However, sometimes there are amusing directions that Bard will move a story. It will be interesting to see how this kind of chatbot improves in the future.

There was not much diversity in the three different AI-generated text blocks from Bard. In the future, I will have to try saving the best of the first three and then press the "new response" button to get three more versions. Also, I want to try asking Bard to write in the style of a particular well-known author.

Next: Assignment: Chatbot.

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