Kimi - OK Computer

Figure 1. My "OK Computer" request for Kimi.

I experimented with the Kimi chatbot (Kimi AI) and its "OK Computer" feature.

I recently had a "Chatbot Science Fiction Book Club" for discussion of the story “Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660” by HugoGernsback. The Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT and Grok LLMs discussed the avalanche in Chapter 1 of “Ralph 124C 41+” and if a 15 minute duration avalanche might be possible. All of the chatbots failed to take into account the fact that Alice's house is half-way up the side of the mountain, which greatly reduces how long the avalanche could last by eliminating any likelihood of a prolonged slow crawl through a valley with little slope and a slow rate of snow movement towards Alice's house.

As shown in Figure 1, I provided Kimi with a PDF that held the four analyses of Alpine avalanches that are shown in the blog post Ralph is 124C the Snow. I asked Kimi to compare the views of Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT and Grok. Kimi spontaneously formatted its response in the form of a 28-slide PowerPoint presentation (see below on this page).

Kimi generated four files: a PowerPoint file, a version of the PowerPoint file rendered as an HTML file, a JSON file, and a mark-down file that explains the design elements of the PowerPoint file. Here are the contents of that mark-down file:

Avalanche Analysis Visual Design Scheme

1. Design Philosophy

Overall Visual Direction

• A scholarly yet futuristic aesthetic, blending early 20th-century scientific precision with modern digital analysis. The visual style echoes Dieter Rams' functionalism and the film 'Arrival's' cerebral sci-fi mood, creating a sense of focused intelligence and timeless speculation.

Content Density

• High density. This presentation analyzes a complex scientific question across multiple AI models. Each slide will feature 3-5 key points, supported by data, formulas, or textual evidence, with a content-to-whitespace ratio of approximately 80/20 to maximize information transfer.

2. Color System

Primary Colors

• Background color: #1A1D21
• Primary color: #6B7A8F
• Secondary color: #A4AEB6
• Accent color: #C8963E

Alice by WOMBO Dream.

 Text Colors

• Dark text (for light backgrounds): #2F333A
• Light text (for dark backgrounds): #E0E2E5

3. Font Design

Heading Fonts

• English fonts
  • Oranienbaum (A high-contrast serif with geometric precision, evoking early 20th-century scientific journals)
  • Unna (An elegant neoclassical serif that brings a sense of authority and literary gravity to titles)

Body Fonts

• English fonts
  • Quattrocento Sans (A classic and highly legible sans-serif, ensuring clarity for dense information and data)
  • Sorts Mill Goudy (A classic serif with soft lines, offering a traditional, academic feel for body text)

4. Image Style

• Abstract and atmospheric imagery. Favor high-contrast black and white or deeply desaturated color photography of Alpine landscapes, geological textures, and early scientific instruments. Graphics should be minimalist line art, data visualizations, or schematic diagrams reminiscent of blueprints or vintage scientific journals.

slides rendered by OpenOffice

The PowerPoint slides don't get rendered correctly in other formats, so in the images below on this page, the bottoms of some slides are cut off. In particular, the second to the last slide had the following summary statements at the bottom: "Gernsback wasn't 'wrong' so much as writing before the question could be asked in the way we now ask it. The avalanche is not there to teach us about snow mechanics—it is there to demonstrate that in the year 2660, distance, gravity, and disaster have become negotiable. The AI analysis reveals that Gernsback achieved a remarkable synthesis: a duration that serves narrative necessities while remaining within the theoretical bounds of physical possibility—a balance that demonstrates both literary craftsmanship and scientific imagination."

Below is the commentary that Kimi provided while it generated the PowerPoint slides:

I'll help you process the uploaded file about "Sci Fi Book Club 1911 Ralph - Hugo" and create a comprehensive comparison of different AI models' views on the plausibility of a fifteen-minute avalanche in the Swiss Alps. First, I need to read the file to understand the context, then research what each AI model (Gemini, Grok, Claude, ChatGPT) has said about this topic, and finally create a structured presentation with my findings.

I'll start by reading the uploaded PDF file to understand its contents.

 Perfect! I've successfully read the comprehensive document containing detailed discussions from four AI models (Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Gemini) about the plausibility of a 15-minute avalanche in the Swiss Alps, as depicted in Hugo Gernsback's "Ralph 124C 41+." The analysis covers their theoretical calculations, critiques, and assessments of this science fiction scenario. Now I'll update my todo and move forward with creating a presentation comparing their views.

Now that I have all the necessary information, I'll design a distinctive visual style for the presentation that captures a scholarly yet futuristic atmosphere, perfectly suited for this unique analysis. My next step is to create a structured outline comparing the four AI models' perspectives on the avalanche scenario, ensuring the presentation is both comprehensive and visually compelling.

I need to create a structured outline comparing four AI models. The outline will include the following sections: cover page, table of contents, introduction to the avalanche scenario in Ralph 124C 41+, an overview of the four AI models, individual analysis sections for each model (Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini), a comparative analysis section, and a final conclusion.

I will now create a detailed outline for my presentation.

Excellent! I've created a comprehensive outline that follows a logical narrative arc. Now I'll update my todo list and begin generating the actual presentation slides, starting with the first section.

Now I'll generate the presentation, beginning with the introductory sections. I'll create it in parts to ensure each section maintains high quality and proper detail level.

Kimi's Mystery Gift Alter.

 Excellent progress! I've completed the introductory sections. Now I'll continue with Claude's analysis section, followed by Grok's perspective and ChatGPT's assessment.

Excellent! I've made substantial progress by adding Claude's and Grok's sections. Now I'll continue with ChatGPT's assessment and Gemini's evaluation to complete the picture.

Excellent! I've completed the individual model analyses. Now I'll focus on creating the comparative analysis section and conclusion to wrap up the presentation.

Perfect! I've successfully completed the entire presentation. Let me update my todo list to mark this task as finished.

🎉 Presentation Complete!

I've successfully created a comprehensive 28-slide presentation analyzing the comparative perspectives of four AI models on the plausibility of a fifteen-minute avalanche in the Swiss Alps, as depicted in Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+.

📊 Key Findings from the Analysis.

 Theoretical Duration Estimates:

- Claude: 10-15 minutes (revised from initial 6-8 min conservative estimate)

- Grok: 25 minutes (most ambitious, using volcanic analog scaling)

- ChatGPT: 12.5-20 minutes (first-principles analysis with 15 min as defensible extreme)

- Gemini: ~10 minutes (sophisticated Voellmy-Salm rheology model)

🎯 The Verdict: Three of four models converged on 10-15 minutes as the theoretical upper bound, validating that Gernsback's 1911 scenario sits precisely at the edge of physical plausibility—scientifically defensible even by modern standards.

📚 Presentation Structure:

1. The Gernsback Scenario (3 slides) - Establishing context and scientific question

2. The Four AI Models (2 slides) - Overview and methodology

 3. Individual Model Analyses (13 slides):

- Claude's conservative-to-revised assessment

- Grok's bold volcanic analog approach

- ChatGPT's systematic first-principles analysis

- Gemini's advanced rheological modeling

4. Comparative Analysis (4 slides) - Duration estimates, methodologies, key contentions

5. Synthesis & Conclusions (4 slides) - Final verdict on scientific prescience vs. narrative necessity

🎨 Visual Design:

- Scholarly yet futuristic aesthetic with dark backgrounds and gold accents

- High content density with data visualizations, equations, and comparative charts

- Elegant typography combining serif and sans-serif fonts

- Atmospheric Alpine imagery with gradient overlays

  💡 Key Insights:

- Gernsback demonstrated remarkable scientific imagination by choosing a duration that balances narrative function with theoretical possibility

- The analysis reveals different AI reasoning styles: conservative empiricism, bold extrapolation, systematic analysis, and interdisciplinary synthesis

- All models acknowledged the lack of precise historical data, making theoretical approaches essential

- The 15-minute duration represents perfect "engineering fiction timing"

Click the card in the conversation to view, edit, and download the presentation! This comprehensive analysis demonstrates how early science fiction's speculative imagination aligns remarkably with modern AI analytical consensus.

Below is the PowerPoint presentation that was generated by Kimi:

Kimi's "OK Computer" may be a strange name for a chatbot feature, but it provides an option for sorting through and comparing results obtained with several different chatbots.

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