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Flux 3 delivers surprisingly good reading of Eliot's 'The Wasteland'

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AI model Flux 3 was tasked with reading the final lines of T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland," a challenging piece known for its shifts in tone and language. The model was instructed to deliver the reading as a modern Fisher King figure amidst a decaying city. According to user Ethan Mollick, the results were "surprisingly good." AI

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Flux 3 delivers surprisingly good reading of Eliot's 'The Wasteland'

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    I gave Flux 3 the penultimate lines of Eliot's The Wasteland, which involve both switches in tone and in language. I had it read by a modern Fisher King as a ci

    I gave Flux 3 the penultimate lines of Eliot's The Wasteland, which involve both switches in tone and in language. I had it read by a modern Fisher King as a city decays behind him. The results were surprisingly good.

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