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12-year-old wins poetry prize for AI-themed performance

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A 12-year-old poet named Blake Mackenzie has won the top youth prize at the Australian Poetry Slam. His winning performance, delivered at the Sydney Opera House, focused on themes of artificial intelligence, doomscrolling, and loneliness. The competition, now in its 22nd year, involved numerous heats across Australia to select finalists. AI

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12-year-old wins poetry prize for AI-themed performance

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    'Dear ChatGPT': 12-year-old wins top youth prize at Australian Poetry Slam – video

    <p>Blake Mackenzie, a 12-year-old from Newcastle, has won the top youth prize at the Australian Poetry Slam for his reflections on artificial intelligence. The winning piece, performed at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night, covered doomscrolling, loneliness and intellectual a…

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