Can a Computer Write Poetry?

a reply to: vernichter
Thanks for the link, I only scored 33%, but if we will make the Turing test the benchmark, does it mean that I pass? Well, Faulkner is a hard read for me anyways or did I just lose my 50-50 mojo? Will I score higher if the author is Grass, Kafka or Pynchon?

Poets don't know much about poetry either, but that's just me, a long time wannabe.

originally posted by: MaxTamesSiva
a reply to: vernichter
Thanks for the link, I only scored 33%, but if we will make the Turing test the benchmark, does it mean that I pass?

I don't know how is your percentage of correct answers distributed between Faulkner and Machine translation. If equally then you believed that computer translation is Faulkner in 67% of the cases and it certainly passes the Turing test.

It also looks that monkeys pass the Turing test for abstract artists.

originally posted by: MaxTamesSiva
Well, Faulkner is a hard read for me anyways or did I just lose my 50-50 mojo? Will I score higher if the author is Grass, Kafka or Pynchon?

I did not notice any similarities between Kafka and machine translation. Don't know about the two others.

originally posted by: MaxTamesSivaPoets don't know much about poetry either, but that's just me, a long time wannabe.

You might consider adopting an appropriate pen-name. See www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: vernichter
Wow. Again, thanks for the replies and the links. Consider an appropriate pen name? I'm past that, I'm moving on, I'd rather check out your thread.