Robots on Typewriters

Episode 170: That Was What We Really Liked

Bat Camp — Tue, 30 May 2023 18:22:11 +0000

It's no secret that the world of computational creativity is much different today than it was five years ago, so it seems like the right moment to put this robot into sleep mode.

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much if you've followed us along this journey, if you've laughed at our stupidest jokes, if you've explored the tools we talked about, if you enjoyed the silly stories we told about silly people, if you spent any of your valuable time listening to this podcast at all.

We're not gone forever and we will certainly have a new podcast on the horizon hopefully soon, so please keep in touch with us if you'd like to follow us into whatever comes next!

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Episode 169: Gloves is Gloves

Bat Camp — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:02:38 +0000

You didn't think we forgot about the annual Robots on Typewriters White Elephant Gift Exchange, did you? Of course not! Just a bit belated, even though hot tub season is through. But first, we also of course have to talk about the guy who will have everyone asking why you invited him to your party: ChatGPT.

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Episode 168: Ooh, Da Cheese

Bat Camp — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:31:34 +0000

It's the beginning of the Robots on Typewriters holiday season with a belated Thanksgiving meal! Gather round the table for some cough syrup cocktails and conquistador potatoes.

Episode 167: A Murder of Kennedys

Bat Camp — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 15:39:01 +0000

This week, we are joined by dear old friend of the pod Mario Gambino, who helps us develop a newer, better version of a notorious modern musical man.

Episode 166: Fantasy George Costanza

Bat Camp — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:08:52 +0000

This week, we take a look at a Twitter thread about a horrifying woman "haunting" one artist's GAN outputs. Then, we pay a visit to our new favorite drinking buddies and follow as they meet some new friends and stumble through completing a very, very simple mission.

Twitter Thread on Loab

Episode 165: Psy’s Brother, My Brother, and Me

Bat Camp — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 20:14:46 +0000

This week, we're in the same room! We talk about a bit of controversy around AI-generated art and then play a game of Real, Net, 'Nik with K-pop artists, song titles, and lyrics.

Episode 164: Two Small Black Eyelashes

Bat Camp — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000

On a very foodie episode, we look at some Ai Weirdness food and beverage. Then, we indulge some judges with dubious intentions in a GPT-fueled game of Chopped.

Episode 163: Dispatches from CUI 2022

Bat Camp — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:03:07 +0000

A minisode from Justin on the floor at CUI 2022 this July, talking about the event hosted by himself and Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark!

Episode 162: Cooke ‘n’ Lam

Bat Camp — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000

This week, we take a look at some more fun with DALL-E 2. Then, we meet two new rowdy lads who just want to have a good time round the pub and the graveyard.

DALL-Edle

Episode 161: A Left Ear, a Right Ear, and a Personality

Bat Camp — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Our necks are breaking under the weight of this heavy hat this week, between the viral sensatio of Dall-e Mini and the strange case of Google's "sentient" chatbot. Then, we kick back with some of our best and most intelligent friends and play Tabot with some chatbots.

Episode 160: Savage and Grimes in the Morning

Bat Camp — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

This week, Justin gets us acquainted with two new, huge (language) models in your area. Then, Inspector Roboto has some questioning to do for suspects of some highly unusual crimes.

Episode 159: Engineers of Pleasure

Bat Camp — Fri, 27 May 2022 01:21:54 +0000

This week, we are joined by dear friend and foe of the show, Leigh Clark! (Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark, to be exact.) He tells us a bit about the origins of CUI and the upcoming CUI 2022. We then use AI Dungeon to look even further to the scandalous, steamy events of CUI 2023...

Leigh Clark

Some Nights (Intro) Quiz

Episode 158: Are You OK, ‘Scemi

Bat Camp — Thu, 12 May 2022 21:28:13 +0000

Welcome to Season 2 of Robots on Typewriters! You might notice a few changes around here, but the hats are still zesty and the toys are still trashy. To commemorate the first four years of the podcast, we host the 2022 Botscars to pay homage to the best of the best episodes.

URGENT: As a listener of Robots on Typewriters, it is MANDATORY that you listen to Some Nights (Intro) by fun. and take this quiz, effective immediately.

Some Nights (Intro) Quiz

Episode 157: Gemtrou, True, True

Bat Camp — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000

On this, the unexpected finale of the first season of Robots on Typewriters, we discuss the recent hubbub around DALL-E 2. Then, we finally bring a conclusion to the long road to justice for Jack Gemtrou.

Episode 156: Janine’s Mom Says

Bat Camp — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 20:04:31 +0000

This week, we open the mailbag and share some creative works our listeners have shared. Then, we begin to draw closer to the end of our longest, most dramatic saga... Bringing the Gourmet Crime Family to justice.

This Coffee Boy Yearns

Episode 155: #KeepSpaceCold

Bat Camp — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:00:35 +0000

What's that? The sound of This Magic Moment followed by Jock Jams? That's right, it's March Madness 2022! But first, we take a little jaunt around the worlds of TikTok and Youtube to see how some creators are using AI in their content!

GMM: Frozen vs. Fried Food Taste Test Southern Gothic Bot TikTok Predictive Text Song TikTok Critiquing AI Art

Episode 154: Gritty Gritty-McGruff (w/ Nat Towsen)

Bat Camp — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

This week, we are joined by writer and comedian Nat Towsen from Botnik Studios! He shares a bit about his experiences writing for Botnik and then provides us with an x-traordinary game of guessing real X-Men characters from ones written with GPT-2.

Nat Towsen Botnik Studios

Episode 153: Je Suis Peter Vees

Bat Camp — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0000

There's always been something strange about Peter Vees... But what had Joshua Wilkinson so concerned about him at the gift exchange? How is Jack involved? And how does mall security put up with Peter Vees?

AI Weirdness AI Dungeon

Episode 152: For Better or for Cursed

Bat Camp — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

This week, we talk about a fun new tool from Hugging Face, SWAG. Then, we do some light shopping for some mysterious items, only mostly cursed.

SWAG

Episode 151: The Auntie Christ

Bat Camp — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

It's the third annual Robots on Typewriters White Elephant Gift Exchange! Some of our closest and worst friends gather to share some strange and unsettling holiday cheer.

Episode 150: Stevie v. Knicks

Bat Camp — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:25:56 +0000

It's the Yuletide season and that means thirteen things: Yule Lads! (Hey, no - just pretend it's still Christmas. In the Robots on Typewriters Calendar, Christmas extends until January 31st. I'm serious, it's true!)

Episode 149: It’s Unusual

Bat Camp — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:38:04 +0000

With the introduction of a poorly executed new algorithm, we spend an episode discussing Ask Delphi and subsequently using it to judge some of our characters' more questionable actions.

Episode 148: Leave the Grape, Take the Cannoli

Bat Camp — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:36:14 +0000

It's never too late for Botober 2021 (even though this was recorded before it even started...) Then, we play two converging games of Assassin, where two ex-lovers track each other down. Will it end in love or murder?

Botober

Episode 147: My Friend Tom’s Cousin Tom

Bat Camp — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:15:07 +0000

This week, Justin shares a phenomenal video that not only uses Styleclip in a creative way, but promotes an understanding of the tool to viewers. Then, we play a game invented for CUI 2021 - Tabot.

Corridor Crew's Styleclip Video

Episode 146: Kayaking Cowboy Kids

Bat Camp — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:39:21 +0000

This week, we return to Allison's Twitter Bot corner and find one of our all time favorite bots ever. Then, we recap the 2020 Olympics from this summer.

Bots of New York Piracy Bot 10 Hours Bot

Episode 145: It’s Gourmet

Bat Camp — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:09:24 +0000

This week, Justin recaps a bit of the ongoings at CUI 2021. We also rifle through the mail bag, which leads us to delve into some questions about the familial relationships between some of our closest friends who exchange gifts.

Episode 144: Roboto and the Amazing Technicolor Foot-Long

Bat Camp — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:14:29 +0000

Woof, another unintentional hiatus - but we should be back for good! On this nearly two month old episode, we discuss a recent GAN tool and then play a game of AIDungeon with some characters devoid of substance that we came up with after spending too much time together in person.

Episode 143: Lamb Showboat

Bat Camp — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 20:40:35 +0000

We're finally back... This week, we talk about a (now old) AiWeirdness post introducing us to some rather interesting men. Then, we go on a series of interesting and eclectic picnics.

Episode 142: The New-Leigh Dad Game

Bat Camp — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:00:56 +0000

It's a Father's Day tradition in this house to have Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark join us to talk about CUI and daddies. We discuss the new CUI 2021 provocation paper penned by all three of us and then check back in with the new dad Leigh found last year.

LGBTQ-AI? CUI 2021 Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark

Episode 141: Moms Per Minute

Bat Camp — Thu, 27 May 2021 21:40:12 +0000

This week, we discuss LaMDA, Google's imminent dialogue-focused language model. Then, dust off all your songs about moms, it's Eurovision 2021! And apparently, Nate Reuss is at the judge's table.

LAMDA

Episode 140: Mr. Ant Jean

Bat Camp — Tue, 18 May 2021 23:55:20 +0000

This week, Justin and Allison are in the same room and celebrating Mother's Day with our favorite complicated mother-son relationship... Roboto and the Bean!

BakeryScan

Episode 139: The T.J. Maccine

Bat Camp — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:57:37 +0000

This week, we explore StyleCLIP, a GAN that uses text to influence images. Then, we look into some of the options that some less likely corporations are offering to help get the public vaccinated. Please do not snort or inject Pepsi; it's only 5% effective.

Also, Robots on Typewriters will be coming out once every two weeks for a while - every other Thursday!

The 47 Questions of AI Passover StyleCLIP

Episode 138: Inspector Roboto & Mr. Oscar

Bat Camp — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:50:47 +0000

This week, we check back in with some recent AiWeirdness content and then, return to an old friend who seems to be going through a bit of an identity crisis.

GPT-3 Pickup Lines

Episode 137: Sad Little Edsel Ford

Bat Camp — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:20:16 +0000

This week, Allison brings a tiny little Twitter bot corner so that we can get straight to the good stuff - March Madness 2021! That's right, it's time for brackets and This Magic Moment followed by Jock Jams.

GPT-2 Up a Guy

Episode 136: Shootin’ the Sheep

Bat Camp — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:30:29 +0000

This week, we talk about some recent discussions around GPT-3 and transparency. Then, we and some of our good friends Ask Botty for advice.

Episode 135: Mr. Don’t Leak

Bat Camp — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:06:49 +0000

This week, Justin brings us some pessimistic news from the world of AI. Then, we generate some Dr. Seuss stories for a new generation.

Episode 134: Rain Twain Brain

Bat Camp — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:16:31 +0000

This week is a bit of a belated Valentine's Day hat as we explore some potential bot suitors and some candy that AI might use to show their love. Then, we return to the tense and mysterious tale of Magic City, 『The Mortal Strike』, and the nefarious intent of『Men』 Now, with bloodthirsty Tom Bergeron.

AI Soulmate Quiz AiWeirdness

Episode 133: The Italian Detective

Bat Camp — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:17:23 +0000

This week, Justin brings to us some big, zesty news in the world of transformers coming to us from Google. Then, we take another trip down the red carpet for the 2021 Botscars!

Switch Transformers

Episode 132: The Mortal Strike

Bat Camp — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:17:10 +0000

This week, Allison shares a video by a YouTuber who recently explored the world of creative AI. Then, we dive into the Robots on Typewriters Stock Market and uncover the shadowy world of Magic Books and『Men』.

Kurtis Conner's Video on AI

Episode 131: Old Deuty Jench

Bat Camp — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:02:47 +0000

This week, Justin shares with us some musical creations made with a tool called Magenta. Then, we learn how to say no when it's important, like when your lying ex-friend Nanaki insists on coming over to clean your room.

Magenta No = More Time

Episode 130: Succubrother

Bat Camp — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:23 +0000

This week, Allison shares some highlights from Luba Elliott's most recent Computational Creativity Newsletter. Then, we pick up with our favorite old dandies, Eve Ward and Maximilian Nielsen, who are trying to turn over a new leaf in the new year. #TheyExchangeGifts

Computational Creativity Newsletter

Episode 129: Mr. Mojo Jello

Bat Camp — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:02:53 +0000

We're back! It's a new year and we've got some news in GPT-3 visual art from Open AI! Then, we introduce ourselves to each other over and over again with some GPT-written nicknames.

DALL-E Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark

Episode 128: Nuts, Dummies!

Bat Camp — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:46:50 +0000

It's that time of year again - time for the Robots on Typewriters White Elephant exchange! But before our beloved characters can unwrap and steal gifts from each other, we talk about a recent workshop for computational creativity.

AI Art Gallery

Episode 127: Sock Informer

Bat Camp — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 02:09:22 +0000

This week, Justin gives a bit of a mysterious, musical update to his Blaseball Bleat and then shares a confluence of the worlds of fine art and computational creativity. Then, we draft our very own sets of new and improved 13 Yule Lads.

Episode 126: The Golden Age of Haunting

Bat Camp — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:36:50 +0000

This week as ProcJam 2020 comes to a close, we take a look back through some entries from the years we missed before the podcast began. Then, we pick back up with our favorite poser teens as they return to the cursed mall to pick up presents for their moms and fall into horrors unseen.

ProcJam 2020

Episode 125: Potential Christmas Song

Bat Camp — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:00:13 +0000

This week, Justin introduces a new segment he's calling Justin's Blaseball Beat, with a brief update on some interesting happenings in Blaseball. Later, it's hot tub time and you know what that means. It's Christmas movie time, and we've got some new ones for you.

Episode 124: An Exuberant Lady of High Spirits

Bat Camp — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 20:22:36 +0000

This week, we look into a strange competition between two chatbots, a conversation you can still observe in action as they keep on chatting. Then, we hop in our sea plane and zoom around the world reviewing some very appealing restaurants with GPT-2.

Bot Battle

Episode 123: Governor Vlad the Tiddy

Bat Camp — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:56:50 +0000

Justin fills us in on an update from AIDungeon regarding a new feature and pricing structure. Then, we play the game itself once more while incorporating a Twitter Bot we discussed recently, Inconceivable Assignments.

AI Dungeon Inconceivable Assignments

Episode 122: Ice Cream and Grape Sauce

Bat Camp — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:07:23 +0000

This week, we take a trip to the Twitter Bot Corner to hype our new one, Combination Bot, along with a few others! Then, we crack open the freezer and dump everything in the pantry on some ice cream using RandomLists.com.

Combination Bot Holidays Bot Inconceivable Assignments Bot

Episode 121: The Standards of Night Needs

Bat Camp — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:18 +0000

This week, Justin discusses a published paper about machine learning that missed the mark on some things. Then, we round off the Halloween month by creating some spooky rules and regulations surrounding the supernatural in our hometown.

Episode 120: Luis from the Nightmare Before Christmas

Bat Camp — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:00:19 +0000

This week, Allison shares a blog post that took a look into a mysterious GPT-3 powered Reddit user. Then, we play AI Dungeon for the thousandth time but with a TV Tropes twist!

Blog Post about thegentlemetre user/thegentlemetre

Episode 119: Scarf Fiend

Bat Camp — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

This week, Justin shares an entertaining new feature on Facebook, suggested by a listener, and some news about the future of GPT-3. Then, we carry on our Halloween festivities with a spooky edition of Starmaker. Trout Trout Trout.

Suggested Comments Facebook Group

Episode 118: Flint’s Makin’ Vitties

Bat Camp — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:31:14 +0000

This week, Allison shares some information about ProcJam 2020, coming this December! Then, Justin leads us in a game of what is sure to be a family classic, Bananagram It: Escape from the Haunted Grocery Store.

ProcJam 2020

Episode 117: Vampire Detective Basketball

Bat Camp — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:11:43 +0000

This week, our good FOTP (friend of the pod) Mario Gambino joins us once more to continue a story of intrigue and passion on AI Dungeon. But first, Justin talks about one of our pet concerns: transparency in language generation.

"A human wrote this article. You shouldn't be scared of GPT-3."

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Episode 116: Young Duck Dick

Bat Camp — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:45:51 +0000

This week, we check out some unsettling dogs from the Twitter account @dog_fakes. Then, Justin tests Allison's knowledge of meme history in a game of - everybody now - Real, Net, Nik!

dog_fakes

Episode 115: Martinis in the Bahamas

Bat Camp — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:43:39 +0000

This week, Justin preps us for the upcoming AI-prompted art challenge, Botober. Then, we bring some of our favorite chatbots in to interview for some jobs they are wildly underqualified for.

Botober

Episode 114.5: Clam Neck East

Bat Camp — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:37:10 +0000

No, you're hearing it correctly - this is a near-replica of Episode 114, except we're reading from the automatic closed caption script provided by Google Meet!

114's Zesty Hats: Botwiki Cinematic Echo Machine Wisdom Old Roadside Pics

Episode 114: Beefy’s Got Mail

Bat Camp — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:14:41 +0000

This week, we return to Allison's Twitter Bot corner with a handful of fun bots to follow. Then, we play new twist on an old favorite game - Clam That Geese!

Botwiki Cinematic Echo Machine Wisdom Old Roadside Pics

Episode 113: Bottling Plant Spaghetti

Bat Camp — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:25:37 +0000

This week, Justin's hat is brought to us partially by a listener, partially by PC Gamer - fun with procedural generation in video games. Then, we visit an old friend, the Dreamer of Electric Sheep, and let him take us on a scavenger hunt.

The Crew 2 Storefronts Elder Strolls The Dreamer

Episode 112: Benny Pipeline

Bat Camp — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:46:10 +0000

This week, we take some personality quizzes written with GPT-3 by Janelle Shane. Then, we open the mailbag and read some of the postcards our friends have sent us from all over the world this summer.

GPT-3 Personality Quizzes Botnik Voicebox

Episode 111: Snuff Buskers

Bat Camp — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:57:11 +0000

This week, we share some delightful things that were shared with us by some of you listeners! Then, we lay down some of the laws of the beach and boardwalk in our homeland.

TextSynth Blaseball

Episode 110: Toroki Honto

Bat Camp — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:58:05 +0000

This week, we delight in some GPT-3-written Quarantine House memes from AI Weirdness. Then, Allison's formidable sports knowledge is tested in a game we now tentatively call "Where Did Jesus Take the Wheel?"

AiWeirdness Write with Transformer

Episode 109: New York City, Dipstick

Bat Camp — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:56:50 +0000

This week, we take a peek back at GPT-3 and some of the ways it is proving to be even more of an improvement on GPT-2 than we expected. Then we put some of that to the test by playing AI Dungeon with some of our favorite creepy characters.

GPT-3 Blog Post AI Dungeon

Episode 108: Kill Yoko

Bat Camp — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:21:31 +0000

This week, we talk about Face Depixelizer, a fun Google Colab that uses a GAN to generate a face from a pixelized image. Then, we continue what we started last week and flesh out the story of the new musical hitting Broadway in approximately 2022: Assassins the Game.

Face Depixelizer Write with Transformer

Episode 107: Blood Brothers On Deck

Bat Camp — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:56:05 +0000

This week, Justin briefs us on a big development in the language generation field - GPT-3! Then, we use its little brother GPT-2 to pitch a Broadway season's worth of new musicals for the years to come.

GPT-3

Episode 106: Gin and Spinch

Bat Camp — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:18:47 +0000

This week, we make a return Allison's Twitter Bot corner with some dreaming bots and Galaxy Brain memes. Then, we team up with GPT-2 to curate some Top 10 listicles for breakfast, lunch, and after dinner.

DreamingBot Botmaker @wundertuna

Episode 105: Young, Dumb Dads

Bat Camp — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:13:43 +0000

This week, we are joined by Dr. Leigh Clark, one of the organizers for CUI 2020, and he tells us what CUI is all about. Then, in honor of the recent day to celebrate dads, we play a twist on a game significant to our CUI 2019 paper: The Dadding Game.

Dr. Leigh Clark CUI 2020 Transparency In Language Generation

Episode 104: Rudy Picks Your Urn

Bat Camp — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:43:08 +0000

This week, we talk about another podcast that's telling stories using computers like us! Then, we play an old-fashioned gameshow with a GPT-2 twist.

Sleepy Computer

Episode 103: The Monster Becomes Gay Ending

Bat Camp — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:01:48 +0000

This week, Justin shares with us some art that discusses race and __ in America while utilizing AI and technology. Then, we continue the saga of Inspector Roboto.

Ally AI Sandy Speaks

Episode 102: The Phantom Trouble of Doll Street

Bat Camp — Tue, 26 May 2020 15:04:52 +0000

This week, Justin introduces a new Google Colab by Max Woolf, aitextgen! Then, we embark on another AI Dungeon adventure inspired by a contribution from a listener. Can Inspector Roboto figure out the Phantom Trouble of Doll Street?

aitextgen AI Dungeon

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Episode 101: Angry Big Supreme

Bat Camp — Wed, 20 May 2020 02:09:31 +0000

This week, we have a friend with us! Matt Rutala joins us for first, some ai-generated escape rooms, and then, an ai-generated barbecue in the form of a game of Real, Net, 'Nik.

AiWeirdness Escape Rooms

Episode 100: The New York Play

Bat Camp — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:52:01 +0000

It's our 100TH EPISODE! Before we celebrate, we pop back to last week's hat to share some AI Weirdness Jukebox content. Then, we open the vault of secret episodes we've made every week but kept to ourselves, and share some never-before-heard clips from the Tiana's Bar & Grill Sessions.

Jukebox AI Weirdness

Episode 99: The Back Blade Bees

Bat Camp — Wed, 06 May 2020 01:36:18 +0000

This week, it's hot tub time, and you know what that means. We talk about a new tool from OpenAI, Jukebox, a neural net for some really amazing music generation. Then, we play a game of Robots on Typewriters Balderdash, themed around what we're up to during the quarantine.

Jukebox

Episode 98: Ireland Roy Karen Love

Bat Camp — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:22:17 +0000

This week, Justin talks about a text-to-image tool with mysterious inner-workings. Then, we return to another mystery that was left on a cliffhanger last week and chat with some of our dear friends about what might have happened to star player, Anatoly Vajarov.

Text to Image API

Episode 97: The Jake to Jack Connection

Bat Camp — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:30:03 +0000

This week, we have an update on a show-favorite game, AI Dungeon. Then, it's time to play ball! A team full of RoT All Stars faces off against a team of procedurally generated pros in a baseball simulator.

AI Dungeon

Episode 96: A Bean Batter

Bat Camp — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:26:28 +0000

This week, Justin talks about a fun subreddit manned by GPT-2. Then, we get back in the Robots on Typewriters Test Kitchen and whip up some interesting meals that you may or may not want to try while cooped up in your house.

SubSimulatorGPT-2

Episode 95: The Lady in Green

Bat Camp — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:54:42 +0000

This week, we check in on what our pal Janelle Shane did for April Fools Day this year. Then, we learn how to do some very essential things with some new randomized WikiHow articles.

AiWeirdness WikiHow Randomizer Colab

Episode 94: Sandy Carmenego

Bat Camp — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:52:48 +0000

This week, we recover from our March Madness stint with a nice, musical hat from Justin. Then, we play our favorite old game, RNN: Real, Net, 'Nik? with your favorite childhood computer games.

AIVA

Episode 93: The Sacramental Bee

Bat Camp — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:42:40 +0000

It's week 2 of Robots on Typewriters March Madness and this week, we have a bracket expert with us to narrow down the finals: our dear friend Mario Gambino!

Mario on Twitter wint but AI Hard Drive but AI ai thought leader

Episode 92: Goose Juice

Bat Camp — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:49:59 +0000

This week, Allison brings a pleasant museum of procedurally selected bird content. Then, we bring the heat in our own 2020 March Madness whittling down two semi-finalists in computer-generated cold remedies.

The Bird Museum

Episode 91: Pan Hat Rubbery Leg

Bat Camp — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:23:41 +0000

This week, Allison introduces a new way to use GANs to turn ingredients into food abominations. Then, we play 20 Questions with the internet's favorite genie, Akinator, along with some of our good friends, Mitsuku and Write with Transformer.

CookGAN Akinator Mitsuku Write With Transformer

Episode 90: T.T.G.I.H.O.A. Friday’s

Bat Camp — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:08:04 +0000

This week, Justin shares some more brilliant creative works by listeners (including a Twitter bot generating Jellicle Cats) and a website that compiles some fantastic generators. Then, we play a RPG with some of those generators simulating a first date at a very unconventional T.G.I. Friday's.

Jellicle Bot This X Does Not Exist

Episode 89: Tujack Off a Horseman

Bat Camp — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:01:25 +0000

This week, Allison brings two little hats: a new Twitter bot she made all by herself (mostly) and some Talk to Transformer fun that was shared with us. Then, we put a new twist on AI Dungeon in something we like to call A-BI Dungeon.

Statement Bot

Episode 88: Fund My Dads

Bat Camp — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:24:21 +0000

This week, Justin talks about a brand new, bigger than ever language model on the scene. Then, we pitch some ideas for new podcasts we want for Bat Camp, whether you make them or we do.

Episode 87: I’m a Baby Boy!!!

Bat Camp — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:13:57 +0000

This week, Allison shares some terrible GPT-2 jello-based recipes from Janelle Shane. Then, Justin brings a new twist to an old favorite - Markov Chain Madlibs.

this cat hopefully does not exist More AiWeirdness Recipes

Episode 86: A Gift From Chocolate

Bat Camp — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:17:01 +0000

This week is all about chatbots as Justin introduces us to Google's new transformer-driven chatbot, Meena. Then, as love is in the air this February, Justin and Allison chaperone some dates between hopeless wreck, Cleverbot, and some other fellow chatbots.

About Meena Cleverbot Mitsuku Eliza Jabberwacky

Episode 85: Carson Dollar Bell

Bat Camp — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:41:09 +0000

This week, we get an update on a ProcJam 2019 entry and a hilarious Harry Potter piece from Botnik Studios. Then, we walk the red carpet to this year's Botscars and take a moment to honor this year in film (as told by neural networks, of course.)

Plant Daddy Botnik Studios

Episode 84: Two Badass MoFlows

Bat Camp — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:00:55 +0000

This week, Justin brings a handful of Zesty Tapas, including a fun new GAN app, a papal AI song, and a short film based on an AI Dungeon adventure. Then, we play some AI Dungeon ourselves and dive in with some new characters who populate what one might call the Flowverse.

Doublicat Japan Welcomes Pope with AI Song The Squire AI Dungeon

Episode 83: Mr. Bultzy, The Smartest Crack Cat

Bat Camp — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:15 +0000

This week, Allison brings another installment of Twitter Bot corner, showcasing two playfully delightful bots as well as two that share snippets of queer culture. Then, the Jellicle moon is shining bright as Justin and Allison dive into the whimsical world of CATS to write their own version of this absurd musical phenomena.

White Wedding Bot Not Your Bot Queer Art Bot and Queer Lit Bot Write With Transformer textgenrnn Botnik Studios

Episode 82: Witchy Hick

Bat Camp — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:26:13 +0000

We're back and we're together in the same room! Justin talks about some fun musical news from Botnik. Then, a new lesbian sister musical duo is born in the latest installment of Starmaker.

The Songularity Weird Algorithm Botnik Studios

Episode 81: N.Y.P.D. Johnson

Bat Camp — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:36:52 +0000

This week is all about AI Dungeon 2, a popular and extremely fun GPT-2 based RPG. It doubles as both Allison's Zesty Hat and Justin's Trashy Toy, as last week's darling boy Joshua Wilkinson plays it with an odd character from his new school in Boston, Athena Hardy.

AI Dungeon 2

Episode 80: Joshua’s Gonna Cry

Bat Camp — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:40 +0000

This week, Justin shares some of Janelle Shane's world famous AI Weirdness pies from the past few years. Then, we invite 9 of our closest randomly generated friends to a white elephant gift exchange, which brings a little more mystery than we bargained for.

AI Weirdness Pies 2019 Our Pie Video Write With Transformer

Episode 79: Being John Malkovich for Halloween

Bat Camp — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:34:07 +0000

This week, Allison talks about another procedural generation challenge creators participated in throughout the month of November - NaNoGenMo, or National Novel Generation Month! Then, we see the return of Regression to the Meme, pitting us against neural nets guessing movie ratings.

NaNoGenMo

Episode 78: Sam & Sam & Dean & Gene & Gene

Bat Camp — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 02:31:07 +0000

It's our ProcJam 2019 episode! Justin highlights just three of his favorite entries to this year's ProcJam. Then, we use another entry that generates premises for sitcom episodes in conjunction with Talk to Transformer to create some new sitcom pitches.

ProcJam 2019 Entries Hide & Seek Plant Daddy Tweet Dungeon Sitcom Generator Talk to Transformer

Episode 77: Snoopy Jeff

Bat Camp — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:22:02 +0000

This week, Allison shares a Buzzfeed quiz for guessing the real from the GPT-2 by Botnik's Jamie Brew. Then, the guessing games continue as Justin brings back an old classic, Real, Net, Nik?

Bot or Not? Quiz Botnik Writer textgenrnn

Episode 76: Yer a Chultan, Chult

Bat Camp — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:44:21 +0000

This week, Justin delivers some zesty tapas from the Creative AI Newsletter and Allison shares a new Twitter bot made by friend of the podcast, Joey Scully! Then, everyone cozies up around the fireplace to tell a story of mystery, music, and masks.

Creative AI Newsletter Name My Child Bot HuggingFace Chatbot Write With Transformer

Episode 75: Razzland Pie

Bat Camp — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:36:46 +0000

This week, Allison has some public service announcements for the computational creativity community. Then, the heat gets turned up in the first ever Great Botish Bakeoff. If I were you, I'd be wary of having The Dreamer as your sous chef.

You Look Like a Thing and I Love You ProcJam 2019 Botwiki Inkblot The Dreamer

Episode 74: Lil Mama the Musical

Bat Camp — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:35:23 +0000

This week, Justin talks about some of the most popular bots on Twitter and the article Botwiki creator Stefan Bohacek wrote about them. Then, Allison leaves an old friend in charge of running another installment of the Imitation Dating Game - Jack, the cordial cannibal.

Botwiki Article - The Botwiki is looking for help! Get in contact if you'd like to volunteer to help keep it updated. Fortune Teller Bot Jabberwacky

Episode 73: The Movie!!!!!!!

Bat Camp — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:00:13 +0000

Halloween time is in full swing and we're getting even more in the spirit with Janelle Shane's new neural network Halloween costumes! Then, we play a spooky-themed game of 20 Questions with Write with Transformer, who is apparently a simple amateur filmmaker.

AiWeirdness Halloween Costumes 2019 Write With Transformer

Episode 72: Mr. Kangaroo and the Monster Wife

Bat Camp — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:00:57 +0000

This week, Justin shares a new transformer-based text tool, CTRL. Then, we play two intrepid cryptid hunters who meet some of the coolest, friendliest cryptids in Louisiana on their journey to find the mysterious, chaotic Funjool.

CTRL Robots on Typewriters Colab Write With Transformer

Episode 71: The Thickening of Rat Carpenter

Bat Camp — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

This week, Allison shares a little bit more about AInktober, a challenge bringing visual artists and AI together this month! Then, Justin carries on his tradition of denying spooky season in favor of coming up with some new sports, their players, and their rules.

AInktober AInktober Hashtag Robots on Typewriters Colab Botnik Writer

Episode 70: Jennifer Hate Hewitt

Bat Camp — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Happy Halloween the First! We celebrate the beginning of the spooky season with a special paranormal love story submitted by our listener, Robert! Then, Allison skips out on the show and Justin is joined by famed medium Eva Ward who communicates with the dead (who sound suspiciously like some chatbots we know.)

Chatbot List

Episode 69: The Girl With the Huge Glasses

Bat Camp — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:00:51 +0000

This week, Allison talks about a Twitter bot after our own hearts and a brilliant tool called Music Transformer. Then, Justin introduces our new friend, GPT-2, to our old friend, Botnik Jeopardy.

Music Transformer Botnik Write with Transformer

Episode 68: Always Be Performing

Bat Camp — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 03:09:04 +0000

This week, our friend Kay returns to play a thrilling classic RPG with Justin, run by Allison and interactive Colab tool, GPT2 Adventure. But first, Justin shares a fun and easy to use tool that allows you to collaborate on a digital painting with AI, GauGAN. Zorkmids.

GauGAN GPT2 Adventure NPC Generator Write with Transformer

Episode 67: We Are All Earl

Bat Camp — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:00:23 +0000

This week, Allison has a tiny hat that all about real hats, Janelle Shane's project HAT3000. The big hat this week is actually HAIM, a language model that seeks to guide generation by providing the transformer both a start and end point! Then, it's time to go back to school. Justin guides Allison through some generative essay writing as she earns a series of degrees from different schools including the exact replica of USC: Santa Cruz inside the game Skyrim.

AiWeirdness HAIM Write with Transformer

Episode 66: The Chef’s Kiss

Bat Camp — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:42:24 +0000

This week, Justin does a roundup on the recent conference hosted by his office, CUI! Then, we gather some of our favorite robot friends and cast them in a murder mystery filled with all kinds of twists, turns, and sexual orientations.

CUI Mitsuku Cleverbot Write with Transformer

Episode 65: Foot Art

Bat Camp — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:00:09 +0000

This week, Allison talks about another Hat that could make a hat, some AI knitting produced by a lab at MIT. Then, we return to our favorite listener-submitted parlor game, Robots on Typewriters Balderdash!

AI Knitting Botnik Writer Max Woolf's Github

Episode 64: The “Don’t Lie” Law

Bat Camp — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 13:09:25 +0000

This week, Justin brings us a new fake news-defecting AI who then joins us for our Trashy Toy. Grover detects whether some transformer-generated news stories are real are fake, but does he have to be so rude about it?

Grover Write with Transformer

Episode 63: My Son, My Dad, and the Holy Ghost

Bat Camp — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:35:32 +0000

This week, we enjoy some fun new procgen emojis from Emoji Mashup Bot and look into some art installments that use AI to respond and tell stories. Then, we get back in the writers room and generate our next big movie script with the help of a simple old favorite - our very own phones’ predictive text!

Emoji Mashup Bot AI Art Installments Write with Transformer

Episode 62: Good Old Fashioned Turtle Boy

Bat Camp — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 02:11:07 +0000

This week, Justin serves us some zesty sombreros tapas including Janelle Shane's forthcoming book, a Twitter bot that we could have used last week, and an update on a previous hat. Then, Allison tests Justin's literature skills with some book synopses written using Write with Transformer.

You Look Like a Thing and I Love You metalband_exe

Episode 61: Death Algebra

Bat Camp — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:08:45 +0000

It's the summer episode, man! Allison and Justin are on vacation this week and all about good chilled out fun. First, they talk about a new Botnik video employing a new kind of tool in a classic format. Then, they rock out at a Scandinavian music festival with a game of the good old classic, RNN: Real, Net, Nik?

Cooking With Botnik: Summer Pasta Botnik Writer textgenrnn

Episode 60: Think About It, David (w/ Jonah Cooper)

Bat Camp — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 04:09:08 +0000

This week, we are joined by a special guest, Jonah Cooper, from one of our favorite creative forces, Botnik! Jonah tells us about how he got involved with Botnik and talks about some of his favorite predictive text creations. Then, we put his skills to the test

Jonah's Twitter Botnik Studios Voicebox

Episode 59: Slappy Robinson

Bat Camp — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:47:57 +0000

This week, we get cozy and talk about the collaboration between Janelle Shane and Ravelry, SkyKnit. Then, it's the second night of the Technocratic Debates and our new wave of candidates raise some interesting points about robot representation in baseball.

SkyKnit Zo Botnik GPT-2 CleverBot

Episode 58: Frog Shack, Baby

Bat Camp — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:58:25 +0000

On this short, sweet, easy, breezy summer vacation episode, Justin shares some brilliant chair designs made collaboratively by two human creators and a GAN. Then, we make some favorite summer songs into RandomLists madlibs.

The chAIr Project RandomLists.com

Episode 57: A Swan Chewing Gum in a Church

Bat Camp — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:46:06 +0000

This week, our friends at Overcast Gamer tested Talk to Transformer's ability to write Wikis for popular video games. Then, it's the first night of the Technocratic Debates and we ask a host of robotic candidates tough questions and figure out who is most fit to lead.

Overcast Gamer Write With Transformer textgenrnn Magical Realism Bot Mitsuku AssistantBot