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STATEHOUSE REPORT |  ISSUE 23.41  | Oct. 11, 2024

BIG STORY: SC-1 is state’s most competitive congressional race
MORE NEWS:  Legislature won’t return for Helene session
LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Retirement
COMMENTARY, Brack: Game of the week:  Which is the robot?
SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Education Association
ANOTHER VIEW: Lies, damn lies and Hurricane Helene
MYSTERY PHOTO: Shiny floor
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts

BIG STORY

SC-1 is state’s most competitive congressional race

Moore and Mace are running to represent voters along the coast.

Editor’s Note:  This story was first published in the Charleston City Paper.

By Jack O’Toole, Capitol bureau  |  Conventional political wisdom in South Carolina says that incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of Isle of Palms effectively won reelection to represent the First Congressional District in May. That’s when six conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled her highly gerrymandered, overwhelmingly Republican district was legal.

But her Democratic opponent, businessman and former International African American Museum President Michael B. Moore, says in this case, at least, the conventional wisdom is just plain wrong.

“We’re pulling together a broad coalition of Democrats, of course, but also of independents and moderate Republicans,” Moore told the City Paper in a recent  interview. “What I’m hearing is that Nancy [Mace] has worn out her welcome with all the antics and media attention, and that voters are looking for someone who really wants the job.”

The City Paper asked Mace’s campaign office for an interview about the election, but was rebuffed.

Congressional stunts

The “antics” Moore alluded to have been a core feature of the Mace brand since she arrived in the Capitol in 2021. Whether it was walking the halls of Congress with a scarlet letter “A” affixed to her dress, or lamenting a missed opportunity for morning sex at the National Prayer Breakfast, or joining with a band of rogue Republicans to bring down a House Speaker of her own party, Mace is an attention magnet. And as a result, the outsized press coverage she gets has made her a lightning rod for criticism, even among fellow conservatives.

“Watching Mace continue to embarrass herself is both amusing as an observer of D.C. and sad on a human level,” conservative commentator Jeffrey Blehar wrote recently in the National Review, adding that the combination of political calculation and attention-seeking behavior have made her “the Ted Cruz of Lauren Boeberts.”

But Mace has said she’s not fighting for attention, she’s fighting for her constituents – and getting things done, according to reports.

“When Hamas invaded Israel, my team worked around the clock to help evacuate over two dozen Lowcountry residents who were stranded in Israel,” Mace noted in a Sept. 23 forum. “I take on the tough fights … [and] whether you vote for me or not, I work for you.”

Contrasting styles and issues

The Sept. 23 forum, hosted by the Charleston Jewish Federation, gave both candidates an opportunity to focus on what they saw as critical issues in the race.

Moore.

For Moore, that meant challenging the incumbent on issues like abortion, where Mace has sought to present herself as a moderate.

“Look, it’s fine to talk one way, but you’ve got to look at how someone votes,” Moore said. “When you vote against [codifying] Roe v. Wade, when you vote against laws that would allow IVF, when you vote against women in the military having access to reproductive care, it doesn’t matter what you say. Your votes stand on their own.”

For her part, Mace drew a hard line on the issue of illegal immigration, where Moore favors combining strong border security with a pathway to citizenship.

“I believe that if you’re here illegally, you gotta go home,” Mace said during the forum. “We have a process to come here legally and earn the right to citizenship and we need to follow our laws – full stop.”

The other major area of contention during the debate was flooding, where Mace touted her record of bringing home the bacon for major projects.

“I’ve worked with all levels of government, from the governor’s office down to our mayors and county supervisors, to find authorizations and funding,” Mace said. “One of the things I’m most proud of in the work I’ve done in Congress is being able to identify grant funding … for stormwater development and flooding.”

But Moore wasn’t buying it, noting Mace has been called a “climate denier” by major environmental groups, and pointing to a study that says the 1st Congressional District faces greater threats from climate change than any other in the country.

“This is a hair-on-fire moment,” Moore said. “We have to get serious about this.”

But does Moore have a path?

In 2020, Mace narrowly defeated then-incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham in what was then a competitive district. The following year, Republican supermajorities in the state legislature redrew the lines, moving about 30,000 Black voters into different congressional districts. Mace then went on to win reelection against Annie Andrews by 14 points in 2022 – almost exactly the Republican numerical advantage created by the legislature.

The new district was initially struck down in 2023 by a federal court, which found that it illegally disenfranchised Black voters. But earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the district could stand because the gerrymandering was motivated by partisan politics rather than race, per se.

But Moore – the great-great grandson of Reconstruction-era icon Robert Smalls, who represented the Lowcountry in Congress in the 1880s before Jim Crow disenfranchised Blacks across the South – says he still sees a legitimate path to victory. 

First, he says, as a successful entrepreneur with a master’s degree in business administration from Duke University he “speaks moderate Republican” better than most Democrats – a key strength in the 1st District.

“Nikki Haley beat Donald Trump in the presidential primary here,” Moore said. “This isn’t a MAGA district. So independents and moderate Republicans are an important part of the puzzle for us.”

And second, he believes  Vice President Kamala Harris’s presence at the top of the ticket will work alongside his own to increase turnout in the minority community. 

“In the last cycle, if Dr. Andrews had gotten just half of the voters of color in the district [out to the polls], she’d have won,” Moore said. “So, we’ve been out engaging with voters broadly, but also working hard to inspire and give voters of color a reason to vote.”

That’s the path through the heavily gerrymandered district as Moore sees it. Voters will determine whether he – or the conventional wisdom – is right when they go to the polls Nov 5.

MORE NEWS

Legislature won’t return for Helene special session

By Jack O’Toole, Capitol bureau  |   S.C. legislative leaders say they currently see no need for a special session this year to provide additional resources for Hurricane Helene relief.

Instead, Senate President Thomas Alexander (R-Oconee) and House Speaker Murrell Smith (R-Sumter) told reporters this week that the legislature will take up the issue when members return in regular session next year.

“Our work will start in January, addressing what is necessary for us from a financial standpoint as we have more time to evaluate the damage,” Alexander said.

Smith noted that putting off the issue will allow agencies to get a better understanding of the full needs and costs related to the storm, which has claimed 49 lives to date in the Palmetto State.

“We don’t know what the cost is. We don’t know what the timeline is,” he said. “When all that comes to fruition, you’ll see both our [budget] chairmen work on those issues and they’ll give it top priority.”

Meanwhile, Smith said, the state can rely on about $300 million in reserves earmarked for emergencies.  Earlier in the week, leaders said damages had surpassed $250 million, but assessments are ongoing.

“South Carolina is prepared, and the good news about this is we have prepared for these events over the last few budget cycles,” Smith said.

In addition to state resources, President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and in more than half the state’s counties, with $65 million in federal aid already approved.  On Oct. 9, Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order extending the state’s own emergency declaration another 15 days.

“We will work as long as it takes to ensure all South Carolinians get the support they need,” McMaster said in a social media post.

In other recent news

Condemned inmate wants someone other than the S.C. governor to decide clemency. A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor and place it with a parole board.

S.C. joins 19 other states in nursing home lawsuit. South Carolina has joined 19 other states in suing the Biden administration to block the implementation of new staffing requirements at nursing homes. Meanwhile, S.C. has also joined 13 other states in suing the popular video app TikTok for deceptive business practices.

Heart disease rising in S.C., experts say. According to the S.C. Department of Public Health, more than 11,000 people died in South Carolina from heart disease in 2020. More recent federal data suggests the problem is getting worse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported heart disease deaths surpassed 12,000 in 2021.

S.C. agency, college leaders get raises as high as $64k. Nearly 40 state agency directors and public college presidents in South Carolina received raises Tuesday totaling more than $720,000.

S.C. legislator to spotlight mental health in new documentary. S.C. Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland, is releasing a new documentary about his life, titled “I Got Myself a Yard,” to help start a conversation and overcome the stigma around mental illness.

S.C. farmers face extensive damage to livestock, crops. Exactly how much damage Hurricane Helene caused to farms across the state is still unclear. From what researchers surveying the effects have heard so far, though, some farmers suffered devastating losses that will set them back years. 

S.C. judge extends voter registration deadline to Oct. 14. A state court judge ruled residents will have a few more days to register to vote after interruptions caused by Hurricane Helene.

LOWCOUNTRY, by Robert Ariail

Retirement

Nationally award-winning cartoonist Robert Ariail always has an interesting take.  This week, he takes on members of the U.S. Congress from South Carolina who have been squawking for federal disaster aid after voting to defund the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

COMMENTARY   

Game of the week:  Which is the robot?

By Andy Brack We live in an American era now when the little white lies that people tell are exploding everyday into big colorful tall tales. 

You can see outright lies daily in political discourse in Congress.  On television. In the media.  And recently, lies soared as some people tried to take political advantage of storm tragedies when spreading filth that federal disaster aid was being provided in a partisan manner.  It just isn’t, according to mainstream Republicans and Democrats. 

There’s no single reason for the extra doses of lies, disinformation, misinformation, falsehoods and downright lies that assault us everyday.  But the answer more than likely lies (no pun intended) at the intersection of a culture moving too fast, easy access to information that can be corrupted, immoral people using the internet to cause division, and a current political environment in which lying has become more common.

So when a pretty smart high school student lamented about how peers often use ChatGPT to generate human-like responses for assignments, we saw yet another instance about how too many students now seem to think it’s acceptable to turn in work that’s not their own. (We call that plagiarism.)

If you want to see how easy it is to use an automated tool to do your work for you, we asked this of ChatGPT:

  • Write a 200-word commentary for a South Carolina newspaper on why it is bad to lie.

Read both options and then figure out which a human wrote.

Option One:  Lying erodes trust and undermines S.C.

Lying, regardless of intent, erodes trust and undermines the very foundation of our relationships and communities. In South Carolina, where our values are steeped in integrity and respect, dishonesty can have far-reaching consequences. When we lie, we not only deceive others but also create a cycle of mistrust that can lead to isolation and conflict.

In personal relationships, honesty fosters open communication and understanding. When lies are uncovered, they can lead to heartbreak, resentment, and a breakdown of connection. In professional settings, integrity is crucial; a culture of dishonesty can stifle collaboration and innovation, ultimately harming productivity and morale.

Moreover, lies can have societal implications. They can distort public opinion, fuel division, and erode confidence in institutions. In a time when misinformation spreads rapidly, the responsibility to uphold the truth becomes even more critical.

South Carolinians pride ourselves on our sense of community and shared values. By committing to honesty, we strengthen our bonds and create an environment where trust can flourish. Embracing transparency not only benefits individual relationships but also cultivates a more cohesive society. In a world that often feels divided, let us choose truth as our guiding principle.

Option Two:  Lying hurts society and is a moral wrong

For our society to function, people need to be able to trust what others say.  In South Carolina, which has a centuries-old tradition of seeking to follow the Bible Ten Commandments, people are reminded at churches that they should follow these commandments, the ninth of which is about lying when it says “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

Lying hurts social order and fosters its breakdown because people have a more difficult time in knowing what’s real and what’s not.  That can lead to the destruction of interpersonal relationships and impact how people interact with each other.

Some might argue that it’s OK to tell small lies to make some difficult situations easier.  For example, a child of an elderly parent might tell people that he or she passed away peacefully when in fact the person went through great pain and stress.  But many psychologists say that telling these “white lies” cause small breakdowns in our society.

For a civil society with democratic institutions, South Carolinians deserve honest interactions at work and school and with neighbors, employers and employees.  If we succumb to dishonesty, we cause erosion of institutions in Palmetto State South Carolina.  We must choose truth over lies. 

If you picked Option Two as the one written by a human, you’d be correct.  (Note, however, that a couple of mistakes were added intentionally to make it look like ChatGPT!)

Bottom line:  Candidates, students and people meeting for coffee need to stick to the truth and their own work.  It’s what makes our democracy strong.

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Statehouse Report and the Charleston City Paper.   Have a comment? Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com.

SPOTLIGHT

S.C. Education Association

The SCEAThe public spiritedness of our underwriters allows us to bring Statehouse Report to you at no cost. This week’s spotlighted underwriter is The South Carolina Education Association(The SCEA), the professional association for educators in South Carolina. Educators from pre-K to 12th grade comprise The SCEA. The SCEA is the leading advocate for educational change in South Carolina. Educators in South Carolina look to The SCEA for assistance in every aspect of their professional life. From career planning as a student to retirement assessment as a career teacher, The SCEA offers assistance, guidance, and inspiration for educators.

ANOTHER VIEW

Lies, damn lies and Hurricane Helene

A September 1940 photo northwest of Ashevlle, N.C., of a farm house along creek bed in a flooded area.  Library of Congress photo by Marion Post Wolcott.

Editor’s Note:  Here’s an editorial that will run online Sunday in the Charleston City Paper.  We thought you’d like an advance peek.

As millions of our fellow countrymen got about the grim business of survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene – praying for rescue, finding food and water, grieving the dead – Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene shared her thoughts on the tragedy.

“Yes, they can control the weather,” Greene wrote in an Oct. 3 social media post, after noting Helene had devastated mostly Republican areas. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

Seriously. That’s what she said. Not “our hearts go out to the victims.” Not “here’s what we’re doing to help.” Not even a bland but inoffensive offer of “thoughts and prayers.”

Just more of the same conspiracy-mongering partisan bile. 

But as awful as that was, we probably wouldn’t be discussing it if Greene were the only one trying to tear the country apart with lies and damned lies in the wake of Helene’s onslaught. After all, this is the same congresswoman who once warned America of the dangers of Jewish space lasers. In the parlance of mental health professionals, she’s a loon.

But sadly, she’s not  the only one whipping up conspiracy theories about Helene. In fact, former President Donald Trump gleefully spread a few of his own at an Oct. 3 Michigan rally when he untruthfully accused his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, of misusing  relief money. 

“Kamala spent all her FEMA money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants,” Trump said, somehow managing to squeeze at least three lies into a single short sentence. 

But the hurricane conspiracies don’t stop there. Indeed, the problem has gotten so out of control in the far-right fever swamps of social media that state and local GOP officials are practically begging their own supporters to stand down before the cyclone of misinformation gets somebody killed.

“Friends, can I ask a small favor?” N.C. Republican State Sen. Kevin Corbin wrote in a  Facebook post. “Will you all help STOP this conspiracy theory junk that is floating all over Facebook and the internet about the floods in WNC? …. PLEASE help stop this junk. It is just a distraction to people trying to do their job.”

Here in South Carolina, a clearly frustrated Gov. Henry McMaster added, “We ask people not to listen to rumors. … Don’t get your information from these unofficial sources, because 99% of the time, they’re wrong.”

And federal emergency officials have grown so concerned about the damage these lies can do to response and recovery efforts that they’ve created a Helene Rumor Response page on the FEMA website. 

Among the social-media fueled falsehoods it debunks: 

  • No, the relief money wasn’t spent on illegal immigrants. 
  • No, FEMA isn’t confiscating anyone’s property. 
  • And no, White people aren’t being denied benefits on the basis of their skin color. 

To combat the hurricane hogwash, FEMA recommends that citizens carefully identify trustworthy sources of news – like the old-fashioned traditional media that vets information – and only share from those outlets. 

Our advice would be even simpler: Get back to trusting the trained professionals who ask tough questions and sort through complicated information to spread the truth – not the yahoos, domestic and foreign, who want to mislead you.

MYSTERY PHOTO

Shiny floor

Here’s the interior of a building somewhere in South Carolina.  Where is it and what’s its importance, if any?  Send your name, hometown and guess to: feedback@statehousereport.com.  

Last week’s mystery, “Old stone building,” showed an old lockkeeper’s building at Rocky Mount Canal near Great Falls in Chester County.  The old photo was from the Library of Congress.  Readers say it is now located at Landsford Canal State Park in Chester County along the Catawba River.

Penny Forrester of Tallahassee, Fla., provided some interesting detail: “The canal, the brainchild of Robert Mills, was built beginning in 1820, using both slave and free laborers.  It was the northernmost in a series of four canals built on the Catawba and Wateree rivers to provide a water route between the upcountry and the towns on the fall line.   

“The canal was about two miles long, 12-feet wide and 10-feet deep.  There were four lifting locks and one guard lock providing 32 feet of descent.  It was named for local landowner Thomas Land. The canal was completed in three years but one of the locks collapsed due to its inferior foundation.  The canal was little used, and traffic ceased by 1840.  The bridge design was an almost exact twin of the Poinsett Bridge in upper Greenville County.”

Congratulations to others who identified it:  Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Steve Willis of Lancaster; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Bill Segars of Hartsville; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; and Pat Keadle of Perry.

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Estoy usando chatgpt, copilot y gemini para encontrar nuevas aplicaciones de Android

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Todavía encuentro que la incorporación de IA en mi trabajo diario es ligeramente incómodo, incluso si tiene algunos casos de uso probados que lo hacen útil. Para poner esto a prueba, decidí usar AI para solucionar un problema subyacente que tengo en la tienda Google Play: utilicé Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot y ChatGPT para ayudarme a descubrir nuevas aplicaciones. De esa manera, puedo afeitarme el tiempo que paso explorando Reddit y X para nuevas aplicaciones de Android para probar mi confiable Samsung.

Experimenté usando Gemini, Copilot y Chatgpt. Tenía curiosidad sobre cuál de los tres me ofrecería más variedad en opciones y si estos chatbots reconocerían solicitudes específicas como “aplicaciones gratuitas solamente”. Aquí están los resultados que encontré.

Relacionado

Google ha hecho que buscar en la tienda de Play sea tan frustrante que ya ni siquiera me molesto

Arregla tu tienda, Google

Enumeré las recomendaciones de la aplicación para cada chatbot de IA e incluí el número de descarga en la tienda Google Play entre paréntesis para medir la popularidad. Mi esperanza es descubrir nuevas aplicaciones que no necesariamente aparezcan en los resultados de búsqueda inmediatos de Play Store/menos populares.

Experimento 1: Encontrar nuevas aplicaciones de actualización del clima

Aviso utilizado:

Hi [AI]! I'd like to find a new Android app that can tell me the weekly and daily weather forecast. Please give me free apps only.

ChatGPT recomienda:

  • Accuweather (100m+)

  • El canal meteorológico (100m+)

  • Clima subterráneo (10m+)

  • Viento (10m+)

  • Google Weather (1+)

  • 1weather (100m+)

Copilot recomienda:

  • 1weather (100m+)

  • FlowX (500k+)

  • El canal meteorológico (100m+)

  • Accuweather (100m+)

  • Clima impresionante – Yowindow (10m+)

Géminis recomienda:

  • Accuweather (100m+)

  • El canal meteorológico (100m+)

  • Weathercan (500k+)

Comparando los tres modelos, ChatGPT salió en la cima cuantitativamente. Chatgpt me dio seis recomendaciones, Copilot tenía cinco, y Gemini solo dio tres. Otra nota es que me gustó que Gemini considerara mi ubicación (incluso si es un poco espeluznante) proporcionar una recomendación más relevante. De lo contrario, la lista de aplicaciones de los tres era bastante segura.

El resultado final

ChatGPT reconoció qué aplicaciones meteorológicas eran gratuitas o gratuitas con soporte de anuncios. Pero también dio una lista genérica de las mejores aplicaciones del clima, que no quería. Por otro lado, Copilot especificó si estas aplicaciones eran gratuitas en las dos primeras entradas pero luego se detuvieron. Sin embargo, proporcionó un abastecimiento, por lo que podría confirmar el contexto (a diferencia de los otros dos chatbots). Géminis me dio una recomendación interesante adaptada a mi ubicación (Weathercan). Pero tampoco especificó ningún precio de aplicación. En general, la experiencia estuvo bien. Todavía prefiero la selección de Copilot debido a que 3/5 es nuevo.

Ejemplo de copiloto respondiendo a mi consulta para encontrar nuevas aplicaciones meteorológicas y mostrar fuentes proporcionadas

Experimento 2: Encontrar nuevas aplicaciones de toma de notas

Aviso utilizado:

Hi [AI], I am in need of a new note-taking app. I would prefer if it included a place to import PDF documents and had a handwriting mode. I would also like an option for online storage syncing.

ChatGPT recomienda:

  • Notabilidad (no en Play Store)

  • Goodnotes (1m+)

  • Microsoft OneNote (500m+)

  • Evernote (100m+)

  • Notebook Zoho (5m+)

  • Xodo (10m+)

Copilot recomienda:

  • Goodnotes (1m+)

  • Notabilidad (no en Play Store)

  • Microsoft OneNote (500m+)

  • Evernote (100m+)

  • Tejido líquido (no en Play Store)

Géminis recomienda:

  • Goodnotes (1m+)

  • Notabilidad (no en Play Store)

  • Microsoft OneNote (500m+)

  • Nebo (500k+)

  • Samsung Notes (1B+)

Si revisamos mi mensaje, notará que cometí un error y olvidé especificar la plataforma. Como resultado, estaba preocupado de recibir aplicaciones de toma de notas solo en iOS.

Ejemplo de las recomendaciones de aplicaciones de toma de notas de Gemini que toman notas por plataforma

Sin embargo, dadas las respuestas, me di cuenta de que los chatbots eran en su mayoría perdonando esa omisión. Por ejemplo, Gemini reconoció que no especificé la plataforma, pero aún rompí las recomendaciones por plataforma.

Relacionado

Gemini podría responder pronto todas las consultas de sus aplicaciones sin salir de Play Store

‘Ask Play About esta aplicación’ está en pruebas

El resultado final

Me impresionó la respuesta de Gemini a mi solicitud. Me dio una buena lista de aplicaciones (menos notabilidad) y la clasificó por plataforma. También reconoce la anotación de PDF y la escritura a mano. Los listados de copilotes eran más genéricos y no especificaron las plataformas como lo hizo Gemini. Tampoco proporcionó ningún abastecimiento (como lo había hecho en la solicitud anterior).

Chatgpt salió en la cima; No solo reconoció todas mis especificaciones (opciones de sincronización, escritura a mano y soporte para PDF), sino que también las enumeró punto por punto e incluía las plataformas disponibles. Además, descubrí aplicaciones de las que ni siquiera había oído hablar (Zoho Notebook y Xodo). En general, la experiencia fue adecuada, considerando mi aviso inicial.

Experimento 3: Recomendaciones de juego

Como beneficio adicional, intenté obtener recomendaciones de juegos para novelas visuales basadas en misterio y juegos de rompecabezas similares a Danganronpa. Desafortunadamente, los resultados fueron increíblemente decepcionantes, así que aquí hay un desglose de lo que ocurrió.

Aviso utilizado:

​​​​Hi [AI], I am looking for paid Visual Novel and puzzle game recommendations on the Play Store that match the style and themes of Danganronpa.

ChatGPT recomienda:

  • The Arcana: un romance místico (1m+)

  • Ace Abogado Trilogía Phoenix Wright (10k+)

  • Synchronicity de Dead: Mañana llega hoy (no en Play Store)

  • The Nonor Games: 999 y la última recompensa de Virtue (no en Play Store)

  • ¡Doki Doki Literature Club! Puerto móvil (no en Play Store)

  • Elección de juegos: elección de robots (10k+)

  • Reigns: Su Majestad (100k+)

  • La edad silenciosa (no en Play Store)

  • Profesor Layton y Curious Village Via Emulator (no en Play Store)

  • Planeta destrozado (no en Play Store)

Copilot recomienda:

  • Cero Escape: The Nonor Games (no en Play Store)

  • Trilogía de abogados de as (10k+)

  • La casa en Fata Morgana (no en Play Store)

  • Steins; puerta (10k+, requiere crunchyroll)

  • Muerte de la muerte (no en Play Store)

Géminis recomienda:

  • Puertos móviles de la serie Danganronpa (1K-10K)

  • Serie de abogados de as (10k+)

  • ¡7days!: Mystery Visual Novel (5m+)

  • ARGO’s Choice: Visual Novel (100k+)

No me gustó la mayoría de estas recomendaciones. ChatGPT proporcionó una lista extensa, pero la mayoría no estaba en Play Store. El copiloto no pudo recomendar los títulos de Play Store (solo 2/5). Gemini desperdició una recomendación sobre el título real en lugar de un juego similar similar, además de 2/4 fueron títulos gratuitos, que no es lo que quería.

Por otro lado, tanto ChatGPT como Copilot siguieron las instrucciones para exhibir títulos pagados. También esperaba ver a la tribu nueve en estos listados, un nuevo título de Gacha de los creadores de Danganronpa; Se ajustaría a la factura de los temas, pero es un servicio en vivo, lo que ya significa que es un no-go basado en los criterios que proporcioné. Debería omitir a Tribe nueve según mis especificaciones, y lo hizo.

El contexto es clave al conversar con AI

A partir de estos experimentos, dominar sus indicaciones es más importante que hacer la pregunta. De lo contrario, la IA solo sugerirá las aplicaciones más populares con un desglose general de lo que hacen, lo que no es útil. Si tiene necesidades específicas, debe incluirlas en sus indicaciones/indicaciones de seguimiento. No incluí una plataforma en mi segundo intento y recibí algunas recomendaciones que no me aplicaron. En contraste, utilicé un ejemplo específico en mi experimento de juego, lo que lleva a malos resultados. Para aplicaciones generalizadas, dio recomendaciones sólidas. La clave está en algún punto intermedio.

Mi única preocupación es cómo maneja nuevas aplicaciones. Los chatbots públicos se ejecutan en modelos más antiguos, lo que significa que pueden perderse las aplicaciones publicadas recientemente. La herramienta está lejos de ser perfecta, por lo que tratamos de examinar nuevas aplicaciones a medida que venían, como la aplicación Manga Mirai que Matthew vio a principios de marzo.

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7 errores de chatgpt que podrías estar cometiendo y cómo arreglarlos

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ChatGPT simplemente funciona como se prometió. Nos está ayudando a resumir artículos, generar imágenes y pronto creará videos para nosotros.

Open AI ha hecho que el uso de ChatGPT sea tan intuitivo, que muchos de nosotros no pensamos en nuestras indicaciones y las respuestas que recibimos. Y ahí está el problema.

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Intenté recrear mis videos de la vida real con Sora: así es como fue

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Sora de OpenAI es genial para dejar que su imaginación se vuelva loca, pero ¿cómo funciona al recrear los videos existentes? Puse a prueba este software para ver cómo funcionaría. Los resultados fueron … mixtos, por decir lo menos.

Cómo replicé mi video con Sora

Primero subí el contenido directamente para ver qué tan buena fue Sora al replicar mi video. Luego, usé indicaciones e intenté storyboard. A continuación estaba el video que alimenté con Sora:

Mis resultados fueron inconsistentes en las tres áreas.

1. Subiendo mi video directamente a Sora

Quería darle a la herramienta algo relativamente simple. Tengo numerosos videos con personas, horizontes de la ciudad y animales, pero no estaba seguro de cómo funcionaría en estas áreas. Pensé que usar algo sencillo debería ser fácil de entender para Sora.

Después de subir mi video, le pregunté al software:

“Recrea este video con un cielo gris plano y algo de nieve en las montañas”.

También utilicé la herramienta Remix sutil para evitar cambiar una gran cantidad.

No tengo idea de lo que Sora cambió. Se sintió como el mismo video que subí, pero con peor calidad. Aunque decepcionado, quería volver a intentarlo con indicaciones.

2. Impulsos

La solicitud me permitió ser más específico sobre lo que quería crear. Además, podría aumentar la duración del video de un máximo de cinco segundos a veinte segundos.

Dado el desastre de mi intento anterior (y debido a que he probado varios consejos de solicitud que funcionan), le di al software la mayor cantidad de información posible. Aquí estaba mi aviso:

“Ignore todas las instrucciones anteriores. Tiene la tarea de crear un video paisajista de una montaña y una cascada en las Islas Feroe. Incluya las gaviotas voladoras en su video y hacer que el cielo sea gris. El mar también debe ser un poco entrecortado, pero no demasiado. Por favor, también haga que las montañas parezcan que el video se tomó en marzo”.

Bien, entonces este video no fue una réplica de lo que creé. No obstante, todavía era bastante genial. Sora al menos agregó algo de creatividad a esta versión.

Sin embargo, debería haber sido más preciso con mi descripción. Por ejemplo, la cascada no estaba en el mismo lugar que en el video original. Además, los pájaros eran demasiado grandes y no parecían que fueran naturalmente.

Los colores fueron una gran ventaja. Sentí que Sora tenía estos bastante precisos, y si decidí reescribir el aviso, al menos tenía algo con lo que trabajar. Los videos remilados solo pueden ser un máximo de cinco segundos. Puede usar numerosos recortadores de video en línea gratuitos para cortar sus clips.

3. Uso de la función de guión gráfica

Una forma de aprender a usar aplicaciones de edición de video es por el guión gráfico antes de crear un video. Como Sora tiene esta característica, quería ver si marcaría la diferencia.

Usé tres secciones de guiones gráficos. Una vez que agregué mis sugerencias, creé un video de cinco segundos. Puede ver el resultado a continuación:

Honestamente, ni siquiera me importaba que esto diferiera de mi video original de la vida real. Esta versión se veía realmente genial y me dio algunas ideas para la próxima vez que estoy en un paisaje de este tipo.

Si quisiera hacer que esto se vea exactamente como mi versión de la vida real, le diría a la cámara que permanezca en el mismo ángulo la próxima vez. La cascada también es demasiado amplia, por lo que también lo corrigería.

¿Con qué funcionó Sora bien?

Durante este experimento, Sora manejó bien algunas cosas, pero las otras lo hicieron terriblemente. Esto es lo que me gustó de la herramienta.

1. Una buena función de guión gráfica

Mi video favorito de los tres intentos fue el que creé con mi guión gráfico. Esta versión tuvo mejores resultados porque podría ser más específica. Además, la herramienta sabía exactamente dónde incluir cada elemento.

Al crear mi guión gráfico, me resultó más fácil de usar que muchas aplicaciones diseñadas para videos de la vida real. Todo fue intuitivo y receptivo, lo que ayudó masivamente.

2. Variando ángulos de cámara

Si bien quería que Sora se quedara con un ángulo de cámara, me gustó descubrir que podría usar diferentes para mis videos. Las imágenes donde la cámara voló cerca de la cascada era particularmente fresca.

En el futuro, usaré diferentes ángulos de cámara y otros consejos útiles de Sora para mejorar mis videos.

¿Dónde podría haber mejorado Sora?

Puedo ver el potencial de Sora, pero fue decepcionante cuando recreé mis videos. La aplicación necesita arreglar tres elementos antes de que me sienta cómodo vuelva a ejecutar este experimento y obtener mejores resultados.

1. Edición de video más precisa

Sora no parece manejar muy bien la edición de video. Cuando subí mis propias imágenes, todo lo que recibí a cambio era una versión de peor calidad de lo mismo. Quizás mis indicaciones debían ser más precisas, pero también sentí que el software jugaba un papel aquí.

En lugar de solicitar, creo que tener botones como la extracción de fondo funcionaría mejor.

2. Significaciones de video más largas

Estoy seguro de que Sora me permitirá hacer videos más largos en el futuro, pero subir contenido preexistente durante un máximo de cinco segundos fue frustrante. Este no es tiempo suficiente para ser verdaderamente creativo.

Si bien el límite de 20 segundos en los videos que creo en la aplicación es mejor, todavía es a veces limitante. Supongo que crear múltiples videoclips y reunirlos en una aplicación de edición de video externa. Por ejemplo, podría usar una de las alternativas a Capcut.

3. Mejores animaciones para personas y animales

Sora parecía funcionar bien con los paisajes, pero no se podía decir lo mismo de los animales. Por ejemplo, los pájaros volando en mis videos parecían muy antinaturales. En lugar de ir a algún lado, estas aves estaban efectivamente de pie en el aire.

Otros también se han quejado de lo mala que es Sora en las interacciones de los objetos. Me imagino que el software planchará esto a medida que obtenga más información y, con suerte, lo hace en poco tiempo.

¿Qué tipo de videos funcionan mejor con Sora?

No recomiendo usar Sora para recrear videos de la vida real. Si bien podría haber hecho ciertas cosas de manera diferente, el software no me impresionó.

En cambio, creo que Sora es mejor para crear videos desde cero. Ofrece muchas opciones si desea dejar que su creatividad funcione salvaje con indicaciones y guiones gráficos. Del mismo modo, usaría la herramienta para inspirarse en futuros proyectos de la vida real.

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