Improv Actors

Exploring Time and Memory in Improv Theater with AI Models

As I delve into teaching large language models how to perform in improv theater, I’ve discovered an intriguing aspect: I’m learning a lot about improv itself. Many concepts that seem instinctive to us are quite challenging for a beginner like a language model. This pushes me to rethink and rearticulate these concepts so that a […]

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Exploring the Use of Large Language Models in Improvisational Theater: Harnessing Personality and Memory to Create Engaging Stories

Introduction:Large language models have revolutionized the field of natural language processing, providing powerful tools for generating coherent and context-aware text. However, their primary focus has been on neutrality and objectivity, aiming to avoid personal biases and adhere to prevailing social and scientific opinions. In the realm of improvisational theater, this presents a unique challenge as […]

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Prompt: Emotional Rollercoaster

Can ChatGPT change emotions in a dialogue? Is it able to end a scene properly? Hell, yes! Write five lines of dialogue between Jim and John discussing gardening. Both are happy.

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Prompt: First Sentence – Last Sentence

This is another test of ChatGPTs ability to come up with an improvised scene. Here we have a look at the old improv game “First sentence – last sentence”. Let’s see if the system is able to come up with a good improvised story. Compose a conversation between Hans and Franz discussing soccer. The first […]

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Forbidden Words

Compose a conversation between Hans and Franz discussing tennis. Each statement must be grammatically correct. Using the word “the” is prohibited.

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[Reaction], and…[add]

A question I often get from my course participants is whether you always have to say yes during “Yes… and.” This is a valid question, because there are situations where saying “yes” may not be appropriate. So how do you know when to say yes and when to show a different reaction? And what’s the […]

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