Teaching Computers to Write Fanfiction by Minty Fresh (#PonyDev @ BronyCon 2017)

A lightning talk at BronyCon 2017's Pony Developers and Coders panel. Find more at http://developer.horse

Transcript

1. Teaching Computers to write Fanfiction (aka. AAAAAAHHHHH. Trees.)
2. By the way, I’m Minty Fresh. Someone reminded me that I need to actually introduce myself.
3. Preamble Time. ie. How do you even go about this?
4. We’re in the future now!
5. Step 1: Getting Data
8. x30
9. Step 2: What do with data?
11. Solution: Markov chains Twilight is had was a the running sandwich pony best
12. NOT CONVINCED
14. Solution: Markov chains Twilight is had was a the running sandwich pony best GRAMMAR Proper Noun Verb Determiner Noun
15. Step 3: Narrative vs. Dialogue.
17. “I love ice cream and then proceeded to walk out the door, slamming it behind her,” said Twilight.
18. “I love ice cream,” said Twilight. Pronoun Verb Noun Verb Pronoun Dialogue None of this is remotely centred, is it?
19. Step 4: Personality Profiles
21. Narrative Profile Dialogue Profile The Fanfic Space
22. That’s how you get ants
23. Narrative Profile Dialogue Profile The Fanfic Space Trixie Twilight Starlight
24. Note how the presentation gets progressively more lazy.
25. Dialogue-ing Verb Pronoun Dialogue Trixie exclaimed “<dialogue!>” Dialogue Trixie
26. “Salad?!” exclaimed Trixie.
27. Step 5: Salad