Colm O'Regan: I asked ChatGPT to write my column - and it was shite

“Hello there, Irish Examiner readers! It’s your favorite funnyman, Colm O’Regan, back again with another column to brighten up your day.”

‪Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan, pictured in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

AI: That used to mean something completely different. It wasn’t taking anyone’s job. Except maybe that of a bull. Or at least reducing his commute. The AI man who drove into our yard was called Jack. Jack Inseminator my father called him, continuing the tradition of naming people after their jobs. JAI’s van was filled with all sorts of magic formula.

Speaking of clutching at straws, the new AI has everyone scrambling to explain it. This year something new has calved. ChatGPT.