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This episode of Celebrate Poe begins a new emphasis in Celebrate Poe - the use of ChatGPT.   George uses AI to “communicate” with the imaginary character of the “ghost of Mr. Poe” - and ChatGPT does an excellent job!  The AI version of Poe is quite articulate in its use of 19th century expressions, as well as an understanding of the life of Edgar Allan Poe. George begins this episode with some suggestions about effective AI prompts, and the majority of the episode is a free-wheeling discussion between George and Mr. Poe about the writer’s life through 1827.

• How does AI fit into the episode of Celebrate Poe?
• What is the most important thing regarding a prompt (such as in education?)
• What specifics might be used in a prompt?
• What does the AI Poe say was the turning point in his life?
• How does the online Poe feel that the army helped his writing?
• What subjects did the online Poe study at the University of Virginia?
• What problems did Poe have at UVA?
• What was the name of Poe’s first collection of poetry
• Why do you think that Poe spoke with a Southern accent?
• How did Poe’s works influence the works of Stephen KIng?

• 00:01 Introduction
• 01:01 AI, Chat GPT, prompts 
• 06:57 Mr. Poe speaks about turning points
• 10:34 Discipline, the military, and writing
• 12:18 Relationship with John Allan
• 14:40 Life at the University of Virginia
• 17:13 Subjects studied
• 19:12 Artist or writer?
• 21:25 After leaving UVA
• 23:20 Sources for Tamerlane
• 25:38 Differences between real and literary Tamlerlane
• 27:43 Poe’s Southern accent
• 32:43 Conclusion
• 34:21 Future episode
• 36:13 Sources
• 36:13 Outro

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