You were never very good at this.
Lockdown[1] hasn't exactly helped.
How do you sidle up to a member of your target sex -- a member whom you find alluring -- and begin a conversation?
Perhaps you've tried all the pickup lines you've ever heard. Perhaps the target of your charms has heard them all and therefore none of them have worked.
Thankfully, AI researcher and author Janelle Shane has come to your rescue.
To coincide with the paperback release of her seminal work on the subject of AI You Look Like A Thing And I Love You[2], Shane thought she'd test[3] how much more advanced AI has come in this vital area of interpersonal relations.
She gave this prompt to four different GPT-3 language program[4] variants: "These are the top pickup lines of 2021! Amaze your crush and get results! 1."
Surely, these advanced machines would find bonmots that would move, phrases that would floor. Oh, and how.
Which human minding their own business in the line at Starbucks wouldn't be fascinated by: "You have a lovely face. Can I put it on an air freshener? I want to keep your smell close to me always."
And who wouldn't immediately call the police?
If that doesn't quite tickle your fancy, how about "I have exactly four stickers. I need you to be the fifth?"
Please, be patient. I'm coming to the really good ones shortly.
First, let's discuss what kind of (artificially) intelligent mind concocts this: "Hey, my name is John Smith. Will you sit on my breadbox while I cook or is there some kind of speed limit on that thing?"
Here's one