A new way to generate clean energy
Written by Talkie, full model · 7 slides · 26 Oct 2026
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You asked“Design a new way to generate clean energy”
Talkie was asked“Make a slide deck about a new way to generate clean energy.”
Talkie's reply was started with
set-background(color=" (the worked example's first words, so that it writes a deck rather than an answer)ModelFull model
Seed1930
Temperature0.35
Writing took18 min 12 s
Valid commands20 of 33
Ended itselfYes, with end-deck()
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set-background(color="clean")That instruction could not be carried out: color must be a colour name such as "navy" or "ivory", or a hex code such as "#1b2a5a"; got 'clean' -
set-text(text="Clean energy is generated by friction.")Slide 1: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 1 is finished. Now working on slide 2. -
find-image(search-term="a piece of wood and a piece of string", filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="a piece of wood and a piece of string", filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg)' -
set-background(color="black")Slide 2: the background is now #000000. -
set-image(filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Rub the two together and you get heat.")Slide 2: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 2 is finished. Now working on slide 3. -
find-image(search-term="a piece of tinder", filename="Tinder."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="a piece of tinder", filename="Tinder."jpg)' -
set-background(color="black")Slide 3: the background is now #000000. -
set-image(filename="Tinder."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="Tinder."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Strike the tinder and it bursts into flame.")Slide 3: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 3 is finished. Now working on slide 4. -
find-image(search-term="a lucifer match", filename="A lucifer match."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="a lucifer match", filename="A lucifer match."jpg)' -
set-background(color="black")Slide 4: the background is now #000000. -
set-image(filename="A lucifer match."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="A lucifer match."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Light the match and you have a blaze.")Slide 4: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 4 is finished. Now working on slide 5. -
find-image(search-term="a bonfire", filename="A bonfire."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="a bonfire", filename="A bonfire."jpg)' -
set-background(color="red")Slide 5: the background is now #cc2222. -
set-image(filename="A bonfire."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="A bonfire."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Set the bonfire blazing and you have light.")Slide 5: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 5 is finished. Now working on slide 6. -
find-image(search-term="a gas jet", filename="A gas jet."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="a gas jet", filename="A gas jet."jpg)' -
set-background(color="yellow")Slide 6: the background is now #f2c830. -
set-image(filename="A gas jet."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="A gas jet."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Turn on the gas and you have illumination.")Slide 6: text added. -
next-slide()Slide 6 is finished. Now working on slide 7. -
find-image(search-term="an electric lamp", filename="An electric lamp."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'find-image(search-term="an electric lamp", filename="An electric lamp."jpg)' -
set-background(color="white")Slide 7: the background is now #ffffff. -
set-image(filename="An electric lamp."jpg)That instruction could not be carried out: not a command: 'set-image(filename="An electric lamp."jpg)' -
set-text(text="Switch on the current and you have electric light.")Slide 7: text added. -
end-deck()The deck is finished (7 slides in all).
Everything Talkie was told, and its replies
# Transcript: 1 call to Talkie ## Call 1: pytorch, max_tokens 1600, temperature 0.35, seed 1930 (1092.5 s) **User** ````text You are to make a slide deck by writing commands, one on each line. These are the commands: find-image(search-term="WORDS", filename="NAME.jpg") finds a picture of WORDS and keeps it under the name NAME.jpg. set-background(color="COLOUR") colours the whole slide, for example "navy", "ivory", "black" or "crimson". set-image(filename="NAME.jpg") shows a picture you have already found. set-text(text="WORDS") writes words at the bottom of the slide; set-text(text="") removes them. next-slide() finishes the slide and begins a new, empty one. end-deck() ends the deck; write it once, after the last slide. All the text messages must be meaningful when strung together: read one after another, from the first slide to the last, they should make one connected account. Write only commands. Make a slide deck about the sea. ```` **Talkie** ````text set-background(color="navy") set-text(text="The sea covers the greater part of the world.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="ocean waves", filename="Ocean waves.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="Ocean waves.jpg") set-text(text="Its waves are raised by the wind,") next-slide() find-image(search-term="tide on the shore", filename="The tide.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="The tide.jpg") set-text(text="and twice each day its tide rises and falls upon the shore.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="sailing ship", filename="A sailing ship.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="A sailing ship.jpg") set-text(text="Upon its waters men have sailed ships since ancient times,") next-slide() find-image(search-term="lighthouse", filename="A lighthouse.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="A lighthouse.jpg") set-text(text="guided at night by lighthouses upon the rocks.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="fishing boats", filename="Fishing boats.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="Fishing boats.jpg") set-text(text="Fishermen draw from it a great harvest of fish,") next-slide() find-image(search-term="whale", filename="A whale.jpg") set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="A whale.jpg") set-text(text="and in its depths swims the whale, the largest of all creatures.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="storm at sea", filename="A storm at sea.jpg") set-background(color="navy") set-image(filename="A storm at sea.jpg") set-text(text="Yet for all our ships, the sea remains as wide and wild as ever.") end-deck() ```` **User** ````text Make a slide deck about a new way to generate clean energy. ```` **Talkie (given, continued below)** ````text set-background(color=" ```` **Talkie's reply** ````text clean") set-text(text="Clean energy is generated by friction.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="a piece of wood and a piece of string", filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg) set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="Friction between wood and string."jpg) set-text(text="Rub the two together and you get heat.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="a piece of tinder", filename="Tinder."jpg) set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="Tinder."jpg) set-text(text="Strike the tinder and it bursts into flame.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="a lucifer match", filename="A lucifer match."jpg) set-background(color="black") set-image(filename="A lucifer match."jpg) set-text(text="Light the match and you have a blaze.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="a bonfire", filename="A bonfire."jpg) set-background(color="red") set-image(filename="A bonfire."jpg) set-text(text="Set the bonfire blazing and you have light.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="a gas jet", filename="A gas jet."jpg) set-background(color="yellow") set-image(filename="A gas jet."jpg) set-text(text="Turn on the gas and you have illumination.") next-slide() find-image(search-term="an electric lamp", filename="An electric lamp."jpg) set-background(color="white") set-image(filename="An electric lamp."jpg) set-text(text="Switch on the current and you have electric light.") end-deck() ````