AGameAWeek Blog 2024-08-31 - What is Originality

[verse] I made a game called Cageomel Thought it was unique, oh well Geometric shapes and grappling hooks Just Space Invaders in new looks [chorus] Oh, I'm not original (not original) Asked an AI to write this song (Hi Claude) 'Cause my creativity's gone (it went away) But hey, (hey) at least the tune's catchy (really catchy) Even if it's not from me (it's not) Unoriginal me! (claude wrote this) [break] [verse] AI art for inspiration Layer on layer, no creation Loudme or Suno, who can tell? Originality? Oh well [chorus] Oh, I'm not original (not original) Asked an AI to write this song (Hi Claude) 'Cause my creativity's gone (it went away) But hey, (hey) at least the tune's catchy (really catchy) Even if it's not from me (it's not) Unoriginal me! (claude wrote this) [break] [bridge] From Breakout to Invaders To Cageomel, we're all imitators In this digital age, it's plain to see True originality's hard to achieve So here I am, writing my blog About creativity's mental fog Waffling on 'bout uniqueness While an AI pens this mess [chorus] Oh, I'm not original (not original) Asked an AI to write this song (Hi Claude) 'Cause my creativity's gone (it went away) But hey, (hey) at least the tune's catchy (really catchy) Even if it's not from me (it's not) Unoriginal me! (claude wrote this) [break] [verse] But don't you fret, don't you fear Transformation's always near Mix old ideas, make something new That's all us humans can really do [chorus] Oh, I'm not original (not original) Asked an AI to write this song (Hi Claude) 'Cause my creativity's gone (it went away) But hey, (hey) at least the tune's catchy (really catchy) Even if it's not from me (it's not) Unoriginal me! (claude wrote this) [break] [outro] Unoriginal me! (At least the AI's working for free)