Legend of John Henry,
asked Chatgpt AI to tell me the legend of John Henry from contemporary artist perspective...
It told me the story of railroad worker that raced against a Steam Engine, a battle of Man versus Machine.
Next, that story was processed in another AI to create an image.
here is story:
There was a man named John Henry, a strong and skilled steel driver, who worked on the railroads in the late 1800s. One day, a steam engine arrived on the scene, and the bosses said it could do the work of ten men. But John Henry wasn't worried, he knew he was the best steel driver around and he was determined to prove it.
So, the bosses put John Henry and the steam engine to the test. They set up a race to see who could drive the most steel in a day. John Henry worked tirelessly, driving steel with all his might, while the steam engine chugged along, its gears turning and its pistons pumping.
But in the end, it was no match for John Henry. Despite being just a man, he was able to outpace the machine and drive more steel than it could. The bosses were amazed, but John Henry just smiled and said, "I told you I was the best."
As an artist thinking about AI, I can't help but think about how John Henry's story is still relevant today. There are always concerns about machines taking over jobs, but at the end of the day, it's the human spirit and determination that will always triumph. John Henry may have lost the race to the steam engine, but he won the hearts of his fellow workers and proved that the strength of the human spirit cannot be replaced by technology.
