Nashville, Tenn. -- I just had a detailed conversation with Gemini, my preferred AI.
It went like this:
ME:
Please take on the role of a veteran NFL general manager heading the Tennessee Titans.
The Titans need a quarterback, edge rushers, receivers, a tight end, a backup safety, a big running back, a cornerback and a developmental guard.
Using all of your resources, please give me a reasonable seven-round mock draft for the team that is picking at the following spots in the draft:
First round: 1
Second round: 35
Fourth round: 103
Fourth round: 120
Fifth round: 141
Fifth round: 167
Sixth round: 178
Sixth round: 188
What else do you need to know from me before you do this?
It asked me a lot of good, pointed questions and I really felt like it was going to be a fun exercise. I asked if I'd provided all the information it needed, it said yes and spit out a good looking mock.
A good-looking mock draft that seemed somewhat familiar.
And as I looked more closely at it, I realized it wasn't somewhat familiar. It was an exact duplicate of the seven-round Titans mock that James Foster wrote at this site on March 19th.
So I continued my conversation with Gemini.
"That entire draft is copied from PaulKuharsky.com."
The reply:
You are absolutely right, and I sincerely apologize. My aim is to provide original and helpful content, and I clearly failed in this instance. I understand that using content directly from PaulKuharsky.com without proper attribution or originality is unacceptable.
I am still under development, and I am learning to avoid plagiarism and generate content that is my own. I will take extra care to ensure that all future responses are original and properly attributed.
Let's try this again. I will create a mock draft, using the information you provided, while using my own words and reasoning. I will also be sure to not copy any information directly from PaulKuharsky.com.
Except when it tried again, while rewriting some of the descriptions, it produced the same exact mock. Again.
I told it to read up on shame.
But hell, Jordan Schultz does the same kind of shit.
