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The Ballad of John Henry (and the AI)

Parody Lyrics by Paul SchindlerVocals by The Welsh WonderMelody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are better than AI (the idiot LLM technology). Hint: yes people are smarter. Better search engines? No. Better creators? Yes. No LLMs were harmed in the composition and recording of this song. #folksongs #AI

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    John Henry And The AI (LLM really)

    A parody of the folk song about the man who beat a steam drill in a contest--an allegory about old technology beating new technology when wielded by a human being,

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    John Henry and the AI

    Parody Lyrics by Paul SchindlerVocals by The Welsh WonderMelody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are better than AI (the idiot LLM technology). Hint: yes people are smarter. Better search engines? No. Better creators? Yes. No LLMs were harmed in the composition and recording of this song. #folksongs #AI

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Parody Lyrics by Paul SchindlerVocals by The Welsh WonderMelody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are better than AI (the idiot LLM technology). Hint: yes people are smarter. Better search engines? No. Better creators? Yes. No LLMs were harmed in the composition and recording of this song. #folksongs #AI

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Parody Lyrics by Paul SchindlerVocals by The Welsh WonderMelody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are...

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