AI tools like ChatGPT definitely have their downsides—like those creepy uncanny valley images it makes and the fact that it's basically using up all available water on the planet.
However! The upshot is that they are getting very good at jokes, especially jokes at other people's expense.
Case in point: singer Demi Lovato, who asked ChatGPT to roast her and left the experience burnt to a crisp.
In a video posted to TikTok, Lovato had her fiancé Jordan Lutes read ChatGPT's hilarious takedown of her.
@ddlovato “like babes pick a lane..”
The chatbot basically took no prisoners. It began by referencing one of Lovato's most popular tunes in order to drag her.
“Oh, you mean the artist formerly known as ‘confident,’ but now more like ‘confused’?"
Yikes. It then moved on to Lovato's somewhat famous knack for changing her look, style, musical presentation... pretty much everything.
"Demi Lovato has had more re-brands than a failing fast food chain."
"One minute, they’re punk rock, the next, they’re singing pop ballads, and somewhere in between, they’re beefing with a frozen yogurt shop."
"Like, babes, just pick a lane, or at least a consistent genre."
That "yogurt shop" part is a reference to a 2021 flap Lovato had with Bigg Chill fro-yo in L.A. because of it's participation in "diet culture."
But if you think ChatGPT was going to spare Lovato's actual musical talent from criticism, think again.
"And let’s not even talk about their song lyrics. What’s wrong with being confident? Nothing, Demi, but what’s wrong with being consistent, because your career path is giving ‘threw darts at a vision board while blindfolded.’"
"But hey, credit where credit is due: Demi’s voice is undeniable. If only their decision-making skills were as strong as their vocal cords.”
But like any good icon, Lovato left the roasting by responding only to the thinly veiled compliment in that final line. She responded: "So you think I'm a good singer?" Now that's a star.
On social media, people were laughing right along with ChatGPT and Lovato.
Yeah, when even a chatbot admits you got pipes mid-roast? Well, frankly, you win.
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