Hyperion's AI Poet

Inspired by the rich, evocative language and complex themes of Dan Simmons' -Hyperion-, and indirectly informed by the 'industrial' aesthetics of -Metropolis-, this project develops an AI-powered writing tool specifically designed to generate poetry and short prose pieces reminiscent of the Hyperion Cantos style. Imagine the Shrike composing sonnets, or Aenea narrating historical events. The core concept is a web application where users input parameters like desired theme (e.g., 'pilgrimage', 'loss', 'technology'), character (e.g., 'the Shrike', 'Father Hoyt', 'the Consul'), form (e.g., 'sonnet', 'haiku', 'free verse', 'flash fiction'), and a few seed words or phrases. The AI, fine-tuned on a dataset comprising -Hyperion- itself, related works, and poetry exemplifying similar stylistic elements (e.g., Tennyson, Keats, Eliot), then generates original content. Implementation relies on readily available and cost-effective resources: (1) Utilizing pre-trained language models like GPT-3.5 or similar open-source models and fine-tuning them on -Hyperion- and related text. (2) Building a simple web interface using frameworks like Flask or Streamlit for user interaction. (3) Deploying the application on a low-cost cloud platform like Heroku or Google App Engine. The earning potential stems from offering a subscription service or pay-per-use credits for generating content, targeting -Hyperion- fans, writers seeking unique inspiration, and Game Masters looking to enrich their tabletop RPG campaigns (e.g., using the AI to generate prophetic visions, cryptic messages, or atmospheric descriptions). The niche focus and low running costs can lead to high profit margins. The 'AI Workflow for Companies' scraper inspiration is subtly present in the idea of automating the content creation process, but with a specific artistic output.