Predicting the next toy fads with AI

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Predicting the next toy fads with AI

2022: French stick - Artisanally crafted, wooden, low-fat stick made from potatoes or vegetables, thin enough to fit in a toaster. 2023: Watchamacallit - Light purple, furry-logic toy with smiley mouth, one 'horn' and a tape recorder on its back that dishes out self-proclaimed facts non-stop.ALT

I used GPT-3 to complete a list I seeded with pet rock, tickle me elmo, and furby. Its job is prediction, and its dataset is the internet. It is made of math so it is infallible.

2024: Banana - A fruit-sized music player. Makes any digital music sound like banana-shaped music. 2030: Power Ties - Thin piece of metal clothing accessory that heats people in whom they are embedded and creates a personal force field.ALT
2037: Kitela - Cloud-based, artificially intelligent program that helps users maximize their mental acuity through games, lectures, and the integration of mental programs with a network of billions of other Kitelas. 2048: Smart tweed - Unisex woolen coat smart enough to choose an outfit for its owner, coordinate with their smartphone, and access their daily Andreality.ALT

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