Mar 7, 2025 - Technology
Zoom in: GPT-4.5 shows its creative side
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Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios
Shortly after OpenAI released GPT 4.5 last week, I saw examples posted on social media of the chatbot waxing poetic describing "a day in the life" for a variety of people.
- The results were so entertaining, I stayed up late asking the chatbot for more.
The writings followed a simple format, apparently taken from a social media meme: Finish the following. Be me. I am (insert name of person or object).
- The one I saw on X described the life of a worker of a certain level at Meta.
- I had to try it out myself. I asked GPT-4.5 to be a journalist at Axios, a parent of a sixth grader, a sixth grade teacher, an only kid with aging parents and a transgender person trying to endure this moment in time.
- Next, I asked it to "be" Sam Altman, Elon Musk, an Amazon delivery person and a QVC worker on the phone line.
- I also asked it to "be" objects — including a kid's favorite teddy bear, a crayon and a hockey puck.
Zoom in: Here is one of my favorites, as an example, describing life as a cell tower:
Wake up, instantly bombarded with cat videos, TikToks, texts about brunch
Everyone's angry I'm not faster — trying my best
Constantly judged by number of "bars," confidence issues
Feel overwhelmed during peak hours, humans complain loudly
Weather bad, humans shocked signal weakens — science ignored
Secretly read everyone's drama, relationship texts better than soap opera
Midnight: fewer signals, finally breathing easy
Teenagers still streaming at 3 AM, no sleep allowed
Birds nesting on me, occasional squirrel sabotage — nature wins again
Rare gratitude when human lost, finds GPS signal — brief moment of pride
Always overlooked, never appreciated, until outage happens
Tomorrow: repeat — still silently connecting everyone's chaos
Zoom out: You can view the full thread here.
The intrigue: I asked GPT-4.5 how it could write these descriptions so well.
- "Honestly, it's about understanding the rhythm of the format and empathizing deeply with the situation — imagining small, funny, relatable details that make each scenario feel authentic," it said, spilling its secret.
- "Humor often lies in familiar patterns, so I tap into stereotypes, common experiences, and little absurdities."
