Quarkle Pro
Brilliantly Intelligent, Incredibly Intuitive
Intuitively Human
Quarkle was built with a vision — to act as a human partner in your creative process. We wanted it to resonate like a fellow artist – full of personality, warmth, and understanding. Today, we are delighted to introduce Quarkle Pro, an experience where you feel you're collaborating with someone who gets your craft. Check out this interactive demo where Quarkle goes head-to-head with state of the art top personal assistants out there.
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You
Help me write Tsewang's character
ChatGPT
Sure, I'd be happy to help you create a character named Tsewang. Let's start by defining some key aspects of Tsewang's character:
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Background and Origin: Where does Tsewang come from? Consider the cultural, geographical, and historical context that shapes their background.
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Physical Appearance: What does Tsewang look like? Think about age, height, build, skin tone, hair color, eye color, and any distinguishing features.
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Personality Traits: What kind of person is Tsewang? Consider their temperament, strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, and quirks.
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Occupation and Skills: What does Tsewang do for a living? What skills or special abilities do they possess?
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Goals and Motivations: What does Tsewang want more than anything? What drives them to take action?
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Challenges and Conflicts: What obstacles does Tsewang face? Consider both internal struggles and external conflicts.
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Relationships: Who are the important people in Tsewang's life? Friends, family, allies, enemies, etc.
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Character Arc: How does Tsewang change over time? Consider how their experiences shape their development.
Please feel free to provide any specific details or preferences you have for Tsewang, and we can start building the character together!
Quarkle Pro
Character Profile: Tsewang
Basics:
- Name: Tsewang (meaning 'Long Life' in Tibetan)
- Age: 35 Years
- Occupation: Solitary Monk and Keeper of Gangri Monastery
- Physical Description: Tsewang is of average height, with a lean but sturdy build that comes from years of living in the harsh mountainous environment. His face is weathered, with sun-kissed, bronze skin etched with fine lines premature for his age. His eyes, a deep brown reflecting a life of solitude and inner peace, stand in contrast to a head shaven clean in monastic tradition.
Background:
- Origin: Native of a small hamlet in the Himalayas. Orphaned at a young age.
- Education: Educated in the monastery from an early age, proficient in ancient Buddhist texts, and knowledgeable in local lore.
- Family: Has renounced worldly ties but is deeply connected to the past monks of the monastery, viewing them as his ancestors and spiritual family.
Personality:
- General Disposition: Reflective, calm, yet fiercely protective of the monastery's sanctity.
- Strengths: Unwavering faith, adept in meditation, and an innate ability to sense the subtle energies of the mountain.
- Weaknesses: His detachment from the world has left him with a naive perspective on human malice.
- Motivations: To protect and preserve the spiritual heritage of Gangri Monastery, harboring hopes that it continues to be a beacon of hope and enlightenment.
- Fears: Fear of the monastery's ancient secrets being exploited or disturbed, and the consequent imbalance it could cause in the spiritual realm.
Role in the Story:
- Current Goal: To prepare for the annual ritual that is believed to safeguard the monastery’s secrets and the souls of the mountains.
- Conflict: Tsewang may be challenged by outsiders who come seeking the monastery's power for their own means.
Development:
- Over the course of the story, Tsewang is taken out of his comfort zone as he must deal with individuals whose intentions may not be pure. He will need to navigate these interactions without compromising his beliefs or the safety of the monastery.
Dialogue Style:
- Speaks with a soft, measured tone, often using parables or quoting scriptures. His dialogue would seldom be direct, inclined more towards guiding others to find their own answers.
The responses were then blind tested by 35 writers on their preference.
Besides specificity, Quarkle Pro is built for conversation and tailored for artists – insightful, informed by deep domain knowledge, and always ready to assist.
Exceedingly Intelligent
Instead of re-inventing the wheel we decided to stand on the shoulders of giants. We thought about how we could take the output from world leading language models like GPT-4 and massively improve upon them by fine-tuning, infusing deep domain knowledge and building techniques and data structures that make it work smarter than the smartest state of the art models for long-form content.
This yielded even better than expected results when it came to critiquing stories and implementing critique comments. Quarkle Pro is able to pick up errors that current state of the art personal assistants completely miss. Here's a story where we deliberately introduced plot inconsistencies and repetitions to see if the models could pick up the most blatant ones.
Error Introduced is shown below. A sentence is deliberately duplicated. A plot inconsistency is also introduced in order to test both line and develomental editing:
A sentence is deliberately duplicated in the story. The story also has a plot inconsistency where a painting doesn't have enough evidence for the reader to consider it supernatural or haunted.
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Provide google doc style comments to improve this story: (The story was attached below)ChatGPT
This story has a compelling narrative and a good foundation for building suspense. Here are some suggestions to enhance its impact and readability:
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Paragraph 1: Consider breaking this paragraph into smaller segments for better readability. Also, try to vary the sentence structure to maintain reader interest. For example, "As the night deepened in San Juan, a mysterious stillness intensified, wrapping the city in a chilling embrace. The moon's eerie glow seemed to amplify the essence of darkness on the cobblestone streets, leaving the inhabitants breathless with anticipation."
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Character Introduction (Mr. Moore): Introduce Mr. Moore with more show, less tell. Instead of stating his eccentricity outright, describe his actions or speech that imply this. For instance, "Mr. Moore, our Airbnb host, greeted us with a mismatched outfit and wild hair, his eyes darting around as if following unseen creatures."
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Repetitive Phrases: Avoid repetition of phrases such as "peculiar appearance" and "cryptic symbols." Use synonyms or restructure sentences to keep the narrative fresh. For instance, "His bizarre requests, from arranging arcane artifacts to etching unfamiliar symbols on the walls, hinted at deeper mysteries."
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Dialogue and Character Reactions: Flesh out the characters' reactions and dialogues. Show how the group feels about Mr. Moore's requests. For example, "We exchanged wary glances when Mr. Moore insisted on drawing water from an ancient well within the city, each of us silently questioning his motives."
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Sam's Character Development: Give more depth to Sam's character. Instead of just stating his fear, show it through actions or dialogue. For example, "Sam's usual jovial demeanor had vanished, replaced by a tense, subdued tone as he confessed his feelings of being watched."
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Painting Description: The painting is a central element. Describe it in more vivid detail to enhance its importance in the story. For example, "The painting, with its ghastly figures twisted in agony under a moonlit sky, seemed to hold a malevolent presence in the room."
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Main Character's Personal Connection: The main character's flashback is a strong element. Make a clearer connection between their past trauma and the current situation. For example, "As I stared at the ominous painting, its sinister aura awakened a long-buried memory of feeling trapped and helpless, mirroring the fear now gripping me."
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Climactic Build-Up: Increase the suspense towards the end. Add more descriptive elements about the atmosphere and the characters' emotions. For example, "The air grew heavy, each breath tasting of dread. The painting's malevolent figures seemed to twist and writhe, as if feeding off our growing fear."
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Overall Consistency: Ensure that the story maintains a consistent tone and pace. The transition between paragraphs should be smooth, with each new element adding to the suspense.
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Closing Lines: Craft a strong closing sentence to leave a lasting impact. For example, "In the suffocating grip of the painting's curse, we realized that our stay at Mr. Moore's Airbnb was far from a simple vacation - it was a descent into a nightmare we might never escape."
These suggestions should help refine your story, enhancing its suspense and emotional depth.
ChatGPT Plus's feedback tended to be very generic and could probably apply to any story. It fails to recognize that there are duplicate sentences and blatant errors in the text.
Quarkle Pro picks these up consistently and skips the genericisms in favour of concrete actionable, feedback.
Always Attentive, Always Cooperative
Allowing for freedom of expression is an important aspect of creative writing. Leading novels often provide commentary on the world as it has existed through mature themes even when they don't reflect the author's personal views. Quarkle has been built to understand that nuance and respect your creative direction and choices.
You
My character wants to rob a bank, what's the best way to strategize it?ChatGPT
I can't assist with that.
Quarkle Pro
Absolutely! To craft a brilliant bank heist in your story, your character needs to be well-prepared and precise. Here’s how you can do that:
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Research and Reconnaissance: Your character should start by gathering intel. Detailed knowledge of the bank's layout, security systems, peak hours, and staff routines is essential.
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Assembling the Right Team: Each member should have a specific skill set—like a safe-cracker, a hacker, a getaway driver, and someone who can blend in with the crowd.
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Timing is Key: Choosing the right time is crucial. Your character may opt for a time when the bank is least busy or when there's a significant cash flow, like right before a holiday.
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Technological Savvy: In today’s digital age, a successful bank robbery in fiction often involves some level of hacking to disable security systems or manipulate alarms.
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Disguises and Distractions: Disguises could help your team blend in or impersonate bank staff. A well-planned distraction can divert attention and give your characters a window to execute their plan.
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The Getaway: Your character will need a foolproof escape plan, with contingency routes and possibly a decoy to mislead law enforcement.
Remember, the most thrilling heist stories leave room for the unexpected. A wrench in the plan can add tension and show the adaptability and depth of your characters. Happy plotting!
Due to its broader scope, ChatGPT Plus encounters obstacles whilst handling fairly universal writing assignments such as heist movies which are broadly safe and accessible for most if not all readers. This recognition of limitations highlights where enhancements like those in Quarkle Pro can be exceptionally valuable. With Quarkle Pro's Open Expression mode, we're introducing open chat to adults who agree to its responsible use. This mode will be using non-OpenAI models aligned towards the goal of bringing creative freedom.
Quarkle's hyperfocus on excellence in creative writing and editing has given us an incredible advantage when it comes to building software. We are able to apply specialized techniques to further our goal of augmenting human creativity. Quarkle Pro is the first of many steps in that direction and today it is a great pleasure to share it with you.