Ryan Morrison of Tom’s Guide, reveals I asked ChatGPT to create a Hallmark Christmas movie — and it went better than expected.

He begins:

“Part of my job is testing AI products to find out how well they work, what they can be used for and just how good they are at different tasks. So, inspired by my mom’s favorite genre of movie I decided to ask ChatGPT to write a Christmas story in the style of Hallmark.”

His ChatGPT 4 prompt? “Can you help me come up with the plot for a Hallmark-style Christmas movie?”

The resulting basic plot? “In ‘Christmas Carousel’, a New York architect discovers love and the value of tradition when she teams up with a local carousel restorer to save a cherished holiday attraction in a small town.”

There’s a more detailed plot, characters and even dialogue.

The AI even suggests filming in Cold Spring, New York State.

Oops! There is a real 2020 Hallmark movie called “A Christmas Carousel” with this plot: “When Lila is hired by the Royal Family of Ancadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the Prince to complete it by Christmas.”

My take: even though it appears ChatGPT 4 came extremely close to ripping off the title of an existing Hallmark movie, I like its plot better than the real one. Go figure.