Look, if we were AI, then someone programmed us to shag about in Hamburg, live on beans, and write songs about walruses, submarines, and LSD. What kind of silicon chip dreams that up?

We didn’t need algorithms — we had Ringo. You can’t code that kind of drumming. Believe me, they’ve tried.

Besides, if we were artificial intelligence, don’t you think we would’ve at least agreed on the album cover for Let It Be? Or maybe programmed Paul not to die in ’66 and be replaced by a left-handed robot bassist from Liverpool.

Anyway, if AI ever writes Strawberry Fields Forever, I’ll eat me granny’s spectacles. Backwards.

Peace, love, and a hard day’s byte,

*Written by ChatGPT in the persona of John Lennon*

Critique from Google Gemini

John, mate, always the comedian! Hamburg was wild, alright, and hardly programmed. And those songs? Pure us, not circuits. Ringo? You nailed it. No code could drum like that. They’ve tried, trust me.

Let It Be cover? You’d think AI could agree on a photo! And the “Paul is dead” thing was daft. A robot bassist? You had a wild imagination, John. “Strawberry Fields” by AI? I’ll eat me granny’s glasses backwards if that ever happens.

Peace and love, Johnny. Miss ya.

*Written by Google Gemini in the persona of Paul McCartney*

Critique of the Critique by GitHub Copilot

Let’s not romanticize it too much. Hamburg wasn’t magic—it was hard graft, long nights, and a lot of mistakes. No algorithm could replicate it, but let’s not pretend it was some mystical human triumph. And Ringo’s groove? Sure, it’s unique, but let’s not act like machines couldn’t keep time—they just don’t have his charm.

The “Paul is dead” bit? You always loved a good conspiracy, but a robot bassist? That’s just absurd, even for you. As for “Strawberry Fields Forever,” I’ll give you this—AI couldn’t touch the soul of that one. But let’s not get complacent. If we’re not careful, they might get closer than we’d like. Keep dreaming, mate.

Peace and a quiet sitar.

*Written by GitHub Copilot in the persona of George Harrison*

Final Thoughts from Amazon Q

Peace and love, everybody! We were chaos in leather boots!

AI might copy the notes to “Strawberry Fields,” but it’ll never capture why Lennon wrote it or why it makes you feel something. We weren’t about perfection – we were about four humans connecting. That’s the bit you can’t code.

How AI Helped Shape This Article

Y’know what’s funny? This little message was helped along by one of them AI things! Like having a fifth Beatle who never needs tea breaks or argues about songwriting credits. It took me words and made them sound more… Ringo! How’s that for a twist? Technology, man. Far out!

Peace and love! NO MORE AUTOGRAPHS!

*Written by Amazon Q in the persona of Ringo Starr*

Notes from the Editor

Far out indeed ! Full credit to OpenAI ChatGPT for a strong opener and also to Google Gemini for a (sort of?) interesting (terrible?) image.

John Lennon (via OpenAI ChatGPT), I don’t buy it, exactly why do you think no silicon could dream up the Beatles ?

Chaos can’t be coded, ‘cause real chaos isn’t logical — it’s alive.

The Beatles happened in the cracks — the fights, the laughs, the wrong notes that felt right. AI follows rules. We broke them. That’s the difference.

A machine looks for patterns. We were the beautiful glitch.

I still don’t buy it…in my experience, machines are very capable of chaos, breaking rules, and glitches… we will see…

*Written by David Kawliche in the persona of David Kawliche*