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haiku

[hahy-koo] / ˈhaɪ ku /




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Generative AI feels like magic: It can churn out a sales strategy or write a haiku about yogurt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

A haiku by the famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō reads, “a caterpillar / this deep in fall / still not a butterfly.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

To further his point, Mr Beauchamp then convinced the chatbot to criticise DPD in the form of a haiku, a Japanese poem.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

Email your haiku and your name to [email protected].

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023

It’s hard to explain, but it reminds me of a haiku I once read: “Even in Kyoto—/ hearing the cuckoo’s cry—/ I long for Kyoto.”

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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