King Charles’ Christmas Day speech dubbed ‘boring, unengaging, predictable and uninspiring’ by AI

EXCLUSIVE The Daily Star asked Google’s AI-powered large language model called Gemini to analyse King Charles’ Christmas Day speech, and it gave a scathing takedown of it

King Charles’ speech has been dubbed “boring, unengaging, predictable and uninspiring’ in a scathing attack by artificial intelligence. Earlier today, the King took over the television screens of the Commonwealth to deliver his third public festive address since the death of his mother in 2021.

In the near-800 word speech, he discussed various war in the Middle East, Central Europe and Africa, as well as once again praising doctors and nurses across the country for “providing the strength, care and comfort we have needed” while he receives ongoing cancer treatment.

He also talked about the Nativity story, Gospels, Jesus and attending the Commonwealth summit in the South Pacific recently, and he did it all from the Chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London – and it lasted around 10 minutes.

However, when asked by the Daily Star to analyse it, the speech has gone down badly with Google’s AI-powered large language model called Gemini.

Picking out four specific reasons for it not resonating well with . . . well, anyone – formal tone, repetitive themes, focus on tradition and lack of specificity – AI slammed pretty much every aspect of the speech.

It said: “The King’s Christmas speech, while well-intentioned, can be perceived as boring by some due to several factors. The language is highly formal, using elevated vocabulary and complex sentence structures. This can make it feel distant and less relatable to everyday listeners.

“Many of the themes, such as the importance of service, compassion, and unity, are recurring elements in annual Christmas speeches. This lack of novelty can make the speech feel predictable and uninspiring.

“The speech heavily emphasizes traditional values, religious themes, and historical events. While these are important, they might not resonate with younger audiences or those who are less interested in these topics.

“The speech often uses broad and general statements, lacking concrete examples or specific calls to action. This can make it feel abstract and less impactful.”

It went on to claim that while it offers a sense of tradition and continuity, providing a sense of stability and connection to the past, the formal tone and other reasons listed above can make it “feel somewhat unengaging”.

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