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Re:Ask HN: What API would you pay for? by Anunayj on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:24PM (#27828436)
Hmm Can't Wikipedia be simply used for it?
Re:Ask HN: What API would you pay for? by muzani on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:44PM (#27828578)
Basically I want a text version of a stock photo.

Wikipedia's description of a potato:

    Potato plants are herbaceous perennials that grow about 60 cm (24 in) high, depending on variety, with the leaves dying back after flowering, fruiting and tuber formation. They bear white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with yellow stamens.
It's not quite human enough. Also you'll get the same thing each time and it's probably plagiarism. Just like you won't want that stock photo that everyone recognizes, a description like this is recognizable as being from Wikipedia.

In certain situations, I don't even want the exact writing but something inspiring. The Wikipedia potato stifles creativity.