API returns gibberish text and it's been 3 days

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I have been waiting for a fix for this problem for several days now. My API calls return nonsensical texts.

Here is the code to reproduce the problem:

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv
import openai
from openai import OpenAI

# Load the API key from the .env file
_ = load_dotenv(find_dotenv(filename="path to .env file"))
api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')

# Ensure the API key is present
if not api_key:
    raise ValueError("API key not found. Please check your .env file.")

# Setup the OpenAI client with your API key
openai.api_key = api_key

client = OpenAI()

prompt = "Assemble a script centered around a character delivering a persuasive speech for an audition. The content should allow the actor to exhibit a range of persuasive techniques, from logical reasoning to passionate appeal. Stage directions should suggest changes in pacing and power to convey a compelling argument."

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-3.5-turbo-1106",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user", "content": f"Create a short script for an actor's audition based on the following prompt: {prompt}"
        }
    ],
    temperature=1.7,
    max_tokens=1500,
    seed=41
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Here is the output:

Title: Date Night Dilemma 

[At a neighborhood association meeting, our protagonist, Danielle Curtis, seeks to persuade the parents in the audience to allow their teenagers to attend a school dance.]

[Begin mid-speech, Daniels with enthusiasm.]

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Package versions:
openai version: 1.2.3
python version: 3.10.12

2

Nvm I just tried again without setting the temperature and it’s good? But why does the temperature make the output like that?

3

Temperature of 1.7 is way too high for consistency.

It defaults to 1.0 which is midpoint on the new scale…

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