Just as social media was created with a positive purpose in mind, AI will probably take a dark turn. Bad actors always find ways to ruin a good thing. I haven't used it yet, so I need to learn more about it. Thanks for getting me started!
The AI genie is very definitely out and cannot be put back in the bottle. I think that a lot of the panic is similar to the much-read "𝘐𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥?" published in The Atlantic in 2008. AI is a tool—albeit one of the most powerful in history—in the same league as fire and the wheel. I find it great for many things, but most of all for making nicely structured summaries of articles. Like any tool, becoming a master takes time.
Moving on to the main point of this article, which is originality, I recall the quote, "𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦." Yes, there are truly original creations, but these are few and far between. For most of us, it's just adding bells and whistles.
In this context, there is a delightful book on creativity, "𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵" by Austin Kleon (who is on Substack), which gives you a toolbox for your creative journey. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
PS: It's "Jeff," not "Steven" Bezos—proof that I really read the article. 😀
Thank you, Arun, for your very interesting comments. Whoops! You spotted the 'deliberate' mistake. Okay, it wasn't deliberate, but thank you for pointing it out. ;-) I agree that AI is here to stay and we have to learn to live with it. I find it useful and will continue to use it, though not for writing my posts. I'll check out the book you recommend, and the writer's Substack.
When it comes to AI, take what you want and leave the rest behind.
I like using grammar and spelling checks. And Perplexity is way faster than Google to find answers I need that reference their sources for me to further investigate info. However, I won’t use it for writing. Writing articles, columns, emails, books… must come from my brain.
Just as social media was created with a positive purpose in mind, AI will probably take a dark turn. Bad actors always find ways to ruin a good thing. I haven't used it yet, so I need to learn more about it. Thanks for getting me started!
The AI genie is very definitely out and cannot be put back in the bottle. I think that a lot of the panic is similar to the much-read "𝘐𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥?" published in The Atlantic in 2008. AI is a tool—albeit one of the most powerful in history—in the same league as fire and the wheel. I find it great for many things, but most of all for making nicely structured summaries of articles. Like any tool, becoming a master takes time.
Moving on to the main point of this article, which is originality, I recall the quote, "𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦." Yes, there are truly original creations, but these are few and far between. For most of us, it's just adding bells and whistles.
In this context, there is a delightful book on creativity, "𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵" by Austin Kleon (who is on Substack), which gives you a toolbox for your creative journey. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
PS: It's "Jeff," not "Steven" Bezos—proof that I really read the article. 😀
Thank you, Arun, for your very interesting comments. Whoops! You spotted the 'deliberate' mistake. Okay, it wasn't deliberate, but thank you for pointing it out. ;-) I agree that AI is here to stay and we have to learn to live with it. I find it useful and will continue to use it, though not for writing my posts. I'll check out the book you recommend, and the writer's Substack.
I know you are going to hate me for this but it’s Arjun, not Arun.
Of course, I don't hate you for correcting me! I'm prone to making mistakes and should be more careful. I'll remember next time.
When it comes to AI, take what you want and leave the rest behind.
I like using grammar and spelling checks. And Perplexity is way faster than Google to find answers I need that reference their sources for me to further investigate info. However, I won’t use it for writing. Writing articles, columns, emails, books… must come from my brain.
I totally agree, Pamela. I don't use it for writing, either. Never heard of Perplexity. I must check it out.
My dad told me about it and he's 88!