I love our discussion about AI and Human interactions like writing. I truly wonder what the future holds. While I prefer human writing it is also interesting to watch the evolution of AI.
A symptom of modern times is that we are overly focused on who creates something, and much less on the content itself. The ongoing debate surrounding human intelligence (HI) and artificial intelligence (AI) has a bittersweet tone. Personally, I don't care whether a text is written by AI or a human; what truly matters to me is the quality of the content, not who wrote it. I would rather read a smart, intelligent, and rational text created by AI than a stupid, hateful, or ignorant one written by a human. And I am a traditional writer who will never let AI do my work.
Il, respond here , since that was my first impulse. I have a before net and after net poem too.
The Red Wheelbarrow
BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
I recently talked with a colleague about the impact of AI and social media on our lives. We discussed how we often feel pressured to engage with these platforms and how it can be challenging to stay present. I find that unwinding with a copy of Wired magazine, taking in a good poem or working on a chess puzzle helps me reset. While social media doesn't provide clear life guidance, we have limited alternatives. In the past, platforms like Geocities, AOL, Prodigy, and Compuserve allowed for more customization and control. Using modems and analog cable boxes was akin to driving a manual transmission car – we had more autonomy. We knew where we wanted to go. Now, it feels like we've transitioned to a bot-driven, statistically-controlled automatic transmission, where we have no say in the direction we're headed. The new automatic transmission doesn't consider our preferences or destination; it drives us past a KFC until we give in to the finger likin good smell temptation. While indulging in the fried chicken, our serotonin fireworks convince us, what a great idea for dinner. As a culture, we are being driven by algorythmic winds controlled, muzzled and well intending technologists and steering a beta culture to elektro utopia. We better take a good long look.
As an English professor teaching Technical and Professional Communication, I dealt with this problem repeatedly. Students were amazed that they could not get away with cheating and would deny having done so until presented with the proof. When I was teaching First Year English classes without AI being a problem, students were also amazed when I found them copying content without citing sources. It’s not that hard when you are familiar with their writing and they suddenly start sounding like someone else. Each writer has a style and identifying characteristics and it’s not that hard to recognize when they substitute the words of others and don’t sound like themselves.
I've been using AI as a tool for my poor iPhone and iPad, hunt-and-peck input, don't ask. Well, after months of general texting and sincere responses to Reddit chess posts, friends, articles, substack, poetry forums, LinkedIn articles, music forums… you name it! I have become accustomed to her/his face, BagoSmarts or Bagonits if you will. AI is an incredible grammar and syntax resolver; it's beyond helpful for me.
If you have a bizarre habit of launching into rabbit holes and chasing your gem du jour on any topic you find, it's your wildest dream come true. The other day, I looked up tuff in Wikipedia and ran into Veii, who knew?
To make a long story short, I had an intense two-hour dialog with Claude, including a philosophical discussion on History and live knowledge. Hell, I had Claude create a realistic graphic of tuff formation and, yes, a beautiful passage on Veii in its heyday. AI is a goldmine for the curious.
Now, regarding actual writing, it's terrible when it's confident; no worries, so for writers and thinkers. It will strip you of style faster than a meth addiction; oh, and it's a poetry shredder, my God…..
Humans writing for humans is important. There is nothing to stop anyone from getting an AI bot to write words and stories for them and to later claim it as their work, especially if the creative gene is absent from them. AI is great for writing professional reports, research and compiling information, generating content and finding sources, like a search engine or a data aggregator does.
However, the primary purpose of writing and creative writing is to help us to evolve our minds and creativity. If a person wants to develop as a writer, do not use AI. If an individual wants to create tons of literary work and show the world they are prolific, then please go ahead and publish a thousand books with the help of AI. I would always wish the person well in both cases. This journey through life is an individual experience, so the choice is ultimately a personal one. A human writer can be prolific without using AI. If you create three stories a day, using your imagination and creativity, you will be prolific in a few months or a year.
I love our discussion about AI and Human interactions like writing. I truly wonder what the future holds. While I prefer human writing it is also interesting to watch the evolution of AI.
A symptom of modern times is that we are overly focused on who creates something, and much less on the content itself. The ongoing debate surrounding human intelligence (HI) and artificial intelligence (AI) has a bittersweet tone. Personally, I don't care whether a text is written by AI or a human; what truly matters to me is the quality of the content, not who wrote it. I would rather read a smart, intelligent, and rational text created by AI than a stupid, hateful, or ignorant one written by a human. And I am a traditional writer who will never let AI do my work.
Il, respond here , since that was my first impulse. I have a before net and after net poem too.
The Red Wheelbarrow
BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
I recently talked with a colleague about the impact of AI and social media on our lives. We discussed how we often feel pressured to engage with these platforms and how it can be challenging to stay present. I find that unwinding with a copy of Wired magazine, taking in a good poem or working on a chess puzzle helps me reset. While social media doesn't provide clear life guidance, we have limited alternatives. In the past, platforms like Geocities, AOL, Prodigy, and Compuserve allowed for more customization and control. Using modems and analog cable boxes was akin to driving a manual transmission car – we had more autonomy. We knew where we wanted to go. Now, it feels like we've transitioned to a bot-driven, statistically-controlled automatic transmission, where we have no say in the direction we're headed. The new automatic transmission doesn't consider our preferences or destination; it drives us past a KFC until we give in to the finger likin good smell temptation. While indulging in the fried chicken, our serotonin fireworks convince us, what a great idea for dinner. As a culture, we are being driven by algorythmic winds controlled, muzzled and well intending technologists and steering a beta culture to elektro utopia. We better take a good long look.
Sometime We May ——-NOAI Here
I like maybe and sometime
social option play
Not a no, too binary
Or a yes, too binary
variaBle, shifty, a utilitarian maybe
the emir of delay and control
later arrives at will
Ubered in by the capricious sometimeer
In that yellow limousine
Of course I support authentic storytelling, because I try to do it myself....
As an English professor teaching Technical and Professional Communication, I dealt with this problem repeatedly. Students were amazed that they could not get away with cheating and would deny having done so until presented with the proof. When I was teaching First Year English classes without AI being a problem, students were also amazed when I found them copying content without citing sources. It’s not that hard when you are familiar with their writing and they suddenly start sounding like someone else. Each writer has a style and identifying characteristics and it’s not that hard to recognize when they substitute the words of others and don’t sound like themselves.
As an English professor while teaching Technical and Professional Communication I faced this problem repeatedly
I've been using AI as a tool for my poor iPhone and iPad, hunt-and-peck input, don't ask. Well, after months of general texting and sincere responses to Reddit chess posts, friends, articles, substack, poetry forums, LinkedIn articles, music forums… you name it! I have become accustomed to her/his face, BagoSmarts or Bagonits if you will. AI is an incredible grammar and syntax resolver; it's beyond helpful for me.
If you have a bizarre habit of launching into rabbit holes and chasing your gem du jour on any topic you find, it's your wildest dream come true. The other day, I looked up tuff in Wikipedia and ran into Veii, who knew?
To make a long story short, I had an intense two-hour dialog with Claude, including a philosophical discussion on History and live knowledge. Hell, I had Claude create a realistic graphic of tuff formation and, yes, a beautiful passage on Veii in its heyday. AI is a goldmine for the curious.
Now, regarding actual writing, it's terrible when it's confident; no worries, so for writers and thinkers. It will strip you of style faster than a meth addiction; oh, and it's a poetry shredder, my God…..
To be continued…. At the stack….
The problem is,
Humans writing for humans is important. There is nothing to stop anyone from getting an AI bot to write words and stories for them and to later claim it as their work, especially if the creative gene is absent from them. AI is great for writing professional reports, research and compiling information, generating content and finding sources, like a search engine or a data aggregator does.
However, the primary purpose of writing and creative writing is to help us to evolve our minds and creativity. If a person wants to develop as a writer, do not use AI. If an individual wants to create tons of literary work and show the world they are prolific, then please go ahead and publish a thousand books with the help of AI. I would always wish the person well in both cases. This journey through life is an individual experience, so the choice is ultimately a personal one. A human writer can be prolific without using AI. If you create three stories a day, using your imagination and creativity, you will be prolific in a few months or a year.