Generative AI is a fantastic tool, for sure. I love using it for fast starts, ideation, and feedback. But reading the stuff still feels a little like, well, Claytons (the drink you have when you’re not having a drink). In any case, so much of what I write is prised from the minds of people, and AI isn’t there just yet. But I’m not here to mount an impassioned defence of my craft. Let’s see how things pan out. History shows that technology revolutions create more jobs. Though this one feels a little different, because it is packing higher cognitive powers. The digital revolution gave us reach and automation. AI will give us an inferiority complex and tears of shame and helplessness. In the meantime, I’ll continue to enjoy the ridiculous AI artwork proud owners (artists? hmmm) post to LinkedIn. I just wish they’d caption their work: And this is my picture.
This and more in Vernacular NICELY SAID issue 43.
- Bicycle face – Advice for women cyclists in 1895
- Open letter – To a fellow gym-goer
- Selling – The lost art
- Good writing – Yes, it’s still a thing
- Queues – Tired of waiting in line?
- Ockham’s razor – Save razors for shaving hair