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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Starr O'Hara

A/I is nothing more than a collection of brain farts from the brain dead. That is the new Merriman dictionary definition.

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I’m IN for more humanness in content and copy! Perhaps it is wishful thinking, but I believe we are on the verge of a change in marketing. Most of what “works” is stuff that many of us find irritating and even faintly insulting, somehow. When I was first building my website, the marketing folks had me creating copy that was ungrammatical and awkward, because that’s what “worked.” Well, I don’t want *my* brand attached to that; my business is based on my integrity, artistry, and nuance, and if that doesn’t sell, then I need to solve that problem by finding the people who care.

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Great piece. Gave me some confidence.

As a psychology PhD I have been using chatGPT to see if it can help as a search function. So far, when being exploratory, I have found partially useful. For example, if wondering whether belief in internal locus of control (belief that one has power over their future) is positively associated with perception of free speech or that their opinion will be heard, it returns me with a tentative answer, that they may be associated in certain contexts. Asking further questions, it then leads me onto important researchers in the area, and relevant measures, from where I can google scholar and find scholarly articles for detail. However ... I have also found, that sometimes when asking for it to give quotes or cite sources, it will create fake quotes and fake sources ... which is very disturbing, thought I'm fairly sure the next version will stop doing that.

When it comes to creative writing, because I want to become a novelist, at first I was worried. Over time though, I realised that I read stories - or more generally engaged with art - to not only be entertained and inspired by the story, but to connect in deep way with the creator. That through this medium, we are communicating in a way impossible in normal conversation - or even in most non-fiction. When art makes me emotional for instance, I believe it is not only from the art, but as a result of the human connection enabled by the art. As such, as a consumer, I know reading AI stories leave a bad taste in my mouth. I am not connecting with a human, but with a machine - at least now. Maybe my opinion will change as AI improves, but I don't know.

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Nicely put. I am hopeful this sort of worldview is getting out into the zeitgeist. I think people are sick of all the hustles from the AI crowd. The renaissance in people using words first on this site is a good counter-force to simulacra everything IMO.

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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Starr O'Hara

I am unsure if your statement of the obvious humanness of my writing is a complement or an insult now LMAO!!!!!

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