AI! The topic of a great debate. Some people see it as a beneficial tool; others scold people who use it. So, is the use of AI really that terrible? Or are people just reluctant to change?
Personally, I use AI as my assistant. It helps me research topics to write articles, create images for my posts, and brainstorm ideas for the company. I’m not sure I would be continuing this blog if it wasn’t for my AI assistant; that’s why I’m an advocate for AI.
My Lovely Assistant
So, what’s the fuss? Why are people so scared of AI? I thought about this recently and linked it to something that happens in my current job – people don’t like change. When people are comfortable with something, they are scared of losing that comfort; they are scared of change.
Why am I saying all this? Because recently, I had my first “negative” online conversation through Reddit. They called me a “bot” and went further to prove that I was using AI to write. Now, I’m not saying to pay attention to every negative critique you receive; however, I saw something here.
I’ll admit, it’s an assistant of mine. Most of the images on this site have been created by DALL-E, an image creation tool from text. I’m no artist, so I send the image I have in my mind through the system, and it spits out an image (like the one above).
I also used to write down all my thoughts for a post or response through ChatGPT to ensure proper grammar and sentence structure. This helped me greatly because I was never one to pay attention during my English classes. However, I can see how people can construe that as not being “my” writing style.
Going Forward
From now on, to show my adaptability (and poor grammar), I won’t incorporate ChatGPT in my writing. I will, however, continue to use Grammarly as my word checker. The difference is that ChatGPT will take my thoughts and completely rewrite everything, while Grammarly just fixes basic sentence structure and misspelled words. So, this will be all me… mostly. This will also make my writing feel less robotic, giving people something to connect to, which is all part of storytelling.
My hope is that people start warming up to AI as it’s here to stay. The use of AI isn’t something to fear; it’s something to embrace. One thing I’ll say is that anytime humans create something that people fear will remove jobs, it ends up creating much more. AI is here to make our lives easier.
In one of my previous posts about the benefits of AI, I described three different ways that people can use AI to their advantage. Check it out if you get a chance and let me know below what your thoughts on AI are.
