I'm a tad ambivalent re AI. I find it abhorrent that Meta has pirated several of my books to train it, yet, simultaneously, I also see its value as a tool. I find I have to turn off Grammarly when I am writing as it doesn't sound like... me. As you know, it's your voice I read your words for, and that still comes through.
Thanks Joanne. I do lean towards Claude, I don’t know if it’s any better than the others in terms of where the data came from for the model. I know what you mean about Grammarly. I’ll turn it off when I’m in draft mode and then back on for spelling. Constantly ignoring that sea of yellow!
I don't like AI for its lack of understanding of the 'real' world - sounds silly but I really dislike AI generated images (sorry!!) and AI 'recipes' with strange pictures. I actually did a year of AI studies as part of my undergraduate degree 1978-1979 believe it or not - then it was a newly established field with focus on things like vision, natural language understanding etc.
I studied Software Engineering at the start of the 90s, so I know AI is just the latest turn of the wheel. I wrote a programme to recognise number plates from images. I'm sorry about the AI images!! When I use AI for images, I'm going for that dreamlike, impressionistic quality rather than trying to replicate reality. For me, it's about expression rather than accuracy and time! I appreciate the feedback - it's good to know how different readers respond, and I'm learning all the time.
Thank you for this Alex. It's a fraught path and the lightening speed with which AI can "write a story" is both sobering and magical. I for one will continue to read your words, knowing that the root stem comes from your being, bent at your will, and with thoughtful consideration of the story you genuinely want to tell.
I'm a tad ambivalent re AI. I find it abhorrent that Meta has pirated several of my books to train it, yet, simultaneously, I also see its value as a tool. I find I have to turn off Grammarly when I am writing as it doesn't sound like... me. As you know, it's your voice I read your words for, and that still comes through.
Thanks Joanne. I do lean towards Claude, I don’t know if it’s any better than the others in terms of where the data came from for the model. I know what you mean about Grammarly. I’ll turn it off when I’m in draft mode and then back on for spelling. Constantly ignoring that sea of yellow!
I don't like AI for its lack of understanding of the 'real' world - sounds silly but I really dislike AI generated images (sorry!!) and AI 'recipes' with strange pictures. I actually did a year of AI studies as part of my undergraduate degree 1978-1979 believe it or not - then it was a newly established field with focus on things like vision, natural language understanding etc.
I studied Software Engineering at the start of the 90s, so I know AI is just the latest turn of the wheel. I wrote a programme to recognise number plates from images. I'm sorry about the AI images!! When I use AI for images, I'm going for that dreamlike, impressionistic quality rather than trying to replicate reality. For me, it's about expression rather than accuracy and time! I appreciate the feedback - it's good to know how different readers respond, and I'm learning all the time.
Thank you for this Alex. It's a fraught path and the lightening speed with which AI can "write a story" is both sobering and magical. I for one will continue to read your words, knowing that the root stem comes from your being, bent at your will, and with thoughtful consideration of the story you genuinely want to tell.
Thanks Liz, really appreciate you taking the time to write this. Felt a bit like a Jerry Maguire moment!
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