28th August 2023
As a writer of two published books I consider myself to be articulate enough to share my thoughts and views in written words that I know put my message across exactly as I would say it. AI is being heralded as the next step in our technological advancement, and whilst I see the benefits it can have in certain situations, my personal belief is that it cannot, and will not ever be able to say what YOU would say.
Here’s an example; I punched in to an AI formatter these words to describe what it is I actually do.
education consultant for the hairdressing industry
This is what the AI app produced
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PHEWEE, I didn’t realise I was that good – an 84% success rate and students I have taught have gone on to serve as heads of salons and styling departments across the country. What a heap of rubbish that I could quite easily post across my social platforms and on this blog. It’s not true, its fabricated and it actually gives a false impression of my business model.
PLUS, and this is the thing that gets me the most, people who know me, who have read Don’t Sell Volumes 1 & 2 all say the same thing – “it’s like listening to you present when I read the chapters in your books”. Reading the paragraph above, nobody is going to say those words as they quite simply do not read like I would write. So when I see people advocating using AI to help with emails, responses to texts etc I get concerned. AI is going to stop your words being just that, YOUR WORDS.
I appreciate it’s early days but for those of you who are embracing this new found technology, which I know lots of you are, all I say is tread carefully, the potential to take away your true identity, who you are when you write something is there for the taking. If you do use any AI app to create text, read through it and personalise it to make it more like the words you would use.
#AiNotForMe #MyWordsMyWay
