Deceit

  Turned on my computer this morning as usual. After posting my morning salutation and checking that memories page I go to Blogger. That's the platform I'm using. Like every other program or platform whatever the proper term is they are constantly changing things. In general I find it annoying as I have just gotten comfortable with the way things were working. In the last few months they are pushing AI features. A new one popped up this morning regarding adding images. I haven't tried it out yet. There is a button to automatically add "links" in here. I don't use that feature. There is also the feature that AI will rewrite my sentences, correcting any issues and suggesting different words or phrases. I really don't like that. What I write is what I write and I want others to read it that way. It seems deceitful should I begin using AI to "improve" my writing. That's what they proclaim its' purpose is.

  I am aware that I write things differently than I speak them. The choice of vocabulary and phrasing is a bit different. I guess it is a subconscious thing, an attempt to sound more educated or something like that. I don't know, it isn't my conversational speech pattern. I would never say to to anyone, as it sounds rather pompous when spoken out loud but seems fine when written. I can't explain that. Ten dollar words we used to call that, using words that the common man simply wouldn't understand the meaning of. Confident that the person listening won't ask you about that so they don't appear uneducated. Today it is all about acronyms. It's a pet peeve of mine this use of acronyms. Have we really become that lazy, we can't even speak the words, we have to abbreviate our speech? My thinking is that really took off with the advent of social media, acronyms being used as typing shortcuts. It's becoming a sort of language all its' own. 

 When I saw that change this morning, that invitation to improve my blog using AI generated images I did think it would be deceitful to use any of that. I freely admit to using spell checker. It sure is a lot easier that using the dictionary. Yes, I'm that old, we had a big old Websters dictionary and a set of encyclopedias on the shelf when I was a kid. The dictionary was often used for spelling and the encyclopedias mostly to settle an argument of some type. I'm drawing a line of using AI to generate my blogs, pictures or whatever else. If I want to include a reference I will do that. These blogs aren't term papers or a dissertation, they are simply my thoughts, my memories and my opinion. I feel no need to prove anything. According to the dictionary a dissertation is a long form piece of academic writing based on original research. So, I guess you could say these blogs are my dissertation on life based on my original research. Who will issue me a PhD?  I realize I have to defend this research against a panel of experts. I'm the only expert on my life. I'm self identifying as a Doctor of Philosophy.  Yup, I have a PhD.   

                                                                                 

                       Is it live, or is it Memorex? If you know, you know. Is it me or is it AI?