a conversation about AI (again)

🍍 “why do you need to learn to how to write? When artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually write for you?” – a stranger asked.

🥔 “well… i won’t deny that I have been using AI to assist my writing. but learning to write isn’t just about…writing.
learning to write is learning to hone oneself for writing.
learning to write is learning to convey one’s jumbled thoughts into warm, smooth sentences.
learning to write is learning to use those sentences to connect with the vast world out there.” – I replied.

🍍 “so, how do you know if it’s you writing or if it’s AI writing?”

🥔 “because I think. because I think about my thinking. and because my experiences and life are unique.”

to be honest, the answer is what I wish I had given during that conversation. i regret not being smart enough to come up with the answer on the spot. but I do know one thing: when almost a month goes by and I’m still pondering those questions, they’re important to me.

in a conversation about Oppenheimer (the film) between Hằng and me, Hằng said, and I agreed, that current AI movement are very close true to Oppenheimer’s experiments back in the day.

we felt like science will win again, and to eventually be questioned in terms of morality and ethics, and to eventually be favored by power humans on earth.

meanwhile, i am no one but a weak cat.

so what left for me to choose?

🌱 i can choose my health.
i am working on reevaluating time-consuming tasks that have little value and risk, then looking for AI’s support with those tasks. reducing work time simply means I get to exercise or… sleep.

careers, at the end of the day, is nothing but simply a lengthy 40-year battle. taking care of my backbone is undoubtedly the most crucial thing to be of concerns.

🌱 i can choose to be kind.

i believe we are mostly aware of what may happen to us at this point when AI got fully deployed.

only when asked; otherwise, i’m honestly tired of conversations on ‘how AI will change the world’. i’m choosing to avoid this topic on a personal level, and try my best to support when being asked by a human who is directly or indirectly impacted by AI.

not everyone is lucky enough to ‘continuously improve yourselves’.

🌱 i can choose to be cautious, but I can also choose to believe.

being cautious about what I read, watch, and listen to.

being hopeful about the responsibility, conscience, and kindness of those who provide what I read, watch and listen to.

for my final words on this blog, i would say when it comes to writing, i say i’m always indebted to it.

every time i finish a piece of writing, i felt like i have gathered all the courage to make a confess to my crush.

and now my current crush is you – who are reading until this line.

hi there, how’s your day? did everything go well?