AI

I came across a comment to a LinkedIn post fawning about AI, and it resonated. So I built on it it:

The problem is not AI. The problem is laziness. AI writes averagely. And average is by definition not distinctive. If you use AI without its own frayed edge, you get text without a soul.

Writing is cognitive strength training. As you form sentences, you force your brain to turn vague intuitions into explicit ideas. You can't completely outsource that process without losing something. New insights arise precisely in the friction between thought and formulation. Those who only publish and do not think for themselves miss that friction.

Ask yourself what you think is better: a story generated in a matter of seconds, albeit with smart prompting, that reads the same as all other stories created in the same way? Or one where a human is involved who really has an opinion about something? Who can offer insight, experience, specific knowledge, real differentiation? Someone who genuinely cares about the text?

With the world becoming increasingly awash with slick, formulaic AI-generated text, authenticity becomes a scarce commodity. And scarcity creates value. Those who spend time formulating, contemplating, chopping and changing, honing – they’re the ones capable of creating stories with impact.

We are in the midst of a cultural shift. Technology has made mediocrity scalable and widely available. And yet originality wins hands-down, every time. The choice is yours.