a writer, experimenting with #ChatGPT has been interesting and thought-provoking. The potential uses for this technology in the field of writing are vast, and it can generate coherent and sometimes impressive text (exactly what you’re reading now, in fact, although I’m jumping in to add my own words now!)

Playing with it a little bit, it seems to be a tool that can enhance and supplement human creativity and imagination. I have no idea yet if it’s a replacement for human creativity, just as AI-generated art is getting us to question the definition of human-created art (the picture was created by AI, too, by me, this morning, while procrastinating).

Is it a new medium with its own unique characteristics and possibilities? When I asked it a few questions, it said: As a language model, I do not have personal preferences or feelings, but I can understand and respond to requests related to it. As a writer, understanding feelings is key, but also having personal preferences and feelings, too. So far, at least, that’s been my experience.

Where do the words I wrote end and the words ChatGPT wrote blur and belong?

Spending just a little time with all this made me think about the importance of approaching it with a critical and nuanced perspective. And then I got myself a coffee and sat down to write all by myself, because that’s what I love to do. Have any of you played with it? Thoughts? #AI #writingtech #writing #technology #love #experience #creativity #language #coffee