As a true lover of The Man In Black - the Johnny Cash AI song was a knife to my gut...but it did make me giggle and served as an example yesterday when I was teaching about using AI for good or evil...as we also learned of a Resumé app that would use AI to create a cover letter based on the company name, job position, and a skill to highlight...boom full page letter.
It was even able to take a skill like “I smell like a dog” and convert that to a positive selling point when working for a local humane shelter because the person would relate to the dogs better and gain their trust easier....
So - as a Johnny Cash purist - it did make me laugh but that’s like having Elvis sing Insane Clown Posse (if you find that I want to hear it!)
Adam, as a JC fan myself, I found that terrifying! I don't think we, as a species, have reached enough emotional maturity for AI yet. We aren't going to use it benevolently enough...we still haven't learned how to use the technology we already have with grace and compassion. I personally feel we're headed for a reckoning with technology that will require some serious reevaluation of who we are as a species and what we want to become. I'm a little scared frankly....and happy to know people like you are having the important conversations. ✌🏻
You bring up an awesome point that I bet Tyler could run a whole thread on - benevolence and compassion (or the gamut of emotional constructs) when it comes to technology and AI specifically.
Your being a “little scared frankly” is resounding with me and I have great hesitation for the places it is already “taking over”...
With that - a toast to you and The Man in Black to guide us into this weekend! Cheers
A kindred spirit, who also serves the public with me, dropped a sad tidbit on me last week. She said that handwriting would be obsolete within 50 years. We nattered & we agreed that there is so much to be felt & gleaned from scratches on paper.
I also conscientiously objected & bought a bunch of journals & diaries for my kin, and I. Perhaps this is our time to pause, reflect, and work out where our values truly are as we rage against The Machine. Is expediency over authenticity in this noisy world really all it's cracked up to be?
Oh wow. Handwriting gone. I think in some cases (mine) that may be a blessing hahaha. Seriously though, that is terrifying and something I didn't even think of. Wow.
As a true lover of The Man In Black - the Johnny Cash AI song was a knife to my gut...but it did make me giggle and served as an example yesterday when I was teaching about using AI for good or evil...as we also learned of a Resumé app that would use AI to create a cover letter based on the company name, job position, and a skill to highlight...boom full page letter.
It was even able to take a skill like “I smell like a dog” and convert that to a positive selling point when working for a local humane shelter because the person would relate to the dogs better and gain their trust easier....
So - as a Johnny Cash purist - it did make me laugh but that’s like having Elvis sing Insane Clown Posse (if you find that I want to hear it!)
Happy Friday y’all
Grace and Peace from the 405
Adam, as a JC fan myself, I found that terrifying! I don't think we, as a species, have reached enough emotional maturity for AI yet. We aren't going to use it benevolently enough...we still haven't learned how to use the technology we already have with grace and compassion. I personally feel we're headed for a reckoning with technology that will require some serious reevaluation of who we are as a species and what we want to become. I'm a little scared frankly....and happy to know people like you are having the important conversations. ✌🏻
Lisa! Spot on!!!
You bring up an awesome point that I bet Tyler could run a whole thread on - benevolence and compassion (or the gamut of emotional constructs) when it comes to technology and AI specifically.
Your being a “little scared frankly” is resounding with me and I have great hesitation for the places it is already “taking over”...
With that - a toast to you and The Man in Black to guide us into this weekend! Cheers
Absolutely spot on Lisa. All of this.
I am actually terrified to see what new "music" is going to be trickling out over the next few years via AI. YIKES. Also, Elvis covering ICP...YES.
Grass & water & earth?
Thanks for this.
A kindred spirit, who also serves the public with me, dropped a sad tidbit on me last week. She said that handwriting would be obsolete within 50 years. We nattered & we agreed that there is so much to be felt & gleaned from scratches on paper.
I also conscientiously objected & bought a bunch of journals & diaries for my kin, and I. Perhaps this is our time to pause, reflect, and work out where our values truly are as we rage against The Machine. Is expediency over authenticity in this noisy world really all it's cracked up to be?
Oh wow. Handwriting gone. I think in some cases (mine) that may be a blessing hahaha. Seriously though, that is terrifying and something I didn't even think of. Wow.
You're killing me, Smalls. The spikes & peaks & troughs of your handwriting entered my bloodstream so very long ago. Thank you.