Good Morning, good afternoon, and good night, it’s summer season, five o’clock somewhere and AI everywhere. Do you feel like your daily routine circulates around AI, and I’m not even referring to you specifically using it. I’m talking about your social circle, everywhere you turn everything’s seemingly AI generated. It’s like you’re wavering from one bot convo to another.
From emails, LinkedIn, Instagram post captions, to even your Whatapp messages, syncing with bot undertones. Where did the informality and typos between friends suddenly escape to? And what ever happened to short, meaningless interactions that started with “hey, how’s it going” instead of “I hope this message finds you well.” It’s amazing how fictional Mark who couldn’t spell Thursday last month is now posting a philosophic inspiration piece intertwined with a sonnet.
LinkedIn posts are starting to mirror each other, but the cheerleading crew is in full effect, supporting, liking, commenting, and appreciating the original content. After all, it was ideated by the author, ChatGPT or Claude and that takes strategy too! So I’m wondering when we’re confirming our happy hours plans, or next week’s networking event, “should my bot respond to your bot?” Asking for a friend!
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