I can’t help but think we are really doomed.

From regular people to enterprise, AI is the standard and almost the norm. As we are progressing, these days we can’t really escape it anymore. In fact, I have attended workshops a couple of times for AI to be used for small-scale business. In the name of efficiency, it is now encouraged to use AI. Think about everything from drafting documents, sales pitch to social media presence. It was encouraged to save money and time using AI.

I also learned that older generations these days just use Gemini for everything. I thought more people would discourage its use but even at state level it is encouraged and supported.

Even though some people try to educate people that AI should not be used for replacement for medical advice, any sort of advice or critical thinking, there are people who ignore that.

“Adapt or left behind”, that is what most people in these workshops always starts with to convince people to use AI. Whether it is ethical or not, that is now out of the question. In business what matters is profit and that’s why it was even more convincing to tell people to just AI for tasks that seem mundane and menial.

I must admit that AI is perfect for writing documents, articles, and anything that has to do with written words. It’s like having all the greatest writers in your palm and just giving a few short commands and you’ll be one of them, at least on paper/screen. But you will never be one of them.

Recently, I was fooled by some songs in my playlist. I am a fan of Jazz, Soul and RnB, and I suddenly come to a playlist of modern artists reimaged as if it was the 80’s sound. I thought it was one of those jazz bands that reimagined new songs to feel like it was the 80’s or such. I got curious but apparently, I found out it was AI that does the cover.

What’s even real these days?

Even with writing these days, many people sound so smart. Their writings are impeccable and there are hardly any grammatical mistakes in them. Although when you read it, they feel cold and less expressive. The thing is, unless it is a technical document, you’re supposed to feel something or make you think.

While AI writing can feel expressive to me, there’s just something missing about it. When I read one, can these people even spell the words they’re writing or even use it at all? Think of the word like ubiquitous or some variations of more polished writing.
I am not going to suspect everyone but, in my trade, I learn that every industry has its own vocabulary that one might use even in their daily lives. Think about lawyers, engineers or even medical staff. Their daily vocabulary and us can be so different and it shows not only in the way they speak but also in their writing.

Where am I going with this? Honestly, it’s almost like we’re so disgusted with imperfection and AI sort of fixed it.

AI makes unpolished writing sounds polished, don’t have a great voice but wants to channel your inner singer? AI is there for you. Looking like you have uninteresting life? AI is there for you to perfect it.

In essence, this is Instagram 4.0 and AI fuels people’s desire for perfection.

Why make it hard when AI can just draft things when we have 0 inspiration?
Why do we even have to do things, go out, talk to people, step for a while to find inspiration? All this just wasted time, right? Everyone is running as fast as they can while we just stroll around just to find that single idea.
Why bother to read when AI can just summarize everything for us?
Why bother to think at all really?

It came into my attention these days especially on how to discern AI writing vs Not AI. While It’s irrelevant these days and almost inescapable but it intrigued me. So, as usual I was in the rabbit hole re-reading people’s writing before AI was a thing. I am talking about 2016 to 2017 when whatever people write was raw as it gets. Their writing makes you feel something; makes you truly experience their life or whatever they were trying to convey.

People could really talk about something so simple, but those words live. It is alive and so animated.

I hardly find something to be like that these days. Whenever I find one over the internet, it is cold. It’s generic even from the title that you know firsthand, that is AI and then you ignore and move on. I am not going to point finger at anyone; it is inescapable these days that even something so simple like Grammarly uses AI. Heck, even Microsoft Office is equipped with copilot AI at our disposal to use.

Maybe we’re really doomed especially if we stop learning how to think critically.

I mean maybe some of us should just talk without even consulting ChatGPT before sending that one message to your supervisor or your partner. Whatever it is, I do not like the trajectory where this is all going.

I am not saying I oppose technology adaptation or even advancement. I am pro of it all. I mean think about how efficient it is to run a city with smarter city features with IOT or how great governance would be if they use blockchain technology and Afterall AI has embedded into manufacturing and hard industries too. But I think it should not replace everything because while we can’t feel the direct implications of it, 10-20 years later, given we’re all still here, ideocracy will no longer be a film. It will be reality. Sure as hell, I do not want to live in such.