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Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning
As a computer technophobe and social media miscreant, I was one of the last individuals on Earth to be exposed to AI (artificial intelligence), in the form of ChatGPT and its pals. Not until late in 2023 did I even become aware of its existence and insidious intrusion into the writing world.
As a researcher and aficionado of informative writing, I quickly became un-enamored by the widespread crud I was reading on Medium. There was an explosion of glop, pablum, manure, or whatever characterization you might prefer.
In mid-to late-2023, numerous articles were penned by a plethora of Medium writers who felt likewise. I, too, was a major complainer who wrote several, including pieces that identified writers who either: (1) avowed they weren’t using AI to write stories, or (2) were known to be genuine, bona fide scribes.
Ethics
The issue of using AI to generate content for me has always been related to integrity, honesty, and…
