Remember when "AI" felt like something out of a sci fi movie? Well, those days are absolutely, definitively gone.
AI isn't a buzzword anymore. It's real. I see it when I'm skimming an article and the language feels a little too polished. Even in LinkedIn comments and that ever familiar chat gpt dash.
Sometimes, it's genuinely brilliant, and tools like chatgpt can be a real lifesaver, helping to draft that difficult email when your brain feels fried, or polishing up a presentation. It absolutely can enhance your work, making you more efficient. But lately, I can’t shake this knot in my stomach. A feeling that while it's making us more effective, it's also quietly, stripping us of our personality.
It's a weird thing, isn't it? In a world where so many of us are already starting to look eerily similar (and trust me, that's a whole other rant for another time), now our words are beginning to look the same too. It just feels… clinical. Like we're all being nudged towards sounding like the most optimised, least offensive, perfectly generic version of ourselves.
This feeling hits even harder because, well, I'm a consultant. And not just any consultant, i work for a tech firm that builds AI solutions. So, admitting this, writing this out loud, feels a bit contradictory.
And then there's the really personal layer to it. I live with a brain disease. There are days when my cognitive function feels like walking through the trenches, when every thought takes immense effort to articulate. On those days, the temptation to lean on AI, is incredibly strong. It offers a promise of ease, a way to keep up when my own brain feels like it's failing me.
But then, the other voice pipes up. The one that asks, "If your brain is already fighting an uphill battle, shouldn't you be it more? Pushing it harder? Isn't this exactly when you should be flexing those mental muscles, even if it hurts, to prove you still can?" It's a constant tug-of-war.
A profound irony that a tool designed to help me be more productive sometimes makes me feel less human. Less me.
So yeah, AI isn't a buzzword anymore. It's in every digital corner. And while it offers incredible power, I can't help but wonder what pieces of ourselves were losing in the process.
Because right now, for all its undeniable brilliance, it feels like it's blurring the very lines that define us, one perfectly crafted sentence at a time.
*above is not written with AI.
