I really loved both interviews. It is great to get human insights into what is happening out there. And you’re right people are going to hunger for more human centred content as time goes on.
What I worry about, and I see it in your interaction here with Labatut, is that you tried AI for writing and were dissatisfied. But--I have students who have been encouraged to use AI writing platforms (e.g. ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) and clearly they do not discriminate, They are satisfied with the "utilitarian" results. Moreover--I am now suspicious of everything--and it is influencing the way I read. How many substacks today are pre-written by AI? I hate to think. I am glad you tried AI--and you have for the time being--made a decision? Is that right? But when do folks give in to it for good? Labatut said--we will definitely "get the bad" because the "good" is more difficult. That is an indictment if I have ever heard one. I refuse to even try AI. At my age--why do it.? After all the years of writing, and the difficulty and arduous work of it--the success and failure of it--no--AI is not a tool; it is a deceit. I really hope you are right about the value of weirdness--and authenticity.
I love that it's such a good time to be an independent writer. But there are also so many kinds of writers; it may well be difficult for some kinds. I don't write for a living, so I can't say. I, however, work in tech, both as a freelancer and as an employee. I am still not sure whether now is a good time to go independent or freelance, or whatever you want to call not being employed by a company.
I am generally positive about AI too, but I am still feeling out the boundaries and juggling the possibilities with the limits.
I really loved both interviews. It is great to get human insights into what is happening out there. And you’re right people are going to hunger for more human centred content as time goes on.
Loved your video, Jasmine!
You were fantastic at SAIS, Jasmine 🖤
What I worry about, and I see it in your interaction here with Labatut, is that you tried AI for writing and were dissatisfied. But--I have students who have been encouraged to use AI writing platforms (e.g. ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) and clearly they do not discriminate, They are satisfied with the "utilitarian" results. Moreover--I am now suspicious of everything--and it is influencing the way I read. How many substacks today are pre-written by AI? I hate to think. I am glad you tried AI--and you have for the time being--made a decision? Is that right? But when do folks give in to it for good? Labatut said--we will definitely "get the bad" because the "good" is more difficult. That is an indictment if I have ever heard one. I refuse to even try AI. At my age--why do it.? After all the years of writing, and the difficulty and arduous work of it--the success and failure of it--no--AI is not a tool; it is a deceit. I really hope you are right about the value of weirdness--and authenticity.
I love that it's such a good time to be an independent writer. But there are also so many kinds of writers; it may well be difficult for some kinds. I don't write for a living, so I can't say. I, however, work in tech, both as a freelancer and as an employee. I am still not sure whether now is a good time to go independent or freelance, or whatever you want to call not being employed by a company.
I am generally positive about AI too, but I am still feeling out the boundaries and juggling the possibilities with the limits.