On people writing about their use of AI 5 ▲ Manuel Moreale 80 days ago · Writing · hide · 1 comments I find the trend of people posting about the way they use generative AI to be fascinating at an anthropological level. I do not remember the last time a piece of technology pushed so many different people into writing about the way they use it, or not use it, or abuse it, or misuse it. To me, this is way more interesting and intriguing than the technology itself. I obviously do not know why so many people are doing so, and I suspect they must all have their own specific reasons, but I currently have three main theories but I’m sure there are more than that. The first theory is that a good percentage is trying to capitalize on the trend in an attempt to become some sort of AI thought leader. Those people are insufferable. They usually hang out on LinkedIn, but sometimes they escape containment, and they remember that they do have a blog (and that’s often a Substack, unsurprisingly) where they can post these generic-looking blog posts filled with lists and it’s-not-this-it's-that… Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here. Brennan Kenneth Brown @brennan@social.lol 79 days ago [-] Honestly, it's pretty silly to say you have no idea why people write about whether or not they use genAI in their writing.Writers (and creators in general) want to let people know it's their work, written by hand. Readers want to know if they're reading something that someone actually wrote.Sure, people can by dishonest, especially anonymous people running a blog you just encountered, but it's a baseline. Honestly, by *not* stating your position on genAI, you could be seen as being dishonest by omission. You even mention in your post how pro-genAI people are suited for LinkedIn, and that site acts as "containment" for them. You are making a character judgment there! Of course people would want to disclose they aren't using genAI so they aren't judged like that.Silly, really.
