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Figuring out AI for writing

Despite everyone having an incredible camera, photographers still make money. Despite photography, painters still make money. Despite factory farms, organic farms still exist. We have unlimited music at our fingertips, and musicians are still in business.

Technology evolves art forms. AI is a tool for talented writers to be even better, productive, and enjoy their craft.

My favorite authors of 2023 were David Goggins, Mike Ma, Jed McKenna, and Kurt Vonnegut. I also enjoyed reading essays from

Brian Wiesner

Paul Millerd

Yehudis Milchtein

Zan Tafakari

and

Tommy Dixon

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I didn’t read much purely AI-generated content, if any. At the end of the day, humans want other humans. I’ll never look to Claude, Gemini, or Grok as an inspirational role model. ChatGPT will not be my guru. Software programs cannot inspire me as a human can, because I am a human, not a software program. I like creators who I want to be like. Does anyone want to be ChatGPT? No. 

Some of my favorite writers are using AI to assist them. I am too. Wielded well, tech is a useful tool that hel…