Lately, in a effort to remain a reasonably contemplative and connected human, I’ve been letting questions ‘hang’ around me, the way they used to before search engines. I simply don’t need to know the answer to every question I have, least of all right now. Sometimes just chewing on the question opens a door or leads me towards a paper book and the dedicated works of a human that spent a lifetime in a scholarly pursuit of a thing, whatever it is I find myself reading. I notice I’m really grateful for their dedication. I’m here for it.
As for AI… Well, I’ll never use it for my creative writing, that I’m clearly and lovingly committed to. Like all expeditious things, I fear that not all that glitters is gold, so I approach it with spacious caution, and will hold space for the natural world joyfully while others succumb to AI’s seductive offerings.
I’m just not in that big of a hurry, and perhaps my personal rebellion is to slow down even more. Rose smelling daily.
As someone who is AI cautious but curious about how we navigate the moral and ethical dimensions, I wrote recently about whether it’s okay to use AI to craft intercessory corporate prayer (using prayer points supplied by a human). I’ve since continued to ponder and discuss with my sister. Appreciate your summary on redemptive uses of AI and your thoughts on going back to what our values actually are
August I’ll be in Chicago at Midwestuary, alongside Rod Dreher, John Vervaeke and Jonathan Pageau, among others. - (If it's a panel - please don't be the only ♀️ Elizabeth 🤞)
Our comments could go out of date as we copy them in. I find my google search is taken over mostly by google AI these last few weeks. OK, seems like a not very bright but incredibly fast library assistant, but I find I must often use judgement and go back to more laborious trying for more reliable journals, abstracts, reviews etc. that don't just rehash one another. Even for geography and and history one needs one's existing mental map.
And illustrations, images...yuk?
The energy question, among others? It is no good us just flitting about if it is likely a lot shorter butterfly summer than we think?
Here is pro-social, pro-creature-world 'energy man' Nate Hagens with an interesting guest this week who asks another big question http://bit.ly/3Taz69Q
Lately, in a effort to remain a reasonably contemplative and connected human, I’ve been letting questions ‘hang’ around me, the way they used to before search engines. I simply don’t need to know the answer to every question I have, least of all right now. Sometimes just chewing on the question opens a door or leads me towards a paper book and the dedicated works of a human that spent a lifetime in a scholarly pursuit of a thing, whatever it is I find myself reading. I notice I’m really grateful for their dedication. I’m here for it.
As for AI… Well, I’ll never use it for my creative writing, that I’m clearly and lovingly committed to. Like all expeditious things, I fear that not all that glitters is gold, so I approach it with spacious caution, and will hold space for the natural world joyfully while others succumb to AI’s seductive offerings.
I’m just not in that big of a hurry, and perhaps my personal rebellion is to slow down even more. Rose smelling daily.
Another good one Elizabeth, AI kind of freaks me out, the only AI thing I use is spell check, hope you enjoy your time in Chicago, it's very nice.
As someone who is AI cautious but curious about how we navigate the moral and ethical dimensions, I wrote recently about whether it’s okay to use AI to craft intercessory corporate prayer (using prayer points supplied by a human). I’ve since continued to ponder and discuss with my sister. Appreciate your summary on redemptive uses of AI and your thoughts on going back to what our values actually are
August I’ll be in Chicago at Midwestuary, alongside Rod Dreher, John Vervaeke and Jonathan Pageau, among others. - (If it's a panel - please don't be the only ♀️ Elizabeth 🤞)
Thanks for moral grounding. Moral support needed.
Our comments could go out of date as we copy them in. I find my google search is taken over mostly by google AI these last few weeks. OK, seems like a not very bright but incredibly fast library assistant, but I find I must often use judgement and go back to more laborious trying for more reliable journals, abstracts, reviews etc. that don't just rehash one another. Even for geography and and history one needs one's existing mental map.
And illustrations, images...yuk?
The energy question, among others? It is no good us just flitting about if it is likely a lot shorter butterfly summer than we think?
Here is pro-social, pro-creature-world 'energy man' Nate Hagens with an interesting guest this week who asks another big question http://bit.ly/3Taz69Q
And then there's the terrifying prospect of AI-powered toys. Thoughtful reflections on 'digital discernment' from technologist Camille Stewart Gloster: https://open.substack.com/pub/camilleesq/p/ai-powered-play-or-privacy-invasion?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1lkwl