Normally, I don’t write these kinds of posts. Only because they’re a time-waster and start long arguments in the comment section that make my thumbs sore. But since I’ve been sitting here for at least 15 minutes scrolling through the feed and seeing a bunch of posts on AI as a result of the new “AI detection” feature, I’d like to sacrifice my thumbs one more time. First, I’d like to thank the Blossom team for how quickly they addressed the massive amount of concerns in the last update. Especially AI. I know there are many more features coming, and I’m excited to see them. So I just wanted to give their persistence some props before saying anything else because this isn’t a post about the Blossom platform, but about using AI to write and make content in general. But to start: I’m against AI content in almost every single way when it comes to social media in particular. I don’t believe there’s such a thing as “AI assistance” in writing, and when I find out someone is using AI in a post, it does make me feel a different way towards the content. To explain why, my book took me a year to write, and the average long-form Blossom post I make takes me an hour or two. My analyses usually take a few days. And this isn’t me saying “oh look at me guys I’m so cool” because I spend 2 hours writing a post. Nor is it trying to convince you that spending a lot of time with something means it’s ultimately better. (Which isn’t true.) But I say that because I’m always being intentional with everything I post. And with AI, intentions can still exist, but it’s not the same. I try to challenge myself by spending real time with the content and ideas I share with you all… it makes me value my content that much more. If I post something, I love being able to say that I spent real time thinking about and making the best effort I can, to understand, learn, and share a thought or concept. And most importantly, you can know that a human wrote it. Someone with a name and personality that you could meet, drink a Molson with, and talk around a campfire with on the lake at a Muskoka Airbnb. (@nettspend is a great example of this.) What I write is all me. If you talk to me, I could explain and share with you what I wrote, exactly how I wrote it, since every word I wrote, I thought about writing it. I understand people who don’t feel comfortable writing. But writing is only one way to communicate. Post a Bloom if you’re comfortable, or dare I say, write what you want to write even if you’re uncomfortable. Who cares if it has grammar errors? Who cares if it’s not the best thing ever? I learned how to ride my bike at 9 years old. Sad, I know. But I still learned how to ride a bike. It just took time. Having a machine write for you, then acting like you wrote it, while trying to downplay the degree you used it, just doesn’t sit right with me. Undisclosed AI use is dishonest because it insults the reader, who can see the 12,000 em dashes, or the robotic-style phrasing, or 100 emojis per line. Again, I’m not here to insult. I’m always open to new perspectives and I hope you all share yours in the comments. But these ideas of “I only use AI to help me think things through” or “I have it write something out and then I edit it with my own words” both make little sense to me. It seems like an excuse to put in less effort for gain. Whether that’s engagement, or trying to make money in some form or fashion. It’s scary too, because as AI gets smarter and better at writing, it’ll be able to mimic styles to the point where it’ll be less detectable knowing it’s AI. And by then, the only way to know if it’s AI, depends on whether the creator decides to be honest and tell you and me. Which I don’t think is going to happen. And that’s also why I liked the new AI detection feature because it’s a step towards transparency. In my book, I wrote a section about AI covering how relying on it can literally make you dumber. I talked about how (for stock research and other analytic work) you’re missing the crucial “aha” moment that occurs when your brain pieces things together. I understand being well-intentioned when using AI to help you write. I really do. But I don’t enjoy scrolling through a feed and knowing not one person is sharing or trying to provide a unique perspective. Or trying to share their thoughts in their own words. You’re missing out on making real skills, and you’re unintentionally making yourself dumber by the day by overrelying on AI. To each their own. But LinkedIn already holds the crown for being AI slop central. And I’d prefer not to have Blossom hold it too. That’s pretty much it. Happy investing, folks.
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Jacob B
@jacobb · 12d
Anyway. Like I said in the post, I’m not here to care or judge how you use AI. Or if you use it to write your posts. It’s just worth knowing the pros and cons. And I thought it’d be valuable sharing it all. (And my perspective.)
Mike L
@noviceadvisor · 12d
@jacobb I can guarantee my trolling is 100% AI free!
Twenty-five And Invested
@25andinvested · 13d
Thankyou for speaking up on this. Im against ai content as well. Ive made quite a few post on the matter and I hope they heavily suppress it.
Jared LaMarsh
@nettspend · 12d
my man🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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