Nov 13 (edited) • General discussion
Old-School Habits and AI
I cherish AI, I don fear it. I use it, it helps me, and I’m not afraid it will take my job. However, being trained the old-school way, where you aim to come up with your own ideas, thoughts, formulations, or essays, I am still in the habit of carving my own thoughts and content, using my own words and writing in my own style. Fear or plagiarism, desire for originality, and taking pride in building something on my own are just a few of the reasons I feed AI my own thoughts before asking it to refine them.
One other reason AI use is a concern for me has to do with isolation from family members, friends, work colleagues, or partners. It is much easier to ask AI something we want to know, then to ask any of the people around us. AI is available anytime, at our fingertips, and behaves more predictable and nicer than some people might. Many of the questions I used to ask my husband, my mom, my work colleagues, or my older sister, I am now asking AI instead.
In the old times, you would be an apprentice, a mentee, or a disciple to a master, and learn everything from them. Girls used to learn how to clean, organize, bake and cook from their moms or grandmas. Boys would learn how to fix things around the house, ride horses, carve wood, or fix cars from their dads, uncles, grandpas. Now they ask AI, YouTube, or Google.
The mentoring process that included a personal touch, lots of human interaction and customized guidance has helped a lot of young people heal from past traumatic experiences and built trust and character.
Using AI has many advantages, but it has its “opportunity costs”, too. I think the most painful one for the older generation can be how they might feel left out and forgotten. After accumulating a wealth of knowledge, skills, experience, and wisdom over time, they hoped to pass those down to the younger generations. However, very few young people might still cherish human wisdom and reach out to others, when it is much easier for them to ask AI what they want to know.
Please, if you wish to, share your thoughts about AI use, wether in a positive light or in a negative light, or both.
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Old-School Habits and AI
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