#NotAIGenerated
I use the #NotAIGenerated tag a lot. Especially in contexts where I’m asked for feedback, or in conversation with colleagues and friends alike.
Why?
Because in this era of cheap generation of content (media, words), I want my audience to know that my words are my own. And I don’t want my audience to think what they read is the output of a prompt into an AI model.
The reactions I get are interesting.
Sometimes I get some variation of “thanks.” They are grateful for it. I suspect they see me and my intent. They might use the hashtag as a way to cut through noise to get to signal.
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Sometimes I get some variation of “amused.” They find it entertaining I go through the trouble of trying to distinguish my content, mainly because they view it as pointless. Is it? I’m still trying to decide myself.
Sometimes I get some variation on “you’re leaving value on the table.” The premise being that my words are great but they can be even better when juiced by AI. Interesting thought. I can see that argument, and maybe they’re right. What holds me back? I don’t have to wholesale delegate to the AI to get some value. And if the ideas are mine, does it matter what comes up with the words? On the other hand, why use 1,000 words when 200 suffice?
One two distinct occasions, I got a variation of “I don’t believe you.” Confrontational. Suspicious. I call it out to throw my audience off, as a way to lower their guard so that I can then do whatever I aim to do, armed with the power of an AI bot. I mean, there’s not much I can do about that beyond building trust with my audience. The tools we use fail us in this regard. AI generated content isn’t watermarked enough. This is in part because their intent is to perpetuate hyperreality. This is in part because it limits revenue and opportunities.
And of course, sometimes I get no reaction at all. Probably a bot anyway.
What do you think?
- Should I be using AI more?
- Should I just let my audience be the judge and not try to clue them in?
- How could we signal to the tool creators to care more about the AI/Bot divide, and shine a light on the human contribution?
