FEB from Kate - to AI or not to AI?

Kate did a good job on redrawing the Keith Haring image. In a couple weeks I'll run what happened when I did a reckless version. Reckless means I thought the little guys looked easy and that I could do them quickly. She made a coordinating card, too. Black, white and red is one of our favorite color combinations.

 

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A long add-on -  skip it unless you have too much spare time.

Something popped up a few weeks ago on my Yahoo mail. At the top, AI (Artificial Intelligence) had inserted a brief synopsis of what was in the email. It felt creepy - as though *somebody* had been reading my emails. My big helpful brother offered to look for a way to turn the feature off. Before I could get around to having him do that, I remembered that during my last major update on the whole operating system of my computer, when it rebooted, it offered me some pop up blurbs to tell me how much I was going to enjoy the new AI feature.

The first one I tried was *instant editing* of photos. That is not what they call it. They call it *clean up* - a magical way to delete items from your photos. It’s very clever and I was impressed.

Then, I thought I would try the AI editing. I typed four paragraphs to someone and then put it into the AI *thing* and - again, I was impressed with the majority of the edits it made. It made a couple huge errors - so it is not perfect. But, I am intrigued. 

So - the reason I am typing all this is that I wanted to see what would happen if I put by jabbering into AI. Below is the AI version. You may ignore all of this because it has nothing to do with envelopes. Or you can shoot me an email and tell me whether you prefer the original jabbering or the AI version.

There are 3 options in the AI tool, Friendly, Professional and Concise. I’ll post all three - and I will not fix anything that varies from the original. The Professional one is bizarre sounding. Clearly, I have not had any education on professional writing. I do think the friendly version did some good editing. They changed jabbering to rambling. I prefer jabbering. 

THE FRIENDLY VERSION

A few weeks back, something strange happened on my Yahoo mail. At the top, AI (Artificial Intelligence) had added a short summary of what was in the email. It felt a bit creepy, like someone had been reading my emails. My helpful brother offered to turn off the feature, but before I could ask him to, I remembered that during my last major computer update, when it rebooted, it showed me some pop-up blurbs about how much I’d enjoy the new AI feature.

The first thing I tried was instant photo editing. They call it ‘clean up,’ but it’s actually a magical way to delete stuff from your photos. It’s pretty cool and I was impressed.

Then, I thought I’d try the AI editing. I typed out four paragraphs and then put them into the AI thing. Again, I was impressed with most of the edits it made. It made a couple of huge mistakes, so it’s not perfect. But, I’m intrigued.

So, I’m writing this to see what would happen if I just rambled into AI. Below is the AI version. You can ignore all of this because it has nothing to do with envelopes. Or, you can shoot me an email and let me know if you prefer the original rambling or the AI version.

THE PROFESSIONAL VERSION

Recently, an unexpected feature was introduced to my Yahoo mail. At the top of each email, AI (Artificial Intelligence) provided a concise summary of its contents. This feature initially elicited a sense of unease, as it suggested that someone had been monitoring my email communications. My older brother, who is known for his technical expertise, offered to disable this feature. However, before I could take action, I recalled an incident during my recent system update. Upon system reboot, the update presented pop-up notifications highlighting the new AI feature.

The initial feature I encountered was the “instant editing” of photos. Although this functionality is not officially labeled as such, it is referred to as “cleanup” - a purportedly magical method for deleting items from photos. While this feature demonstrated impressive capabilities, it also made several significant errors, indicating that it is not yet perfect. Nevertheless, it piqued my interest.

Subsequently, I decided to test the AI editing capabilities. I composed four paragraphs and submitted them to the AI interface. Once again, I was impressed by the majority of the edits it made. However, it did make a few notable errors, underscoring its imperfections. Nonetheless, I remain intrigued by its potential.

The purpose of this communication is to explore the impact of human input on AI-generated content. Below is the AI-generated version of my previous message. You are welcome to disregard this content, as it is unrelated to envelopes. Alternatively, you may respond by email, expressing your preference between the original human-written message and the AI-generated version.

THE CONCISE VERSION

A few weeks ago, AI inserted a brief synopsis of my Yahoo mail at the top. It felt creepy, as if someone had read my emails. My brother offered to disable the feature, but I remembered it offered pop-up blurbs during my last OS update about the new AI feature.

I tried instant photo editing, which they call “cleanup” - a magical way to delete items. It’s clever and impressive.

Then, I tried AI editing. I typed four paragraphs and put them into the AI thing. Most of the edits were impressive, but it made a couple of huge errors. It’s not perfect, but I’m intrigued.

I’m writing this to see what happens if I type into AI. Below is the AI version. You can ignore it because it has nothing to do with envelopes, or you can email me and let me know if you prefer the original or the AI version.