Now I ain’t one to shy away from modern inventions. I’ve ridden a steamboat down the Mississippi, watched the telegraph wire spin magic through the air, and marveled at the way man can take to the sky like a bird with somewhere important to be. But there’s one invention that gives me a good deal of pause, and that’s this newfangled contraption called artificial intelligence, particularly when folks turn it loose to write their blogs, tell their stories, or sell their wares.
Let me tell you a little something, friend: just because a monkey can wear a suit don’t mean he’s fit to run a town hall meeting. And just because a machine can spit out a thousand words in a blink doesn’t mean those words are worth the ink they’re printed on.
The Heart Ain’t Programmable
A proper story — and that includes your blog, dear reader — comes not just from grammar and spellcheck and keyword density. It comes from the gut. From the calloused fingers of lived experience. From a heart that’s broken once or twice and a mind that knows how to laugh about it. Now, you tell me — what circuit board ever cried at a sunset or burned dinner while thinking about their high school crush?
AI, bless its cold little digital soul, can imitate your style, sure. It can throw together something clever-sounding, maybe even fool the occasional skimmer. But it don’t know you. It don’t know your customer. It doesn’t understand why your business exists — not deep down where it matters. What it knows is words. And words without meaning are just noise.
The Charm of Human Folly
You ever read something so perfect it made you feel nothin’? That’s AI writing. All the semicolons in the right places. No typos. Polished to a soulless shine. But people — real people — they want a story that stumbles a little, laughs at itself, maybe even contradicts itself once or twice. Why? Because they do. Authenticity is like cornbread: a little crumbly, but warm and honest.
The Risk of Turning Gold into Sawdust
When you hand over your voice to an AI, you’re swapping the gold of human connection for the sawdust of convenience. Now, that might be fine for grocery lists or math problems. But when it comes to telling folks who you are — as a business, a brand, a person — you better come to the table yourself, wearing your own boots, muddy or not.
Let the Machines Haul the Bricks, But You Lay the Cornerstone
Now don’t get me wrong — I’m not saying AI is useless. It’s a mighty fine assistant. It can brainstorm, organize, even help you polish your prose. But when it comes to the message, that must come from you. You’ve got to be the one laying the cornerstone, deciding what matters, and how it ought to be said.
A Final Word from an Old Riverboat Rider
So next time you sit down to write — whether it’s a blog post, a homepage, or a love letter to your first customer — don’t just turn to the machine. Turn to your memory. Your quirks. Your fears. Your passion. Because folks don’t do business with algorithms. They do business with people.
And that, my dear reader, is something even a steam engine can understand. Yours in ink and indignation,
M.T. (or at least someone who tips their hat to him)
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