Disclosures

On AI

My philosophy on responsible AI use.

You → Me

Generally, if you write something to me in your own words, I'll read it with my own eyes. That means it won't be summarized by any large-language models (LLMs) before it gets to me.

I will use LLMs to summarize particularly long articles, posts, or content that otherwise struggles with brevity, unless you've sent me something of the like and asked me explicitly to read it in its entirety.

Me → You (Art)

I draw a distinction between artistic writing and functional writing. In short, this site is for artistic writing, and the words I write here are my own. I do use AI as a research assistant, as a critic, as a notetaker, and for AI proofing tools.

• "As a research assistant" - means, for example, using LLMs to search through academic papers, summarize them, then comparing that summary to my notes and what I understood. It also could mean finding primary sources for opposing viewpoints. This makes what I write more accurate and grounded in science.
• "As a critic" - means, for example, feeding drafts of topics into an LLM and asking it to generate opposing views. This allows for more substantive topics that hold up to scrutiny.
• "As a notetaker" - means to transcribe and summarize thoughts that I have (about potential topics). This allows me to capture unique ideas quickly.
• "AI proofing tools" - means, for example, software like Grammarly (or other similar software) that catches writing mistakes (like duplicate words, missing commas/apostrophes, or incorrect tenses). This makes what I write more readable.

Generally speaking, that means unless I tell you otherwise, if you read something here, I wrote it!

Me → You (Function)

I use AI to accomplish functional writing, creation, and administrative tasks. Those are things like emails, reports, or social media ad copy (not an exhaustive list). Generally, to me these are tasks I'd rather not be doing, and are well suited to AI. A few notes on this with regard to identity:

• From Me - if it comes from an identity that another human would reasonably construe to be me, I've read it and approved of it.
• From AI - anything that I haven't read directly won’t have my name on it, it’ll have the bot’s name (or otherwise be clearly marked).

Generally, that means unless I've read and approved of it, it will not pretend to have come from me. We are each responsible for what we put out into the world, especially if it's crafted by AI.

I subscribe to the philosophy of mindful AI use, and you should too.

Art vs. Function

Interestingly, the line between what is art and what is function is a grey one, drawn in different places by different people. For example, if your background is in computer science you might argue that your code is art (I don't).

I'm mentioning this here to note that the decision is subjective, and this happens to be how I draw my lines. It's also a topic I'm fascinated with (along with how technology is transforming society as a whole). If you have a strong opinion about it, reach out - I'd love to hear it.

My Views and Opinions

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Any content published on this site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing on this website should be construed as professional advice, nor does it create any professional relationship between me and any reader or visitor to this site.