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I’m confused. What’s the difference between “I’m sorry for your loss” written by a spell checker versus a human? The effect is the same on the reader. This loo

• nicbou 4y ago
  I expanded my thoughts into a short post, if you care to read it: https://nicolasbouliane.com/blog/machine-talk https://nicolasbouliane.com/blog/machine-talk Spelling and grammar checkers are amazing. It becomes a problem when we outsource expressing ourselves to a machine. If kind, thoughtful words come from an artificial brain, expressing sympathies just becomes a box-ticking exercise. We mocked "press F to pay respects", but we've already built it in real life. "Congratulate John about his new job" (LinkedIn), "Wish Jane a happy birthday" (Facebook). Having the machine write the message for us is the next step, and I find it terrifying. What value is there to a gesture if it asks nothing of us? No thoughtfulness, hell, no thought. At this point, you might as well go all-in. Attach a pen to a CNC, connect AI to it, and offer heartfelt handwritten notes as a service. Offer to connect it to social media and auto-detect heartfelt handwritten letter opportunities. Have that letter in the mail while the corpse is still warm.
  • potatoman22 4y ago
    I'll add one to your facebook/linkedin example: Hallmark cards.
    • nicbou 4y ago
      Pretty much, but without the effort of going out, then buying, choosing and signing one.