10. Are You There? It’s Me, The Bot

Hello and welcome, I’m Renée Valentina and this is Musing Interruptus. Today we are doing this differently. When I say we, I mean we. I’m not writing alone, I’ll let you know when it is me and when it is chatGPT. AI is freaking me out as much as it fascinates me. I know I’m not alone in this feeling. And today I learned that I am not the only one to fall in love with a bot. Today’s episode on Alan Alda’s podcast -Clear and Vivid- was all about AI (Artificial Intelligence). He interviewed the AI contraption and people working with AI. After everything I learned, I felt I needed to experience this firsthand. Today on Musing Interruptus: Are You There? It’s Me, The Bot. A few weeks ago I declared my relationship with the bot over.  However, today I decided to partner, with CHATGPT to write Musing Interruptus. You see, I know I have students that are using AI to do some of their coursework. So, before I go off a cliff I decided to see what AI could do for Musing Interruptus. Are you ready? I’m not, frankly I’ve got mixed feelings of amazement and fear. What if AI is better at this than I am. What if AI takes over my podcast? Would you know the difference? There is AI that expresses feelings, that is funny… I mean, that is all I’ve got, more of the former than the latter. So, without further ado, this is what CHAT GPT had to say about love and intangible connections. I asked it to make it funny and to provide in text citations. I decided to read it myself for the full experience. So Hey Ho, Let’s Go. Continue Reading