No, an AI chat-bot did not write this post.

I have been working with AI over the last year in several forms, on a number of projects. I have been truly impressed by what I have seen, but in the face of such wizardry, I am reminded to gasp and marvel at the miracle of the human experience.

My goal in building effective and engaging human experiences is to combine the intentional implementation of technology, backed by sound pedagogy, powered by clear and concise writing that encourages, challenges, and informs my audience.

The ability to weave compelling narratives and tell great stories is a distinctly human quality. Projectile vomiting also fairly specific to the human domain, but I will return to that shortly.

We are teaching machines to recognize patterns, to replicate those patterns, and to spit out ambiguous paragraphs of filler fluff, but they can't express values or assess the correct tone for a specific audience at a specific time. My grammar and spelling skills have always been poor at best, but I cherish my ability to combine words into something thoughtful and meaningful.

I loath running. I'm the person with the 0.0 sticker on my car. Unless it's to escape something that is chasing me in the dark with horrific intent, I am not a runner.

I ran cross country in high school because my friends did, and we were in a band, and our schedules needed to be the same. I ran for the sake of high school indie rock glory. I loath running.

In 1996, on a Saturday during the late Ohio fall, I ran the best time of my mercifully short cross country career: 23:15 over 5k. This is not a good time, it was simply my best time. Upon finishing the race, I proceeded to projectile vomit all over the back of the runner in front of me. There is a photo - no, I will not post it.

This story does not connect any dots, and it is not particularly relevant to AI or writing, but it IS distinctly human, a story pulled from the successes and failures of my life.

If writing is a part of your job, and you have anxiety about being replaced by AI, I encourage you to lean into your human side. You have humor, perspective, and experience that no bot can truly possess. Amplify this, magnify your humanity.