Sara, this is so well said! You’re brilliant at articulating everything that I find very difficult to put into words about this conversation. Thank you! I think that’s such a vital point about keeping our thoughts within the perspective of the reader (or viewer, in the case of AI generated graphics or animation). Human created work—even clumsy or imperfect—has something, a pulse, a tenderness, a goofiness, etc that generative AI will always lack, no matter how flashy. It’s all so smooth and samey and boring. It seems to me, then, that the use of generative AI becomes a question of what the person inputting the bot is trying to achieve, and why? And do they think their readers / viewers REALLY want that from them?
And YESTERYEAR - I’ve read it. I know you haven’t finished so I won’t say much but I think those reviews are spot on! xx
Thanks Kim! Love the way you describe human-created work: ‘a pulse, a tenderness, a goofiness…’ so lovely and so true! And can’t wait to discuss Yesteryear with you!
Love reading your insights! Thanks for all the time you put into these newsletters. As a side note, this weekend I couldn’t find any streaming services that had the show I wanted to watch, so my husband literally dug out our old dvd player from the shed and I watched the show on that!
Thanks Tamara - love that you pulled out the DVD - we went to a hotel last week that had a great DVD selection so we’ve also revisited DVD days lately!
What a fabulous read Sara. I could not after more with you - I want to read stories written with real human emotion, insight and feeling. These are the things that make each story unique - the human aspect.
Sara, this is so well said! You’re brilliant at articulating everything that I find very difficult to put into words about this conversation. Thank you! I think that’s such a vital point about keeping our thoughts within the perspective of the reader (or viewer, in the case of AI generated graphics or animation). Human created work—even clumsy or imperfect—has something, a pulse, a tenderness, a goofiness, etc that generative AI will always lack, no matter how flashy. It’s all so smooth and samey and boring. It seems to me, then, that the use of generative AI becomes a question of what the person inputting the bot is trying to achieve, and why? And do they think their readers / viewers REALLY want that from them?
And YESTERYEAR - I’ve read it. I know you haven’t finished so I won’t say much but I think those reviews are spot on! xx
Thanks Kim! Love the way you describe human-created work: ‘a pulse, a tenderness, a goofiness…’ so lovely and so true! And can’t wait to discuss Yesteryear with you!
Love reading your insights! Thanks for all the time you put into these newsletters. As a side note, this weekend I couldn’t find any streaming services that had the show I wanted to watch, so my husband literally dug out our old dvd player from the shed and I watched the show on that!
Thanks Tamara - love that you pulled out the DVD - we went to a hotel last week that had a great DVD selection so we’ve also revisited DVD days lately!
What a fabulous read Sara. I could not after more with you - I want to read stories written with real human emotion, insight and feeling. These are the things that make each story unique - the human aspect.
Thanks Karen - I absolutely agree with all of this!