I can't resist it any more. I have to have a little rant about AI and how it is everywhere and how it is like a controlling, bossy, overbearing big brother.
(And yes, we will be tapping. Scroll down for my EFT script!)
OK, I admit it can be helpful. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be any issue. We'd all just ignore it and let it go quietly away.
AI has solved problems with my website, written code for me and designed web pages, and with my business, analysed trends and suggested solutions.
But when it comes to my creativity, I think AI is more a menace than anything else! 😂
How AI kills creativity.
Here are a couple of examples that happened to me recently.
#1. When I write my weekly newsletter (I use a platform called Active Campaign to write and send those) I used to see - Create a new campaign (that's what they call emails for some unearthly reason.)
I would click in and then start writing.
Now the first thing I see is this - BTW, the big red arrow is mine!
I have to make a deliberate choice to 'start from scratch instead' and do my own work, not sit back and let AI take over.
And yes, the temptation is sometimes very real. There are some weeks when I'm not feeling inspired, when there isn't something clear to write about.
And, full disclosure, there was one email, (just one, I promise) a few months ago, when I did let AI do the heavy lifting. I tweaked a bit, but then sent it out.
And you know what, I felt ashamed of myself. 😣
Because that is NOT what my weekly newsletter is all about. They may vary in quality, be better or worse, more or less interesting, but they come from my heart. ❤️
From sitting (or lying in bed in the morning) and thinking...
- What can I write about this week which might be interesting or educational or even entertaining?
- What has energy for me, or perhaps for you, what is alive right now?
- Is there anything that people might enjoy or benefit from?
This comment I read under someone else's YouTube video summed it all up:
'Why would I bother to read something that you couldn't even be bothered to write?'
Woah! 😱
The four biggest issues I have with AI and creativity
The massive problem that I feel with AI (apart from using the planet's resources at a truly alarming rate) is that it appeals so strongly to that part in all of us that wants things to be easy, that wants problems solved instantly, that wants a magic bullet.
So it creates yet another moral dilemma for us. To use or not to use. Requiring yet another dose of self-discipline and control.
It also triggers self-doubt, the 'I'm not good enough', 'Is it OK to use my own voice anymore?' or 'Who am I to have an opinion of my own?'
And it BLANDIFIES and CHANGES everything. Like ironing out creases, making everything smooth and samey, and yes, robotic. It just can't help itself!!
Example #2.
Look what it suggested for my recent FB post! You can see the original here.
Uugh, Manus will be on at me from now on, giving me unsolicited advice I can tell. 😱
Yes, it's zippy, hypey and to the point. But it's not me, it's just not my voice, however it wants to sound like me.
OK, OK, apologies for the rant. And I have said often enough to myself, and to clients, if you're going to rant, make sure to tap!!
So here's a quick EFT Tapping script which you may resonate with... or perhaps you have completely different feelings, which I really would like to hear.
This is definitely NOT AI generated - this is me voicing my real thoughts and feelings! Please tap!!
Here's a chart so you can see the points that we usually use in EFT Tapping:
Start tapping on the side of the hand and say out loud:
Even though AI is everywhere, I love and accept myself completely.
Even though it gets up in my face, I love and honour myself completely.
Even though AI is everywhere, it's ruining the videos on Instagram, it's undermining my creative powers, it's messing with my head and pissing me off
And even though it's everywhere, I deeply and completely love, honour and accept myself.
Now tap round the points and speak with feeling!
Eyebrow point AI is everywhere
Side of the eye: It's taking over
Under the eye: It's constantly in my space and in my face
Under the nose: And it's soooo tempting
Under the mouth: Yes, I confess! I've used it
Collar bone: It is so helpful
Under the arm: Speeds things up no end
Top of the head: Tells me how wonderful and insightful I am
Eyebrow point: It really strokes my ego
Continue round the points:
But it leaves me feeling a little bit dirty - like I'm cheating - like I'm taking short cuts - it goes against everything I was taught - about hard work and integrity.
I feel this shame and disgust in my body - it makes me angry and cross - at AI and at myself - I didn't ask for you to pop up everywhere - I didn't want you to take over - I feel patronised and resentful - even while I am so tempted to indulge.
All these negative feelings - and all this despair - because this ain't going anywhere - it'll get worse before we're finished - this AI takeover - it stresses me out.
I choose to calm my nervous system - releasing all this outrage I feel - letting go of the negative emotions - and how they feel in my body - letting myself know that I can still choose - that my unique, human, flawed way of doing things - matters even more than ever - and it's OK to be imperfect - OK to be myself.
And I can stay strong - resist temptation - and gain strength - from leaning in to my own energy - my own way of connecting - my own way of communicating - and I'm staying true to my values - and my belief in myself - I choose to feel good - to keep calm and carry on - with everything that matters to me. 🙏
Phew, I hope you tapped as you read that. And apologies - I am so used to being 'gentle' (a word that AI uses for me ALL the time) and that just blurted out.
