This is... different

“Author Dale Lyles,” according to AI

I have largely ignored the AI revolution currently churning around us, because I have reservations (like all the creative types I know). Also, I have no need of any of the text generators or image machines, so why bother with it?

Even though I see the new little AI icon in the edit bar of SquareSpace’s blogging feature, wiggling its little fanny to get my attention, I refuse to click on it. How on earth could it be as entertaining as I am?

Then this past Saturday night I was out by the fire pit, hosting a Lichtenbergian meeting over Zoom, and one of our company sent me this text that he got CHAT-GPT to spit out:

The Lichtenbergian Society is an artistic and creative philosophy or movement inspired by the 18th-century German philosopher and physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. The society's core principles revolve around the idea of embracing and nurturing creativity, encouraging artistic exploration, and overcoming creative blocks or obstacles.

The name "Lichtenbergian" is derived from Lichtenberg's own approach to creativity and his belief that creative acts are integral to human expression and personal growth. The society seeks to provide a supportive community for artists and creatives to share ideas, challenge themselves, and develop their artistic endeavors.

The Lichtenbergian Society encourages its members to adopt various practices and principles, such as setting creative goals, engaging in creative habits or rituals, embracing experimentation and failure as part of the creative process, and exploring multiple artistic disciplines. The society also emphasizes the importance of reflection, documentation, and sharing of creative work.

Overall, the Lichtenbergian Society is a framework or mindset that aims to inspire and empower individuals to engage with their creativity and pursue their artistic passions. It provides a platform for collaboration, self-discovery, and personal growth within the creative community.

Well, I mean to say, wot? This is scarily cromulent. I have mixed emotions, of course. On the one hand, it’s like I don’t have to wait for the New Yorker to write a profile of me and my campaign for world domination. On the other hand, run away!!!

N.B.: I have not quizzed my friend on what he had to input to get AI to do this, nor how many iterations it took to get there.