In a few previous blog posts (see here, here, and here), I discussed the pitfalls of AI-generated written content. I’ve taken a pretty anti-AI stance in that respect. When I see this kind of content online, I don’t want to read it (I imagine many people also spot it as AI-generated and, once realising it…
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James Hampton (1909–1964) was an American outsider artist. He worked as a janitor, and in his spare time, in secrecy, he built a large assemblage of religious art, made from scavenged materials: cardboard, plastic, glue, pins, tape, old furniture, jelly jars, aluminum and gold foil, shards of mirror, desk blotters held together with tacks, and…
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AI-generated content continues to proliferate on the internet, and it’s leading to a lot of pushback. People on Reddit are getting annoyed at how common AI-generated comments are on the platform, and how they often become the most upvoted comments. I see these comments all the time on YouTube and social media as well. I’ve…
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I explored the subject of ChatGPT’s impact on content writing in a previous blog post. I noted that I, and other freelance writers, have cited AI as a potential reason for a massive drop in work opportunities. (Job boards I had used for years for finding freelance writing work had significantly fewer listings, with some…
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Over the past year, I’ve found it particularly difficult to land new freelance writing gigs. It’s been discouraging. I’ve experienced blips and quiet periods like this before, but work would eventually pick up, and I’d have regular assignments to do every week, from multiple clients. This ‘feast and famine’ cycle is common among freelancers of…
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