Shira Feldman
@writingwithrobots.bsky.social
Writer, reader, human. Interested observer of all things AI/writing.
Brilliant essay about writing and AI-induced existential dread. "If I didn't hope that an appreciative reader would be unable to miss the scent of my sweat equity—my humanity—in my writing, I never would have toiled so obsessively, or for so long."
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September 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Brilliant essay about writing and AI-induced existential dread. "If I didn't hope that an appreciative reader would be unable to miss the scent of my sweat equity—my humanity—in my writing, I never would have toiled so obsessively, or for so long."
time.com/7293926/ai-t...
time.com/7293926/ai-t...
"Even the good students" use AI to cheat. The solution so far is handwritten/oral exams (remember blue books?), and increased emphasis on interactive classwork. I guess AI has bombed us back to the stone ages. Thanks @srobyn.bsky.social for the interesting article! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Even the good students" use AI to cheat. The solution so far is handwritten/oral exams (remember blue books?), and increased emphasis on interactive classwork. I guess AI has bombed us back to the stone ages. Thanks @srobyn.bsky.social for the interesting article! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Apparently ChatGPT is 1000 days old today. (HBD CGPT.) In other news, this is one of the cheeriest thing I've read in 1000 days. www.psypost.org/despite-the-...
Despite the hype, generative AI hasn't outshined humans in creative idea generation
Despite widespread claims that artificial intelligence has surpassed human creativity, a new meta-analysis provides no evidence to support this belief. The findings, published by researchers in the Ne...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Apparently ChatGPT is 1000 days old today. (HBD CGPT.) In other news, this is one of the cheeriest thing I've read in 1000 days. www.psypost.org/despite-the-...
“In other words, the GOOD scenario for the labor market is that we continue to exist in a perpetual state of anxiety about whether or not we’re all about to be made obsolete." www.noahpinion.blog/p/stop-prete...
Stop pretending you know what AI does to the economy
Alarmism is everywhere, but a lot of it is just brainworms.
www.noahpinion.blog
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“In other words, the GOOD scenario for the labor market is that we continue to exist in a perpetual state of anxiety about whether or not we’re all about to be made obsolete." www.noahpinion.blog/p/stop-prete...
So this is an AI-generated meme from Cursed AI on FB. The other AI-generated memes I've seen have been either extremely incoherent or super-generic/unfunny, but this one... this one is disquieting. (Does AI know something we should really know?) What other AI memes have you seen?
August 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
So this is an AI-generated meme from Cursed AI on FB. The other AI-generated memes I've seen have been either extremely incoherent or super-generic/unfunny, but this one... this one is disquieting. (Does AI know something we should really know?) What other AI memes have you seen?
I couldn't agree more. Knowing that AI-writing capabilities came out first because they're on-screen and involve less barriers to implementation (vs. AI doing our laundry and dishes, which would require hardware/infrastructure)... doesn't help! Go do my laundry, AI, and don't forget to fold it.
August 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I couldn't agree more. Knowing that AI-writing capabilities came out first because they're on-screen and involve less barriers to implementation (vs. AI doing our laundry and dishes, which would require hardware/infrastructure)... doesn't help! Go do my laundry, AI, and don't forget to fold it.
"Clankers": the first slur for AI. But somehow it hits different when the receiving end isn't alive enough to care it's being insulted 🤷♀️
August 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Clankers": the first slur for AI. But somehow it hits different when the receiving end isn't alive enough to care it's being insulted 🤷♀️
"There is powerful rhetoric with a deadbot because it is tapping into all of that emotional longing and vulnerability." www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization
The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"There is powerful rhetoric with a deadbot because it is tapping into all of that emotional longing and vulnerability." www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
"Generative AI is a kind of psychosis-as-a-service." (No-paywall link to "AI is a Mass Delusion Event" article from the Atlantic.)
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August 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Generative AI is a kind of psychosis-as-a-service." (No-paywall link to "AI is a Mass Delusion Event" article from the Atlantic.)
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Ever use AI to edit a message, and it literally changes the meaning (even slightly)? And you try so many times to get it to say what you actually mean? And finally you're like "OK AI, have it your way" and just send it? Like your way... just wasn't meant to be. 🤔
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Ever use AI to edit a message, and it literally changes the meaning (even slightly)? And you try so many times to get it to say what you actually mean? And finally you're like "OK AI, have it your way" and just send it? Like your way... just wasn't meant to be. 🤔
The O.G. meme that started this journey for me
August 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The O.G. meme that started this journey for me
"The cruel irony is, the thing I perceived as the sellout move is in free-fall." (On creative professionals and AI. No-paywall version) web.archive.org/web/20250330...
The Gen X Career Meltdown
Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"The cruel irony is, the thing I perceived as the sellout move is in free-fall." (On creative professionals and AI. No-paywall version) web.archive.org/web/20250330...
I so love this
August 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I so love this
“AI has crossed over the uncanny valley where we can understand that it isn’t real… There’s unique areas for exploitation to occur here… I call them digital cultural appropriation.” www.pbs.org/video/ai-in-...
PBS News Hour | How AI-generated models are shaking up the fashion industry | Season 2025
AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns
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August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“AI has crossed over the uncanny valley where we can understand that it isn’t real… There’s unique areas for exploitation to occur here… I call them digital cultural appropriation.” www.pbs.org/video/ai-in-...
Honestly? One thing that really grinds my gears about AI writing are those little, reductive, patronizing, bolded subheadings that precede each point. They're the style element I love to hate. (You can't put all of human behavior into neat boxes, AI!)
August 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Honestly? One thing that really grinds my gears about AI writing are those little, reductive, patronizing, bolded subheadings that precede each point. They're the style element I love to hate. (You can't put all of human behavior into neat boxes, AI!)
"AIs can never be human. And they shouldn't pretend to be. Because they're best when they're not pretending to be." open.spotify.com/episode/1OQP...
AI therapy is here. What does it mean for you? w/ Dr. Alison Darcy and Brian Chandler
The TED AI Show · Episode
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August 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"AIs can never be human. And they shouldn't pretend to be. Because they're best when they're not pretending to be." open.spotify.com/episode/1OQP...
Remember the narcissists in YOUR life, and behold their excellent support system.
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Remember the narcissists in YOUR life, and behold their excellent support system.
Friends, let's say all the unsaid thoughts about working with AI. Admittedly, this is new and bizarre. Let's not keep it a little secret. Let's verbalize the thoughts, articulate the emotions, put words to the subconscious reactions... so we can better understand this crazy thing shorturl.at/FAPwp
This Generation Is Secretly Using AI at Work Every Day—And Not Telling Their Bosses
It’s no secret that AI is changing the way people work. What is hidden, from many managers at least, is just how many employees are turning to AI to get their work done.
www.investopedia.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Friends, let's say all the unsaid thoughts about working with AI. Admittedly, this is new and bizarre. Let's not keep it a little secret. Let's verbalize the thoughts, articulate the emotions, put words to the subconscious reactions... so we can better understand this crazy thing shorturl.at/FAPwp
Since AI uses a lot of “given that,” “I’m happy to,” and “this approach” (in emails anyway), I’m wondering if that’s how we’re all going to start phrasing our emails, in a life-imitates-art(ifice) effect.
August 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Since AI uses a lot of “given that,” “I’m happy to,” and “this approach” (in emails anyway), I’m wondering if that’s how we’re all going to start phrasing our emails, in a life-imitates-art(ifice) effect.
Interesting use of Version History! (to combat AI use/cheating.) I always suspected it would make the perfect spy tool. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Version control: how I combat the rise of generative AI in the classroom
I was worried that ChatGPT was composing my students’ essays. Looking at the writing process step by step can combat this and has other benefits, too.
www.nature.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Interesting use of Version History! (to combat AI use/cheating.) I always suspected it would make the perfect spy tool. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I'll never stop being horrified that an industry has popped up to make sure our writing sounds human enough. (And a lot of it is AI review tools, too!) Of all the possible dystopian futures, we landed in the one where machines gets the credit for our best work. contentwriters.com/blog/how-to-...
What is an AI Detection False Positive & How to Avoid It
Are you a writer worried about an AI detection false positive? Here are a few ways to ensure your original work doesn’t get flagged as a false positive.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'll never stop being horrified that an industry has popped up to make sure our writing sounds human enough. (And a lot of it is AI review tools, too!) Of all the possible dystopian futures, we landed in the one where machines gets the credit for our best work. contentwriters.com/blog/how-to-...
This is what I call "McShakespeare": well-written prose in elevated language, but super-similar in word choice, composition, and tone to many of the other pieces out there... that originate from AI. Writers, we have to be careful. Let's not lose our edge!
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is what I call "McShakespeare": well-written prose in elevated language, but super-similar in word choice, composition, and tone to many of the other pieces out there... that originate from AI. Writers, we have to be careful. Let's not lose our edge!