People don't like if they find out a friend used AI to help craft a message to them, a new study suggests. But they are equally upset if their friend had writing help from another person ( news.osu.edu )

Pat , 10 months ago

If I'm talking to a friend I want them to be themselves and genuine. Having someone else compose a message for them, AI or human, invades my privacy and tells me that they don't want me to see who they genuinely are. Talk to me like you normally do. Don't paraphrase everything you want to say through a third party. We're not strangers, there's no need for everything to be professional. I'm friends with YOU, and I'm talking to YOU. Don't pretend to be someone you aren't.

To me this is less about AI vs Human, it's just the fact the friend isn't being genuine.

furrowsofar , 10 months ago

What do you think about the card industry that sells all these birthday and anniversary cards that people buy all the time? Not sure this is really much different.

Just curious because I usually buy a blank card and write my own stuff. Never can find a card that says what I want to say anyway.

jaycifer , 10 months ago

I think the difference is that a card is more of a gesture than a discussion like in texts. They’re a way to show that you’ve gone out of your way to acknowledge something card-worthy. Texts are a discussion between both people.

I do think there’s more genuine expression from selecting a card that seems right than running with what an AI suggests, especially since cards are (hopefully) written by an actual person considering the occasion. That and you can always add a personal note to a store bought card as well.

Overall though, it kind of feels like an apples to oranges comparison.

ShadowRam , 10 months ago

cards are old school memes.

No one is expecting what's written inside in typed font to be the words of the individual who gave them.

ram , 10 months ago

Those cards are platitudes, and I think nothing of the messages within them.
An empty card with no design and a signed name would be equally meaningful.