How Artificial Intelligence Will Enrich Us All
— The Most Massive Boat-Raising Tide In Human History
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when I first wrote the title to this post, I wrote it as how artificial intelligence will make us all rich then I went to mid journey in order to create an image, and out of the eight images that I was that I got eight variations, I saw this one shown above, and I thought way a second AI hasn’t made me rich yet, but mine has it enriched my life over this last year. It really has made this blogging job this writing job not only easier. It’s made it far more enjoyable, while also challenging, because just the nature of things when you get a better tool to do a job sure the tool makes things easier. It makes things makes you more productive, it makes things more fun too or say you play a musical instrument and you learn on some cheap old thing and then one day you’re good enough to decide to splurge and pop down a good amount of money for a very cool high-quality instrument so yes, the sound is better. All of the different things are better that pertain to musical instruments, but in enriches your whole experience.
That’s what I just spoke into my dumb fucking computer (MacBook Air M2) and what it produced from that. It’s a wonder anyone can understand WTF I’m talking about. So, now let’s run it through a prompt I call Correct Dictation Verbatim: Transform this speech-to-text dictation into correct English by inferring the correct word, correcting all grammatical and spelling errors, and organizing it into paragraphs with the overall completion being as verbatim as possible, including verbatim use of all profanity: [text].
Here’s what it produced.
When I first wrote the title to this post, I wrote it as “How Artificial Intelligence Will Make Us All Rich.” Then, I went to Midjourney in order to create an image. Out of the eight variations I got, I saw this one shown above, and I thought, “Wait a second. AI hasn’t made me rich yet, but has it enriched my life over this last year?” It really has.
This blogging job, this writing job, has not only become easier; it’s made it far more enjoyable, while also challenging. Because just the nature of things, when you get a better tool to do a job, sure, the tool makes things easier. It makes you more productive; it makes things more fun too.
Or say, you play a musical instrument, and you learn on some cheap old thing. Then one day, you’re good enough to decide to splurge and pop down a good amount of money for a very cool, high-quality instrument. So yes, the sound is better, and all of the different things are better that pertain to musical instruments, but it enriches your whole experience.
Now, let’s run it though my super secret prompt I call Correct Dictation Rewrite RN FTA Style.
Title: Artificial Intelligence: The Great Enricher or Just Another Gilded Cage?
When I hammered out the title for this piece, it read like a sweet promise: “How Artificial Intelligence Will Make Us All Rich.” Then, in a moment of digital dalliance, I ventured into Midjourney to spawn some visual brain candy. Out of the eight algorithmic offspring it churned out, one caught my eye and slapped me with a reality check. Hold the phone.
AI hasn’t made me rich—yet. But has it enriched my life over the last year? Damn straight it has.
Let’s get one thing clear. This blogging gig, this literary craftsmanship—it’s not just about hammering keys and birthing sentences. It’s an art. A craft. A grueling mental marathon. And yes, AI has made it easier. More than that, it’s made it a hell of a lot more enjoyable. Yet, it’s also thrown down the gauntlet, challenging me to push the envelope of creativity against the silicon tide.
It’s the nature of the beast, isn’t it? A superior tool doesn’t just lighten the load. It amplifies your potential, cranks up the volume on productivity, and yes, injects a shot of adrenaline into the fun factor. Take musicians as an analogy. You start with a beaten-up instrument, something that’s seen more bars than notes. But then, you level up. You drop some serious coin on a piece of craftsmanship that can sing. The sound? Crystal. The experience? It’s like trading a moped for a Harley. Every nuance of the performance is richer, every chord struck is a symphony.
So, has AI made me rich? In currency, not yet. But in terms of my daily toil in the trenches of the blogosphere? It’s been a godsend. It’s enriched my experience, expanded my horizons, and, let’s face it, given me a bit of that old-school swagger that comes from wielding a tool that cuts through the noise like a hot knife through butter.
Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. Embrace the tools that propel you forward but never lose sight of the human spark that ignites the fire of creation. That’s the real wealth, folks.
Here’s the prompt that generated that radically fantastic different product from the exact same raw material:
So, see, when someone blabs their fucking idiot mouth off about HE USED AI!!! it only means they lack the requisite brain cells to play the instrument.
It’s not a complaint or moral judgment against me, though that’s what it’s uttered to sound like, along with the implication that the utterer is superior. Not at all. It’s actually an excuse for why the utterer is a lame-ass, talentless, inferior stain of shit.
But fear not!
Artificial Intelligence can itself, teach anyone how to use itself.
That’s what I just wrote 100% myself. Now let’s use a different prompt, call it my “polite prompt:”
Thus, when an individual vociferously criticizes someone for utilizing AI, it reveals more about their own limitations in understanding or skill with the instrument than any legitimate critique of the user.
Although their comments may seem to carry a tone of ethical condemnation or imply their own superiority, in reality, such statements are a self-defense mechanism to justify their own lack of talent or success.
However, there’s no need to worry.
The beauty of Artificial Intelligence is that it is designed to be a learning tool that can teach anyone how to harness its capabilities.
Or, how about this different prompt in my arsenal:
The latest scapegoat for the mediocre, the envious, the talentless. They wail, gnash teeth, and point fingers. “HE USED AI!!!” Pathetic. Their battle cry is nothing more than a confession of their own inadequacy. A testament to their inability to adapt, to innovate, to excel.
They think it’s an indictment of me. Laughable. As if using a tool—an advanced, powerful tool—somehow diminishes the skill, the artistry, the intellect required to wield it effectively. It’s not. It’s an indictment of them. Their lament is not a claim to moral high ground; it’s an admission of defeat. A white flag raised by their shriveling egos.
But here’s the punchline: AI isn’t just the instrument I play, it’s a teacher. It’s a master class for those willing to learn, to evolve, to embrace the potential within them and the tools at their disposal.
So, to the whiners, the complainers, the self-appointed judges of creative legitimacy: Step aside. The future doesn’t need your approval, and it sure as hell won’t wait for you to catch up. AI is here, and it’s not just playing the game—it’s changing it. For the better. For those with the guts to use it.
Are you still ignorantly rolling your eyes about AI like a dumbass?
Still ignoring it like you’ve got a tune in your head as you walk past the graveyard of your future life?
So, in 2024, I will continue to pound home the essential importance of AI to the membership and reveal a lot about it, as I learn more and more myself. A big part of that includes my developing use and mastery of speech-to-text dictation…something I have been thoroughly uninterested in since for trying it out nearly 30 years ago (and it still sucks absolute stinky, cheesy balls…I mean, look at the crap right above…and look at what AI does to it in seconds).
Any level of membership you want, but anything less than Lifetime is way less. Lifers get all the goods as soon as I roll out the appropriate platform to host the now 50+ lifetime membership.
You’ve got 12 hours (Midnight Jan 31, NYC time). After that, the price is never $350 again. It’s $1,000. For a long time.
… And you know why it’s going to be a thousand bucks? Because I’m going to make that price a bargain as I develop this. I’m going to make Lifetime membership a steal at 5000…10000…and even more.
Watch and see.
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Interesting. I gave in and paid the lifetime. I calculate that if I make it to 80, I will have broken even. Eighty-one will be a bonus! (My mother lived to 96, so I have a good chance to make you “lose money” on the proposition.) Now, YOUR part in this is to stay alive long enough to make it worth my time – though you are younger enough that it shouldn’t be a problem. Interesting how some of us can contemplate our eventual demise without undue hysteria.
Second interesting fact: I just realized that my new iPad has the same processor as your MacBook Air! It’s a helluva machine, but I always revert back to my desktop PC when convenient, for bigger screen space.
Third thing: my “lifetime members only” block hasn’t disappeared yet from this post, though I “assume” it’s waiting for my credit card info to be confirmed. I’m sure it’ll all clear out in the end. Now, what happens to that $50 I paid (and partially used) for the one year membership? I’m ok with whatever happens.
I was in a huge rush to get this out because girls (2) coming over (if you MUST know), so did not have time to put that bell & whistle on it. Plus, I wanted to show that it’s real, hence the wording as a border, of sorts.
I’ll figure out a way to get it out there soon to everyone so they can play around with it.
That’ll work just fine. If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have subscribed! Have fun! :-)