Okay, so picture this: The internet. Still a mess, mostly cats and arguments, but now with a twist. Apparently, robots are writing stuff now. Yes, robots. As in, the things that are supposed to be vacuuming your house, not crafting insightful blog posts. (Although, let’s be honest, some vacuuming robots are probably more insightful than some blog posts I've read lately.)
Anyway, the point is, AI writing is a thing. And naturally, because this is the internet and we can’t agree on anything (except maybe that pizza is good?), everyone’s freaking out in completely opposite directions.
From our slightly elevated, omniscient vantage point (because, you know, we're classy observers of internet chaos), we see the predictable factions forming. On one side, you have Team “Meh, who cares who wrote it, does it have the recipe for gluten-free brownies?” These folks are pragmatists. Or maybe just hungry. Hard to say from up here in Omniscient Tower. Then you have Team “NOOOOOO! This is an outrage! The sanctity of the written word! My English degree is now even more useful! (Just kidding, it was never useful.)” Dramatic bunch, those guys.
And in the middle of all this robot-written ruckus? A giant, swirling cloud of… uncertainty! Is this the future? Will human writers become obsolete? (Probably not, we're still needed for dramatic readings of cat videos). And who owns this stuff anyway? If my Roomba writes a screenplay, does it get royalties? (Asking for a friend. Who is a Roomba.)
But you know what? Turns out, there’s some genuinely good life advice lurking in all this AI-induced panic. The kind of advice your slightly sarcastic but secretly wise elder might give you after too much wine at Thanksgiving. And it’s this: When facing uncertainty, lean into it. So maybe instead of screaming at our robot overlords (too late?), we should just… watch and see. Maybe even learn something. Or at least get some funny blog posts out of it. Because, let’s be real, that’s what the internet is for.
Leaning into It: So What If My Roomba Wrote a Sonnet?
