AI tools and platforms are a massive disruptor in our professional, creative and personal lives. For instance, AI art platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E 2 have garnered raving fans and bitter enemies. Many writers feel threatened by AI tools like ChatGPT, that can quickly and accurately produce content, while photographers, filmmakers and other creatives feel similarly threatened by AI tools that can quickly generate visuals and videos. Freelancers run into issues with some clients, who try to DIY their previously outsourced (to a human being) tasks, and cancel freelance gigs. However understandable their annoyance may be - is it valid? Is AI a threat to creatives? Or is there more to the story? Can AI actually prompt (yes) an invitation to being more distinctive, and flipping the script altogether?
Meer lezenItβs my Twitter birthday today. Iin March 2007 I was searching for Skype names and e-mail addresses of corporate bloggers in New York, for my Corporate Blogging Trip in that year. I stumbled upon Twitter, created an account, and within two days my agenda was packed with appointments with those people - and more - in NYC. I had never done anything that fast. I found it bizarre. What followed was a stormy, long-term love affair with the blue bird.
Meer lezenGoedemorgen! Groeten uit Offlineistan. Sinds een week of drie heb ik geen flauw idee wat er trending is. Heb niets gepost in the socials. Mijn iPhone staat meestal op flight mode. Het voelt luxueus. Alsof het weer 2002 is. Voor eventjes, maar ik koester het. Het went snel. Heel snel. Het voelt comfortabel. Heel comfortabel. En het was nodig. Heel nodig.
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