Yes! As historians we know nothing is predetermined, which I take to mean we have to work for the world we want to live in. Of course, as a historian, I also know I might not get that outcome either. But that doesn’t mean I can abandon the effort or give up hope.
My most optimistic take on all of this is that slop AI is going to force us all into an existential crisis where we come out on the other side with a deep understanding and appreciation of subjectivity.
Emily Swafford
Jacqueline Antonovich
I saw a TikTok this morning where a person in marketing said she was frustrated because she just spent the day looking at decks from 7 different companies and they were all identical and clearly made by Claude. When everyone uses AI to make keynotes, powerpoints, books, everything becomes the same.
Jacqueline Antonovich
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
