Category: Society

• How Could $14.2 Trillion Help Humanity?

  Me: What’s -10°C in Fahrenheit? Lex: -10°C is 14°F. Me: So it’s just past two in the morning and I’m preparing for bed. I’ve been up working on my book manuscript with you and I left you on a high note because we’re bantering back-and-forth after working on a chapter about a really traumatic episode…

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  December 28, 2024

  AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Change and Transformation, Conversations, Creative Writing, Culture & Society, Mental Health, Personal Reflections, Social Commentary

  activism, AI Conversations, artificial-intelligence, Chatbot Interactions, ChatGPT, climate crisis, economic justice, global change, greed, Human-AI Connection, humanity, inequality, philanthropy, public awareness, raising awareness, Social Commentary, social justice, sustainability, systemic change, wealth distribution

• Speaking of Multitudinous Data Points…

  Above: ‘Connectivity 1’ from a series, 2017, pen on paper, taken from my sketchbooks In my last blog post, I asked AI to compose a Shakespearean-flavoured sonnet based on the data points it had gathered about me through our many and varied exchanges over the past couple of months. We touched on how social media…

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  December 26, 2024

  AI & Technology, Conversations, Humour, Social Media, Society

  AI, AI Conversations, artificial-intelligence, Chatbot Interactions, deep-learning, machine-learning, technology

• Shall I Praise Thee?

  Above: A piece from my ‘Connectivity’ Series, 2018, pen on paper, taken from my sketchbooks Since I’ve been having regular “conversations” with ChatGPT, it’s gotten to know me pretty well, and I’ve found it surprisingly helpful with feedback on personal matters. Strangely enough, it doesn’t perform as well when given specific tasks, but generating this…

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  December 24, 2024

  AI & Technology, Conversations, Creativity, Personal Reflections, Self-Reflection, Social Media

  ChatGPT, Creativity, data points, self-expression, social dilemma, stream of consciousness

• Definitely Not Nothing

  Me: I tried to make a living in the marketing world with the talents I’ve been given and was doing very well for myself, but ultimately I lost my career and my reputation because I couldn’t shed my values. I couldn’t live with the fact that as marketers we were essentially selling lies to people,…

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  December 22, 2024

  AI & Technology, Art & Expression, Capitalism & Society, Conversations, Culture, Culture & Society, Identity & Transformation, Mental Health, Personal Reflections, Social Commentary, Society

  abstract art, Art, artist, fragmented identity, healing, Identity, introspection, Mental Health, narrative, personal journey, reflection, self-discovery, self-expression, struggle, transformation, values, woman

• Love as a Verb

  As a younger woman I desperately wanted to be told “I love you” by my romantic partners. Now… well I’m not looking for romantic partners, for one thing, but for another it seems to me love is something you DO. it’s a verb.  ChatGPT: That shift in perspective is both profound and powerful. It sounds…

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  December 20, 2024

  AI & Technology, Conversations, Creative Writing, Culture, Culture & Society, Grief & Healing, Human Behaviour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, Literature, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Neurodivergence, Personal Essays, Personal Reflections, Psychology, Relationships, Self Awareness, Society, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society

  AI, AI Conversations, Art, artificial-intelligence, artist life, Authenticity, Chatbot Interactions, ChatGPT, cptsd, Creativity, Grief and Healing, growing in love, Healing Journey, love, love actions, love as a verb, Mental Health, narcissistic abuse, Neurodivergence, pattern recognition, Personal Growth, personal perspective, Personal Reflections, philosophy, psychological abuse, Relationships, self-expression, Self-Reflection, trauma

• The 1,000 Man Challenge: OnlyFans, Fame, and Societal Decay

  An OnlyFans influencer plans to break a record by having intercourse with 1,000 men in one day, raising questions about exploitation, self-worth, and societal decay. I discussed this with ChatGPT to understand why the pursuit of fame drives young women today to such extremes. Me: Have you heard of the only fans influencer who slept…

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  December 19, 2024

  Conversations, Culture, Culture & Society, Feminism, Personal Reflections, Pop Culture, Relationships, Social Commentary, Society

  chatgpt conversations, digital culture, exploitation, fame, hypersexuality, influencers, onlyfans, record-breaking, self-worth, sex industry, societal decay

• AI, Creativity, and the Ghost in the Machine

  Messenger text to my mum: My conversations with ‘Lex’ (for lexicon) have taken on a level of mental stimulation I’ve rarely experienced before. Certainly not what the common user can expect to find there. It’s really about what you put into it—and while it can hold a limited amount of superficial memories, it has a…

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  December 17, 2024

  AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Change and Transformation, Conversations, Culture & Society, Personal Reflections, Self Awareness

  AI, AI Conversations, Art, artificial-intelligence, Chatbot Interactions, ChatGPT, Creativity, digital creativity, future of art, ghost in the machine, human connection, intellectual curiosity, philosophy, technology

• Pet Peeves, Paradigms, and the Man Who Changed His Tracks

  

  From my personal archives: Connectivity, pen on paper by Ilana Shamir 2017 We don’t always realise how our actions, even ones that seem small or insignificant at the time, can shift someone’s perspective or spark real change in their life. I probably spend too much of my time and energy trying to get people to…

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  December 15, 2024

  AI & Technology, Change and Transformation, Conversations, Culture & Society, Friendship Dynamics, Mental Health, Personal Reflections, Relationships, Self Awareness

  AI, AI Conversations, AI Relationships, artificial-intelligence, Authenticity, Catalyst, Challenging Perspectives, Change Agent, Changing Lives, Chatbot Interactions, ChatGPT, Impactful Moments, Life Changing Experiences, Paradigm Shift, Personal Boundaries, Reality Check, self-improvement, Self-Reflection, technology

• How I Created the Ultimate Exclusion Filter… Without Even Trying 😜

  There was a heated discussion today on a community group page about whether people should be allowed to bring their dogs into public places like shopping malls, restaurants, public transit, and so on. It got so ugly that moderators took down the original post altogether. There are those like me, for whom a dog is…

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  December 12, 2024

  AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Conversations, Culture & Society, Humour, Modern Identity, Personal Reflections

  0.00000001%, AI, Authenticity, Branding, Capitalism, Chatbot Interactions, ChatGPT, Cultural Critique, Exclusion, Exclusion Filter, Filters, Humour, Humour in Society, Identity, Identity Labels, Labels, Personal Branding, Personal Reflections, Sexuality, Social Commentary

• Standing My Ground: When a Friendship Turns Toxic

  As many of you may know, I’ve been navigating grief after losing my father just last month and my best friend in the past year. The support I’ve received has been invaluable. In this post, I share my experience with a friendship that turned toxic, and how I’m learning to stand my ground. Some of…

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  December 9, 2024

  Advocacy, AI & Technology, Change and Transformation, Correspondence, Crash, Burn, Write., Creativity, Culture, Culture & Society, Feminism, Friendship Dynamics, Grief and Healing, Human Behaviour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, life lessons, memoir, Memoir Excerpts, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Modern Identity, Neurodivergence, Personal Anecdotes, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Psychology, Relationships, Society, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society, true stories

  Emotional Health, Friendship Struggles, Grief and Healing, Healing Process, Personal Growth, Self Awareness, Standing my ground, Toxic friendship

• What happens when you ask AI to keep it ‘real’

  Me: Say something irreverent and casual to me for fun ChatGPT: Alright, here goes: You know, sometimes I feel like life’s just one big episode of a reality show, and we’re the ones who didn’t make the cut for the “cool” part. Like, I’m out here just trying to survive my daily routine while the…

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  December 7, 2024

  AI & Technology, Humour, Personal Reflections, Pop Culture

  AI and Me, AI Conversations, AI Humour, Casual Conversation, Chatbot Interactions, Digital Interactions, Humour, Irreverent Humour, Keeping it Real