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The AI stuff I have seen (MidJourney) and read (ChatGPT etc) are fundamentally derivative, rather than genuinely creative. Burns was a genius with a unique perspective. The poetry that Jim Al-Khalili generated via his specific request was a good parody - entertaining - but ultimately lacking what one might dare to describe as 'soul'. ChatGPT will drive creativity, not stifle it.

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Feb 9, 2023Liked by Mark McKergow

Wow, very interesting. Being sensibly smart and coming up with right answers is an automatic instant job for machines. So what we can do as human beings may be making mistakes which is hard for machines to do;-) If we don't have to strive to come up with already made right answers and are free of that kind of stress, I am curious what is coming out of us!?

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Feb 9, 2023Liked by Mark McKergow

Know how inspires me to creativity and movement! It also reminds me of the satisfaction of exercising know-how that is also in the body, in the muscle memory. For me, it is knowledge of boxing and singing that I will think of. Because that knowledge is really in me in a way that is genuinely rooted and developed by taking small steps, trying, interacting, reflecting, rehearsing and working hard. And to use the principles of Solution focus in everyday life to increase my know-how.

The lack of know-how affects the ability to act. The debate, at least here in Sweden, is very much about who should actually do the job with headlines such as: "Who will do the job when so many people want to go to HR?" "The most important job is what you put in a binder"

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