[mjd]

I would never use AI for something where I need my own voice, say a blog post or a personal letter.

But I'm not ashamed to say that I used it last week in a chat conversation with a recruiter to turn this:

    1. I just said I'm hard of hearing and prefer text.
    2. If it's only two minutes you can darn well send email.

into this:

    As I mentioned, I'm hard of hearing and phone calls are difficult for me —
    I find I miss things and it's frustrating for both sides. If it's just a
    couple of minutes' worth of information, an email works great and I can
    give you a thoughtful response. Happy to go from there!

I'm not ashamed, I think I'm right, and I'll do it again. This recruiter didn't deserve my authentic voice or my personal toil, not for this task.

If it makes James Bach think I'm a liar, that's a price I'm willing to pay.

[eloisius]

What was the value-add of AI here? Some modicum of undeserved politeness instead of the curt bullet points you prompted with? Or an intentional “fuck you” by sending something sloppy with AI tells?

[mjd]

Your use of the phrase “undeserved politeness” suggests to me that maybe you aren't someone I should look to for advice on how to behave.

[eloisius]

That's probably true, but to be clear, I'm not communicating my own values here. I'm trying to understand your rationale.

>This recruiter didn't deserve my authentic voice or my personal toil

Yet they deserve inauthentic politeness from a chatbot? It just sounds like "fuck you" with more steps.

[mjd]

Not from the chatbot. From me. I'm the one who sent the message.

And it wasn't inauthentic. I wanted to be polite and inoffensive, but I didn't know how.

[Freak_NL]

It definitely reads as a 'fuck you' to me. Is there a group of people that responds well to that last sentence?

[mjd]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but yes, I believe there is. Your own personal preferences are not universal.

[iLoveOncall]

You need AI to write 2 sentences?

[mjd]

Two sentences in recruiter register, yes. I'm really bad at it and I do need help.

[iLoveOncall]

So maybe a call is in fact better than an email?

[mjd]

As I mentioned, I'm hard of hearing and phone calls are difficult for me.

[satisfice]

It’s not that you are a liar, it’s that I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you are. Not just me, but also many other people will automatically discount whatever you say when they suspect they are talking to something not-you that bears your name.

Maybe it’s not your goal to be seriously? But if it is…