Yesterday, I saw a video on the topic of AI witch hunts, and why it’s a problem. It was by a neurodivergent creator named Ches Is Hyperfixating (and shoutout to her for creating a thoughtful take on this situation!).

In the video, she talked about how writers are being accused of using AI no matter what they do. Regardless of whether they’ve ever touched an AI tool or not, they’re facing accusations from suspicious readers who claim they can easily spot AI text. It’s creating a great deal of stress and reputational damages for authors, to the point where one of them sued a reader for libel from a false accusation.

Ches brought up an important point: most people aren’t that good at detecting AI writing, and there’s very little nuance in the judgment. Often, people lump someone using AI for grammar help, brainstorming, or research into the same category as someone sharing a completely AI-generated work, but those are actually two very different things.

Today, I’d like to go deeper into this topic, because I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I’d like to share my thoughts on where we can improve in dealing with AI and the way we see it in creative work.

After the midterm elections in the USA, the world and our own country was amazed. Across the USA, the American people completely rejected the kind of hateful politics that have been completely warping our government. We made our voices heard through our vote!

Even though billionaires did everything they could to influence and rig the outcome of the elections (including pouring millions of dollars into their chosen candidates’ races), they couldn’t change what happened. Rather than thinking about ideology or culture wars, American people voted for the candidates who actually care about lowering costs, stopping war, restoring our healthcare, and ending corruption.

And for the first time, many women took leadership roles in office across the USA. That includes Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first Black woman to be a governor in any state (she’s now the governor of Georgia!).

I’m still amazed by just how powerful the voice of the people can be. It showed me that you can’t underestimate the impact of millions of people, people who are tired of division and chaos, and who want real change.

I was thinking that in today’s world, we often feel the pressure to make dramatic changes in our lives. Sometimes we see flawless online images of people saying their entire lives changed because of a new workout routine, a diet, a “minimalist restructuring”, you name it!

And I don’t deny that sometimes your life really does change through a dramatic shift or decision. Sometimes a huge change is the very thing you need. I’ve done several of those big changes in my life, such as switching my major from Business to Health Science.

That was a pretty dramatic change, but it ended up working out really well because I was way more interested in health. It turns out I liked the experiential and entrepreneur side of business, but I didn’t like studying it academically!

But other times, it’s actually the little things that make a big difference in your life. Those are the things that don’t always make the headlines, but they build positive habits or help you in other ways.