Using artificial intelligence applications to help craft a message to a friend is not a good idea – at least if your friend finds out about the use of AI, a new study suggests.Researchers found that people in the study perceived that a fictional friend who used AI assistance to write them a message didn’t put forth as much effort as a friend...
What do you think about the card industry that sells all these birthday and anniversary cards that people buy all the time? Not sure this is really much different.
Just curious because I usually buy a blank card and write my own stuff. Never can find a card that says what I want to say anyway.
Those cards are platitudes, and I think nothing of the messages within them.
An empty card with no design and a signed name would be equally meaningful.
I think the difference is that a card is more of a gesture than a discussion like in texts. They’re a way to show that you’ve gone out of your way to acknowledge something card-worthy. Texts are a discussion between both people.
I do think there’s more genuine expression from selecting a card that seems right than running with what an AI suggests, especially since cards are (hopefully) written by an actual person considering the occasion. That and you can always add a personal note to a store bought card as well.
Overall though, it kind of feels like an apples to oranges comparison.
What do you think about the card industry that sells all these birthday and anniversary cards that people buy all the time? Not sure this is really much different.
Just curious because I usually buy a blank card and write my own stuff. Never can find a card that says what I want to say anyway.
Those cards are platitudes, and I think nothing of the messages within them.
An empty card with no design and a signed name would be equally meaningful.
cards are old school memes.
No one is expecting what’s written inside in typed font to be the words of the individual who gave them.
I think the difference is that a card is more of a gesture than a discussion like in texts. They’re a way to show that you’ve gone out of your way to acknowledge something card-worthy. Texts are a discussion between both people.
I do think there’s more genuine expression from selecting a card that seems right than running with what an AI suggests, especially since cards are (hopefully) written by an actual person considering the occasion. That and you can always add a personal note to a store bought card as well.
Overall though, it kind of feels like an apples to oranges comparison.