"He's right. I'm not. Here's why: In July 2023, when I was interviewing for this job, every single person involved in the process asked me how I would cover AI. Since then, I have been inundated-fully drowning, water rushing into the nostrils and flooding the lungs-with inquiries about my point of view on the technology. Comms and PR professionals would like to know. The organizer of every major conference happening everywhere on planet Earth is curious."
"My dad has questions. So does David Remnick. Every other journalist has inquired as well, which is yet another reason on the very long list of reasons I can't go to any industry parties, now or ever. My neighbor? Wonders about the AI apocalypse. My dermatologist? Has a new AI diagnostic tool she'd love my two cents on. My dogs? GPT-curious."
An assignment prompted repeated avoidance tactics, including ignoring emails and listing busy activities such as recording a podcast, preparing conference talks, parenting, and small tasks. Persistent editorial requests reframed the task as a short article for an AI package. Since mid-2023, inquiries about perspectives on AI have become relentless, arriving from PR professionals, conference organizers, family members, journalists, neighbors, and medical professionals. The volume of requests caused a sense of inundation and fatigue, described as drowning and flooding the lungs. Some close individuals remain indifferent or preoccupied with creating AI-generated content, while others seek diagnostic tools and opinions.
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