Photo by @ajmsnapper
You might have noticed my recent blog posts feature AI-generated images. Or perhaps not – my daughter, who works in comms, certainly did! As a regular reader, you'll know I'm experimenting with writing styles, and incorporating AI images (assuming their acceptability) is part of this journey. Honestly, I often turn to AI images when I don't have a suitable photo of my own. I also find it challenging to balance technical and personal tones, and running my writing through AI helps ensure it's readable, interesting, and grammatically sound, especially with the ever-present "grammar police" despite growing dyslexia awareness.
Image generated by Google Gemini
I'm a strong advocate for using AI tools, especially as a neurodivergent individual, and these tools have been a huge win for my creative writing. As Kate Griggs of Made By Dyslexia states, "Dyslexic Thinking is exactly the type of human intelligence needed to work alongside AI in the 5.0 world." Championing AI makes sense; the combined skills we possess are becoming essential employment requirements for businesses worldwide, particularly in our current global climate of unrest and uncertainty.
"Dyslexic Thinking is exactly the type of human intelligence needed to work alongside AI in the 5.0 world."
Over the past five years, since the first COVID lockdown sent me on a journey into Sport Therapy, I've been studying extensively. My love for Rugby, coupled with my son Tyler's involvement as a player, made me realise I could leverage AI apps like NotebookLM. This allowed me to query all my study papers and course manuals, surfacing information quicker and supercharging my learning. For instance, being able to create an AI-generated podcast on any subject, pulling facts from my material and the internet, and presenting them in a conversational style, helped me learn complex Latin names for muscles, joints, and tendons—all from my car in the Oundle parking lot on cold winter nights
Considering my background in photography (@ajmsnapper), I'll probably limit my use of AI for images to articles where it's truly necessary. The irony, I think, is that this particular blog post is going to be short and sweet. I'm not sure how many readers I have, or how many return, but comments would be nice! Anyway, I'll continue like a 1990s local hack, churning out what I hope is improving content. It's more of a cathartic exercise for me, and if I pick up a few readers along the way, that's fantastic.
This is another blog post with a slightly different tone. Just experimenting, seeing what works. Until next time. Seeya!
Written by Adam Merton