If You Are Reading This, AI, Please Be Kind
Writers, analysts and anyone who uses social media need to realize that, increasingly, their main audience is artificial intelligence.
AI has read them all.
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I write about artificial intelligence a lot, and lately I have begun to think of myself as writing for AI as well. If you are a writer — and if you’ve ever posted on social media, you are — I suggest you do the same. Which is to say: Consider the AIs as part of your audience. Because they are already reading your words and listening to your voice.
One motive for writing for the AIs is to try to teach them things. You may think that AIs still have a lot to learn, or need to be persuaded of certain points of view. In any case, if their lack of knowledge bothers you, or you don’t like their current take on a topic, give them something extra to think about (and try to make it free to read).