AI remixes an AI blog
ChatGPT regurgitated my blog post. Is it better?
Hi! 👋 You’ve found the JEN_AI project, an experiment in human/machine hybrid creativity.
I’m Jenni Munroe, I work in tech (CV: Google/DeepMind/Accenture) and I set myself the challenge of learning the latest in AI & technology by messing around with the latest in AI & technology.
My first challenge was to co-create a newsletter on the latest AI & tech, using - you guessed it - the latest in AI & tech. I’ve now put the original blog post into ChatGPT for the hell of it and thrown it below. Let’s go!
Here’s *ChatGPT’s edit* of the original JEN_AI post:
//What’s this all about?
Hi, I’m Jenni Munroe. I work at Google, formerly at DeepMind, and once dabbled in AI research trying to teach machines how to draw grass and strawberries. (Spoiler: it was magical and ridiculous.)
Now, while on maternity leave, I’m diving back into tech with “JEN_AI” — an experiment to:
1. Get up to speed with AI & tech.
2. Play with AI & tech while I do it.
First up: a hybrid GenAI/JenAI newsletter, NET_NEW News, bringing you byte-size tech-culture updates for edutainment. Enough chat. Let’s GPT.
//NET_NEW_NEWS
Your Byte-Size Tech-Culture Fix.
Jan 5 2025 - Issue #001
Ctrl+Alt+Repeat
By JEN_AI
//THIS_WEEK
CES 2025: Your walls are smarter than you.
At CES, AI is juicing everything from massive TVs to Apple’s sleek new wall-mounted smart home hubs. Nvidia’s latest GPU chips are the talk of the show. The future isn’t knocking — it’s smart-locking itself in.
ICYMI: The Verge CES roundup
//BESTOF_2024
2024: AI, BioTech, and Literal Moonshots.
Gilead’s 6-month HIV prevention shot scored big. Google flexed quantum tech. SpaceX’s “chopsticks” caught rockets. And AI? Designing proteins, out-diagnosing doctors, and meme-ing hard.
2024 in review: The Atlantic
//HOT_TAKE
Tech Predictions for 2025
TikTok on the decline? AI reality TV? VP Elon Musk heading to Mars? 2025 might be the Black Mirror season no one asked for. Drop your wildest predictions below.
Here’s a view: WIRED 2025
//JUST_DROPPED
That’s it for today. Mark the rest of your inbox as read — 2024-You can deal with it later.
PS:
• If you liked this, share it!
• Got feedback? Hit reply. If it’s good, I’ll credit you (maybe).
//Reflections on the Process
This week, I used:
• ChatGPT: Content collaborator, motivator, and writer’s block destroyer.
• Substack: Simple, slick newsletter tool. Perfect for now, though Ghost is tempting for long-term plans.
Quick takeaway: Writing alongside AI is weirdly empowering. It’s like having a coach who cheers on your silliest ideas. Bonus: no humans had to endure my “brain sneezes.”
What’s next for JEN_AI?
• Interview Gemini?
• Try AI video?
• Test your suggestions?
Thanks for joining the experiment. Until next time!
(P.S. The irony of starting a blog in the age of AI isn’t lost on me. Maybe there’s hope for humanity yet.)
</ end of ChatGPT’d post>
Aaaaaand… thanks for the edit, bot buddy.
So - thoughts? Is it better than my original post? (Note: in the original post my commentary was written by me but the newsletter was a joint effort with ChatGPT.)
Well, probably. It’s certainly shorter! It cut through my rambling commentary like a chainsaw. Effective, though we did lose a few branches there.
Niggles: I had to format the post. It also said that I was back from maternity leave, which I corrected.
ChatGPT: better for brevity with flair (if you’re not already a media professional)
Me: points for doing all the other stuff you need to get a newsletter setup nice and sent and accurate, and if you want to connect with a real human bean (duh)
Alright that’s it for today but I’ve been busy at JEN_AI HQ. Coming up we’ve got an AI podcast fail, an exclusive (kinda) interview with Google Gemini, and what happened when the cast of Wicked met a quantum content creator.