🤖U R not a robot🤖

December 21, 2024🥂

Will human errors become highly valued in the age ahead, run by robots and other forms of artificial intelligence? We work so hard to standardize things in school, with the by-product of an intense societal angst towards perfectionism, which is sign/sealed/delivered as an “A” in a report card. Students become obsessed with the letter rather than the discipline, learning, or mastery of content.💯

But maybe with robots being perfect… all humans can relax a bit. Then we could place the focus on maximizing human potential over performance. If robots don’t make any grammatical errors… maybe our mistakes will becoming charming, valuable, assets💎

I read once that the occasional grammatical error in letters or presentations can correlate to higher levels of intelligence. I always refer to this random piece of data when I experience the nausea after hitting send too soon on a group email about a very important subject, or when submitting the slide deck for a public presentation before realizing it’s full of grammatical error(s)🙄

I do find grammatical errors charming when I am reading homework reflections from my students, as it illuminates the human being writing the words… while at the same time- numerous grammatical errors in a slide deck for investors leads me to believe that students did not spend much time considering the project before submitting. But either way, I can tell that a person wrote the error… and that makes me happy🫶. There is something really valuable about getting to read (or hear) each persons unique voice and thoughts. It’s like my own world is enhanced by each authentic word📝

This makes me consider the ways a handwritten note conveys more than just words. It becomes a moment of felt expression. Emotions are difficult to convey over a digital device, but emojis can help send a tone♥️

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that making grammatical errors is a sign of intelligence. In fact, proficiency in grammar is often associated with effective communication skills. However, it’s important to recognize that intelligence is multifaceted, and individuals may excel in various areas regardless of their grammatical accuracy. Sometimes I admire grammatical errors of highly intelligent people who chose not to spend time and energy on editing. Their focus is better placed elsewhere, which can benefit the whole of humanity. But that is a thought to follow on another day (the gift of focus).🧘🏻‍♀️

Interestingly, a recent research study highlighted that while humans recognize grammatical errors, artificial intelligence (AI) systems will often fail to accurately identify grammatical errors (MIT, 2024). AI models Will default to answering “yes”, regardless of the actual correctness. This finding might suggest that the complexity of human language will require the human ability to detect such errors, however the technology development is nascent🌱

Former arguments that robots aren’t as creative as humans has certainly been proven wrong. Artificial intelligence has created original songs, graphics, and movies… and some of them are amazing. The most important thing to not overlook here, is how humans can become more creative with the AI co-pilot in hand.🤖

Co-creation will likely become the default setting for human consciousness and I cannot think of a better means and/or end. Truthfully, everything that has come into existence was co-created. And maybe now, with a full awareness of the AI tool that is working by our side(s), we might begin to recognize our power to co-create a better and bright future 🌍💫🌟

Big Love,

🫶Cissna