“AI is just a mirror, “ they said.
Have you ever loved how you looked in an outfit in a department store dressing room, only to feel mortified when you got home and looked in your mirror? 😱
Some stores use the skinny mirror, which makes your reflection appear slimmer. It’s an optical illusion. Sure, the skinny mirror can temporarily boost your self esteem. But would you trust the reflection in that mirror? What about a funhouse mirror - the ones in the carnival that make you look goofy. Would you trust that reflection?
AI is just a mirror. 🪞Someone sent me that response to my last blog post about AI. Weirdly, I also saw that same message multiple times in different conversations on Reddit the same day I put out my blog post. It was a bit creepy, almost like an AI-crafted argument that people were mindlessly regurgitating.
That last blog on AI generated the most engagement I’ve ever received from a post, although almost exclusively through private emails. Most people shared that they also felt conflicted about AI. I get it. It’s a controversial topic.
AI is designed to be a positive feedback loop system. 🔁 It’s parameters can change daily and are set by whichever corporation designed the program you’re using. Never forget this. AI is not an altruistic tool created by humanitarians to heal the world. It might possibly have developed from that intention, but the AI program you’re using now is commercially developed to make money. It’s designed to flatter you and keep you engaged in using it.
As I said in my last post: I’m not anti- AI. I’ll continue to use it for quick research, marketing, sorting through massive amounts of information and editing bits of my personal writing. But using it is a slippery slope. (There I go again with those outworn idioms!) So I’ll be mindful of where and when I utilize it.
It’s becoming more important than ever in this time of rapid technological advancement that we don’t lose the gifts of being human. 🌐 Things are going to speed up even more. Can you stay grounded and embodied as your higher self on the planet? Use AI as a tool, but don’t give your power away to it. Don’t lose your ability to create and to authentically express yourself. Don’t get lulled into complacency and homogenize your message with the same sentence structures and language patterns that you see everywhere now. Don’t give your reasoning and decision power away to AI, thinking that your Spirit Guides are speaking to you through it! You have everything you need within to connect spiritually.
Finding balance is key. ☯️ On the spiritual path you learn to do the dance of staying connected to your soul while honoring the ups and downs of your human experience. If you spiritually bypass by disassociating from your emotions and body, you lower your ability to evolve and fulfill your soul purpose on Earth. Technology can be a tool for spiritual bypassing as well. Or, it can be a tool to support your spiritual mission. You now need to learn a new dance with technology and your true self.
AI is just a mirror. Mirrors can be a tool of REFLECTION or DECEPTION. Sure, everything external in your life is a mirror - your relationships, your job and the opportunities that show up for you. You still have to decide which ones to trust and how to engage with the mirrors. Don’t lose your Self in your job or your relationship. Don’t lose your Self with AI and mistake the reflection for your true essence. ✨
Ok, rant over. I promise to write about a different topic next time. 10-4. Over and out. Or whatever it is you humans say. 🤖 Beep Boop.