“Unlocking the Mystery: How AI is Revolutionizing Our World – Are You Ready for the Transformation?”
Okay, enough setup. Here’s the big reveal, hold on to your hats: I and Hubby Rick (still alive) had to give our beloved waterbed the old heave-ho. I know, I know, but there was no choice. It was older and more patched than Holly Hobbie’s apron (I’m moving on to the next sentence, so google if you’re confused!). And frankly, it was getting downright gross. Long story short, guess who “forgot” to add the chemical treatment the last few times he changed the bed water, and all this (trigger warning!!) black ick spewed out? (Hint: His mustache is much thicker than mine!) But I still bawled like a baby seeing that waterbed cover and frame chucked into the dumpster. Darn it, I miss floating on the old S.S. Snoozecanoe. While aboard, I thought up some of my best column ideas and also cruised to my best self-pity parties. Unforch, this replacement secondhand mattress Rick found on Craigslist ain’t inspiring anything but backaches!
Now I’m dreading what other change could be in store. Here I am, feeling fragile enough about the waterbed as it is, when this AI thing comes up. Now, when I first heard about AI, I wasn’t too worried. Normally, I would think it would be cute to have a coworker robot to dish the latest gossip with. Then I learned that people were freaking out about the possibility that it could take over their livelihoods. Which soon made me realize something that really chilled my blood: What if this very column was replaced by AI without warning? Mega-gasp!
No, it hasn’t happened…yet. I’ve been fired from jobs before—oh boy, have I ever—and perhaps my bosses think an artificially intelligent Jean would be a lot easier to deal with than your flesh-and-blood, warts-and-all pal. It’s probably best that I try to get ahead of this as much as possible. I read up a little on this AI jazz, and you can help by being aware of some basic warning signs.
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