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How can we trust AI when it can't read. Top Story - August 2025.

I like to write as a hobby. It's my form of therapy. I post some of my content on Medium and Vocal. For the past few months I have been using AI to help catch grammar issues before I hit publish. I don't take all the suggestions but I feel it works for the big things that I may overlook. I find proofing my own work much more difficult than proofing someone else's work, probably because I read it too fast since I know what I wrote.

When is Vocal NOT Vocal?. Top Story - March 2025.

After several years of writing on this platform I believe I'm pretty quick to recognize Vocal's brand and icon. I subscribe to several official Vocal 'creator' profiles so that I can stay in the know about updates, enhancements, changes in policy, and what-have-you.

The Art of Work: Valuing Time in the Age of AI. Top Story - June 2024.

Artificial intelligence isn't going away. You might be excited about that. You might be anxious. Whatever you're feeling, though, AI has become a permanent fixture in our society. As long as there's profit to be made, advancements in AI will shape the next wave of technology.

Please Remove Me: A Follow-Up. Top Story - February 2024.

First off: Holy crow! Last week, I was blown away by the response to my rant on AI, bots, and coded script. I had written about, what I worried would be, a controversial topic.

Episode 3) Poems on human experiences . Top Story - September 2023.

On this episode of "The Shrug" I struggle to pronounce names and read some of our favorite creators' works out loud. This ability to read the written word out loud is such a treat, and to hear these words in my voice just gives me such chills. I am awestruck by the words I am blessed to say, and I am so grateful for all the creators who allowed me to read their works today. Please take the time to rate the podcast in your podcast player, and share this podcast with your friends and family. Let us get these Vocal creators more likes and comments, and maybe some new users to the platform. I hope you enjoy these poems, and if you would like to be featured leave a comment and I will check out your stuff.

The Case Against AI Tools for Writing. Top Story - August 2023.

My relationship with Artificial Intelligence is... complicated. This is partially because there's a big difference between my personal and professional life...

How To Spot AI Poetry . Top Story - August 2023.

I wrote an article called How To Spot AI about 4 weeks ago, and I realized that I focused only on nonfiction writing. With AI continuing to incorporate itself into everyday life and mingling suspiciously undetected in the fiction and poetry communities, I've decided to follow up with tips and tricks on how to detect AI poetry.

Arguing with Chat GPT. Top Story - July 2023.

It started out as something fun. I was curious and I wanted to explore the limits of this AI technology after my friend introduced me to it.

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