Machines are taking over.  I should tell you not to panic, but to be perfectly honest with you, I’m panicking. They’ve taken over our transportation with the smart cars and electric scooters. They’ve taken over our communication with phones and chatbots. Sometimes it’s even hard to find a cake recipe without it mentioning the need for a GoveeLife Smart WiFi Electric Kettle™.

 To be honest, I’m sick of it. Yes they’re convenient and yes they can be fun to use, but sometimes I just want to feel like I can do something with my own two hands. And do you know where I truly draw the line? Using AI, especially for writing papers, because have we no shame? My qualms don’t lie with the ease in which AI pumps out papers, no, my disgruntlement lies with the fact that AI lie and plagiarize in their writing. To let the machine lie for you, to sink to such depravity as to give up your human right to lie! For what is more human than to lie, deceive and tell tall tales?

You, my dear reader, might exclaim, “Lying? Plagiarizing? I would never.” However, using AI is already cheating, so you may as well just do it yourself and if you’re going to do it yourself, you may as well do it well. You have got to make it believable. That doesn’t mean it can’t be outlandish, but it has to be something people want to believe. EC: I go up to one of my classmates and say, “Did you know I went to the US Olympic trials for track?” They would never believe it because it’s a terrible lie. I don’t look like a runner and honestly it just comes off as a brag. Now, an arguably better and more interesting lie would be that a group of porcupines is called a Pincushion, or that limes are just unripe lemons. Sure, with any research it’s easy to debunk, but part of you wants to believe that life is still full of this kind of whimsy and excitement, and believe it you shall.