Hey Blair, great to see you here! Yes. AI. OY VEY. I need a happy medium. There's so we benefit from via AI...but just like the voiceover artist, many of us are going to be challenged by whether we are replaceable or not. When I started my stack, my Substack coach, Sarah Fay strongly suggested we make sure to record our own writing as a voiceover every time we posted a new piece. I ordered the mic, and found a great recording studio/provider, and I got to work. I love telling stories. I was spurred on not only by Sarah Fay but by my mother, who one said to me, "I'm so excited, I listened to your story this week! You sounded great. How did you do that?" I hadn't done a thing. She was listening to the default bot supplied by Substack on the app. I had no idea that was happening. I'm not a listener I'm a reader, but I pulled up the story, pressed play and listened pronounce "resumé" as "rezoooom." And in that moment I knew that the job I would take away from that bot, was mine fair and square. So glad you're here. It's the best community ever. xoxo
Wow Nan. The gains and losses are real! I am so glad you’re reading your stories because you have a knack for that and I love your voice, and I also appreciate the tip! (I’m a reader, too). Glad we’ve got a new community to connect in.
Nice write up, website and approach. The most authentic communication a human can offer is a shapeless utterance or an energetic give. Human healers will always be in business, for HI subscribers. Subscribing to your Substack and looking forward to more.
“Shapeless utterance or energetic give.” Beautiful ways to describe what so often goes missed: our nonverbal connection. Thanks for signing up. Will look forward to the wisdom you add to the posts, Kate.
I was an early victim of computer automation. Ten years ago I saw the writing on the wall and left a successful 25-year career as a translator for something completely different. The new workflow was to “post-edit” machine-translated text, a deeply dissatisfying process that does not in fact require less human expertise & finesse, but earns far less respect and $$ from the corporate system. We’re not just losing jobs - we’re erasing from view whole fields of human artistry. Brava on this new endeavor, I look forward to reading more!
Joy, I'm so sorry that happened to you and your work. "..erasing from view whole fields of human artistry" is a quote that will stay with me for some time. I am so glad you found the HI Stack and look forward to being connected.
Can't wait to read more!
Thanks so much for your support, Lea!
Hey Blair, great to see you here! Yes. AI. OY VEY. I need a happy medium. There's so we benefit from via AI...but just like the voiceover artist, many of us are going to be challenged by whether we are replaceable or not. When I started my stack, my Substack coach, Sarah Fay strongly suggested we make sure to record our own writing as a voiceover every time we posted a new piece. I ordered the mic, and found a great recording studio/provider, and I got to work. I love telling stories. I was spurred on not only by Sarah Fay but by my mother, who one said to me, "I'm so excited, I listened to your story this week! You sounded great. How did you do that?" I hadn't done a thing. She was listening to the default bot supplied by Substack on the app. I had no idea that was happening. I'm not a listener I'm a reader, but I pulled up the story, pressed play and listened pronounce "resumé" as "rezoooom." And in that moment I knew that the job I would take away from that bot, was mine fair and square. So glad you're here. It's the best community ever. xoxo
Wow Nan. The gains and losses are real! I am so glad you’re reading your stories because you have a knack for that and I love your voice, and I also appreciate the tip! (I’m a reader, too). Glad we’ve got a new community to connect in.
Me too! xoxo
HI, Blair! This is so well thought-out. I'm happy to join you here and witness it unfold.
That is so kind Karen. I'm so glad you're here.
I'm excited for what's here and what's ahead on the HI Stack. What a thoughtful framing and introduction.
Thanks for checking it out and your kind feedback, Jeff. Excited to share what’s to come.
Nice write up, website and approach. The most authentic communication a human can offer is a shapeless utterance or an energetic give. Human healers will always be in business, for HI subscribers. Subscribing to your Substack and looking forward to more.
“Shapeless utterance or energetic give.” Beautiful ways to describe what so often goes missed: our nonverbal connection. Thanks for signing up. Will look forward to the wisdom you add to the posts, Kate.
I was an early victim of computer automation. Ten years ago I saw the writing on the wall and left a successful 25-year career as a translator for something completely different. The new workflow was to “post-edit” machine-translated text, a deeply dissatisfying process that does not in fact require less human expertise & finesse, but earns far less respect and $$ from the corporate system. We’re not just losing jobs - we’re erasing from view whole fields of human artistry. Brava on this new endeavor, I look forward to reading more!
Joy, I'm so sorry that happened to you and your work. "..erasing from view whole fields of human artistry" is a quote that will stay with me for some time. I am so glad you found the HI Stack and look forward to being connected.