How do you feel about Artificial Intelligence? It has been around for sixty years, but that does not mean you have to like it. The average person did not acknowledge it much back in the day. It was too close to wishful thinking—I am sure that is how it all began. I recall the sixties television show The Jetson’s with their robot maid Rosie. Little did I realize how technology would continue to grow to where it is today.

It may have begun innocently, but as you know it progressed through the years. I was using it before I realized what exactly it was…and appreciated it at the time. When texting on my cell phone, often I began spelling a word, and before I was finished, it popped up.

This time though, AI went too far.

Recently, I was invited to interview a neighbor for our community newsletter. I agreed with a little apprehension, I had never interviewed anyone before. When I sat down with—I will call her Diane.  (I know her name and it is not Diane!) But as we visited she was very easy to talk with and open to answering questions that I thought would be relevant to the article.

I was both surprised and relieved at how well it went—this opportunity came at a good time. There was a chance I would have nothing to offer for  the newsletter this month, I had run out of ideas to write about. The down side is I submitted the manuscript without making sure all was correct. It automatically changed her name without my noticing it!

Now everyone will start calling her by the wrong name! Needless to say, AI and I are no longer friends. No matter how convenient it is. At least I have my submission ready for next month’s newsletter—‘Correction from last month.’