Thursday Thoughts: Reasons to not use AI

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Thursday Thoughts: Reasons to not use AI

What does AI know about my book, Euphrates Vanished? Turns out, not much.

I was adding a book to one of the sites I occasionally use for promotions, and in the field for book description, there were three options:

Retrieve book description from Amazon (recommended)Write a new description (3000 characters max)Generate an AI book description

Well, let’s see how that last one goes, shall we? How accurately will AI encapsulate the essence of this book? Turns out, not too well. Here’s what I got:

Unfolding in a vast, fascinating cosmos of the future, “Euphrates Vanished: Orion Arm Alliance Book 1”, masterfully penned by Leon Stevens, catapults readers into an immersive exploration of space, politics, and the boundaries of human identity. The novel introduces the reader to a future where Earth, now just a member of the Orion Arm Alliance, is struggling to retain its geopolitical clout. As Earth’s attention turns to the mysterious disappearance of a nascent colony-planet, Euphrates, tensions rise high. With no signs of struggle, war, or malfunction to hint at what had occurred – the planet and all its inhabitants have suddenly ceased to exist. This inexplicable occurrence draws in our protagonist, Arman Lance, a shrewd yet haunted investigator with the Alliance who is grappling with his own past. His assignment: unravel this chilling mystery. Lance plunges into a web of high-level subterfuge, ancient alien technologies, time-warps and the troubling reality that this is not his first encounter with the improbable. As Lance ventures deeper in his pursuit of truth, he becomes entangled in a game of cosmic chess that challenges his understanding of time, space, and his own existence. The narrative is deftly infused with layers of complexity, compelling characters and the vastness of space as a backdrop – all while grappling with universal themes of identity, purpose, and the very nature of reality itself. Leon Stevens has painted a stunningly intricate cosmos filled with richly realized worlds and cultures, and species living under the umbrella of the Orion Arm Alliance. Their alliances, petty squabbles, and grand ambitions echo the history and future of humanity’s own struggle with unity and purpose. “Euphrates Vanished: Orion Arm Alliance Book 1” is more than a space mystery. It’s a journey through cosmos exploring the intricate dance of politics, the fragility of alliances, the mysteries of space-time, and the profound question of what it means to be human.

Shall we dissect this? Ohhh, hand me that scalpel, stat!

“Unfolding in a vast, fascinating cosmos of the future“: Future, yes. Not the entire cosmos though.
“masterfully penned by Leon Stevens“: Won’t argue with this.
“immersive exploration of space, politics, and the boundaries of human identity”: Space: Check. Politics: Nope. Human Identity: Check
“The novel“: Psst, it’s a novella.
“Earth, now just a member of the Orion Arm Alliance, is struggling to retain its geopolitical clout.”: Earth is the center of the Alliance, but I don’t say that in this book.
“mysterious disappearance of a nascent colony-planet, Euphrates”: Nope.
Euphrates is the spaceship.
“planet and all its inhabitants have suddenly ceased to exist”: Again, no.
“our protagonist, Arman Lance, a shrewd yet haunted investigator with the Alliance”: Not even close..
” high-level subterfuge, ancient alien technologies“: Sigh. nope.

Shall we go on?

“Leon Stevens has painted a stunningly intricate cosmos filled with richly realized worlds and cultures”: I kind of wish I had…
“Their alliances, petty squabbles, and grand ambitions echo the history and future of humanity’s own struggle with unity and purpose.” : This is sounding like a pretty good book!

Let’s wrap this up with:

“Euphrates Vanished: Orion Arm Alliance Book 1” is more than a space mystery. It’s a journey through cosmos exploring the intricate dance of politics, the fragility of alliances, the mysteries of space-time, and the profound question of what it means to be human.

Sure, you could read whatever book that is or you could read:

Stay in school, kids.

-Leon

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/