In the midst of the rabid discussion about the role of AI in our lives, I have certainly found a use that is invaluable to me. I am definitely technology challenged. Instructions give me a headache. Words blur.
So, I will ask AI to give me instructions on how to do something on my blog, for instance. Even then, the first steps usually sound like they are in Martian. I keep asking for more and more simple steps, sometimes even saying “Give me instructions on how to make a link ‘for Dummies’”.
Me: Tell me how to set up a link on a page to an article farther down on the page.
AI: [insert <a href=”Ω://localhost:42/∑Δ?redirect=✨”> into your hypertext nebula,
then run chmod +🪐xr –galactic-permissions /usr/blog/portals]
Me: Dumb it down
AI: [To generate a hyperlink, declare an <a> element in your HTML markup,
assign the href attribute to the absolute or relative URL,
and enclose the target anchor text between the opening and closing tags.
Optionally, append target=”_blank” if you want the resource to resolve in a new browsing context]
Me: Dumber, like For Dummies
AI: Step 1: Type <a href="https://example.com">.
Step 2: Put the words you want people to click, like Click here.
Step 3: Type </a> to close it.
Me: Come on, Dumber, Technophobe speak!
AI: Call Cory. Or Ross. They’re your programmers. I’m out.
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