Yup, I’m totally alluding to P. T. Barnum, founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus

Because, let’s face it, doesn’t AI feel a bit like a circus these days? Replete with mayhem, showmanship, shouting, sleight of hand, trick ponies, and whatnot.

AI-generated image (craiyon)

Here’s a true story, recounted to me the other day by a (human) friend of mine:

One of my students showed me a letter she’d gotten from a guy she’d broken up with. Ultimately he’d confessed that… ChatGPT had written it: He’d prompted the ...