When this blog went up we all knew it wouldn’t be updated often. Years have gone by. A lot has changed in my personal life, like the fact that I have two kids now. That’s wild to me. Maybe one day they’ll want to learn about their dad and this website will still exist in the Wayback Machine. A lot has also changed in the world. So many things, like:
(list a few ways the world has changed in the past 3 years)
The biggest change that affects anyone who works with a computer in any capacity is AI. I’m writing this. Me. Nick. Typing one letter at a time. Backspacing a lot because my brain is slightly more accurate and much faster than my typing fingers can handle. But what happens if I copy and paste this entire thing into ChatGPT? Well, here’s what you get:
The past three years have been transformative in ways that feel both monumental and surreal. Here are just a few of the ways the world has shifted:
A global pandemic reshaped how we live, work, and interact, accelerating remote work and virtual connections.
Climate change became more visible, with record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and extreme weather events pushing the conversation into mainstream urgency.
Social movements surged, advocating for racial justice, gender equality, and broader systemic change in a way that echoed around the globe.
And then, there’s technology—arguably the most relentless change of all.
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a defining force, altering industries, workflows, and even how we express ourselves. While I sit here typing, this moment of self-expression feels uniquely human—raw, imperfect, deliberate. Yet, AI now offers the capability to mirror and enhance such expression with startling proficiency.
Let’s find out what happens when I take this unpolished, human rambling and hand it to ChatGPT:
Ok, it’s me again. A few things. First of all it called my content “unpolished, human rambling” which, personally, I think is fantastic. It also removed any mention of my children. Maybe that’s better for the internet and for the kids themselves. Oh, look, we also have an M dash. Only AI uses those, right? Wrong. They exist because the content that was used to train AI included the M dash, so naturally AI now uses it. To keep with the theme of unpolished, human rambling, I think I’ll just end here without making a point.
