MaeLyn's Musings

Like the morning sun Gently rising, gaining strength: AI overlords! An AI generated image of itself influencing the world It seems like every time I go online or use my cellphone these days, there are invitations to use AI to help me in my tasks. If I do a search on Google, I get an AI overview of whatever topic I looked up. When I open my email, I get summaries of my emails, reminders to pay bills, estimates of package delivery times,  spam emails helpfully filtered out,  even  offers to write my emails for me, all compliments of AI.  Realizing that it has been way too long since my last blog post, I tried an experiment. I asked ChatGPT to write a blog in the style of MaeLyn's Musings on the influence that AI has on our lives today. Here is what it came up with: The Quiet Role AI Plays in Everyday Life Artificial intelligence sounds like a big, complicated idea, but most days it shows up in very small ways. It’s there when a reminder pops up at just the right t...

Monday after Spring Break is a little bit hard when it comes to getting back into normal routines and getting up in the morning, especially when we're used to sleeping in a little later. This morning, I dragged Peter out of bed and sent him to the bathroom to get ready for school. I expected to have to knock on the door a few times to remind him that the clock is ticking as he has a tendency to get distracted. But surprisingly, he got dressed fairly quickly. When he was dressed he came out and said, "Mom, I have a haiku!" "What is it?" I asked. " General Conference  is right around the corner.  I can't wait to watch!" A little while later he told me, "and there's the other haiku, too." "Which one was that?" I asked. "The one about the first presidency!" "Oh?" "Thomas S. Monson Henry B Eyring and there's Dieter F. Uchtdorf." We had packed lunches and were just about read...

Made it to call backs But she didn't get a part. Disappointment reigns.

I focus my thoughts In seventeen syllables: Less ramble, more pith. ram·ble : talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way. Synonyms: chatter, babble, prattle, prate, blather, jabber, twitter, maunder;  pith : the essence of something. Synonyms: essence, main point, fundamentals, heart, substance, nub , core,quintessence, crux, gist, meat, kernel, marrow, burden;

Grandma left today With her ipad and warm hugs. Now Peter is sad. So glad my parents came to stay for a few days Thanks for the visit! Next time they will go For two years, Spanish speaking. Thank goodness for Skype!