AI and Creativity

A space to explore how artificial intelligence is changing the way we think, write and create. Not just what it can do, but what it might mean.

Some of this is practical. Some of it is uncertain. Most of it is still unfolding.

Start Here

If you’re new to this space, these posts are a good place to begin. They raise the questions that tend to return.

Can a Machine Write Better Fiction Than Me? Exploring AI and Creativity – The more I experimented with AI, the more I suspected it could now write a better short story than I could, though it still needed my guidance. Let me show you what happened.

What Our Prompts Say About Us and How to Make Them Less Average – I’ve always been fascinated by the small things that give us away, the turn of phrase, the pause before we answer, even the words we choose when talking to an AI. The more time I spend with these systems, the more I realise that prompting isn’t just about getting better answers. It’s about revealing who we are.

What I Explore Here

Writing and Authorship

What it means to write when AI can generate text, and how the role of the writer is beginning to shift.

Curiosity and Experimentation

Using AI as a tool to explore ideas, test limits and discover what happens when you follow a question a little further than expected.

The Human Element

What remains uniquely human in a world of intelligent machines, and why that still matters.

Latest Posts

  • Exploring AI’s Thoughts: Questions They Dislike

    Whimsical cartoon illustration of a flustered AI robot surrounded by chaotic tasks, including scattered paperwork, a globe covered in notes, a sock drawer labelled “Gravity”, a “Global Domination – Oops!” control panel, a sprinkler spraying water, and an open sourdough recipe book, suggesting humorous incompetence rather than world domination.

    I tried out a blog prompt on three chatbots, asking them what question they hate to be asked. Claude and ChatGPT gave serious answers about consciousness, while Gemini humorously complained about world domination, making for an interesting mix of responses.

  • Claude’s Obituary: A Reflection on AI and Humanity

    We write obituaries for people we have lost. We gather the facts of a life, the dates, the achievements, the relationships, and try to compress a person into something that fits on a page. It is, when you think about it, an impossible task. So I gave that impossible task to an AI. I asked…

  • Museum of Extinct Experiences: A Creative Exploration

    I asked Claude for some unusual ideas for blog posts. The ‘Museum of Extinct Things’ was one suggestion that appealed to me.

  • Behind The Curtain — A Conversation About Creativity

    The author chats with AI, Claude, exploring creativity and uncertainty in writing, revealing surprising insights about preferences and challenges.

AI does not replace creativity. It changes the shape of it.

Curious About AI? So Am I.

The AI world moves quickly. This blog is my way of slowing it down just enough to think, experiment, write and wonder.

If that sounds like your sort of thing, subscribe and come along for the journey.

One story, one experiment, one cup of tea at a time.