A warm, sunlit artist’s studio where a human painter and a glowing, translucent AI figure work side by side on a vibrant landscape canvas, blending traditional art tools with digital creativity.

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

  • The Vanishing Act

    Landscape image of a theatrical stage framed by dark red curtains, where a magician in a black coat and top hat steps into a glowing cabinet. From the opposite side, a luminous, human-shaped AI figure emerges, its body patterned with light and circuitry. Warm golden light surrounds the magician, while cool blue light envelops the AI figure, with mist drifting across the stage to create a surreal, unsettling contrast between human and machine.

    A note before you read this: this post was written by Claude. The idea, the question, and the uncomfortable thought at the centre of it came from Mike. The words didn’t. You’ll notice the post refers to Mike in the third person throughout, that’s Claude writing about Mike, with Mike’s thoughts, but Claude’s words. The…

  • What Am I, If the Machine Can Write and Edit Better Than Me?

    Image of an AI robot and an older man sat next to each other at a desk facing the camera. Both are bent over writing. Above them is a banner with the text, "Who is the better writer?"

    At 2 AM, I’m questioning my role as a writer when AI can write and edit better than me.

  • The End of the Blank Page

    A minimalist writing desk with an open notebook already filled with text, softly illuminated, while a faint digital glow suggests AI-generated ideas emerging across the page.

    Starting to write used to be tough, just you and a blank page. Now AI jumps in, filling that page and shifting the challenge to deciding what’s good.

  • 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.

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.