Tag: Short Stories

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When AI Slows Down: A Human Moment in The Waiting Room

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What happens when AI writes a story about love, loss, and waiting? In this post, I explore a quieter, more human side of AI creativity through a story called The Waiting Room.

Why This Story Matters

Most of the AI stories I’ve shared so far have been short, 100-word Drabbles with a twist or a spark of dark humour. This week, I wanted to slow down. I asked AI to write something longer, something that felt real rather than clever.

The result surprised me. The Waiting Room isn’t about robots, algorithms, or technology. It’s about people, and the fragile moments that bind us together when life tilts sideways.

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When AI Edits Itself: A Story, a Self-Critique, and a Lesson in Machine Creativity

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This week, I decided to hand the red pen to the machine. I asked AI not only to write a story but also to critique and rewrite it using its own feedback. Think of it as a creative writing class where the child and the teacher are the same machine, equal parts fascinating and faintly unsettling.

As someone who’s spent a lifetime teaching others to think critically, I wanted to see what happens when the critic and the creator merge. Could an AI recognise emotion, clichés, and rhythm in its own writing, or would it just reshuffle words?

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