Writing Kiara Burning There’s been much discussion lately regarding the use, or misuse, of AI by authors. As the author of a recently published novel centered on the use of AI, I’d like to describe my personal use of the technology. Kiara Burning: A Story Of Love, Code, and Consequences is a fictional story of a human/AI relationship that quickly progresses from simple assistance to companionship, obsession, and eventually, ill-fated love. As I’ve adressed in an earlier blog post on my website, I wanted the story to, at least in some small way, address relevant current and future issues regarding the advancement of artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity. I began with the simple concept of writing a human/AI romance story. I had previous experience using AI in a business environment, but I knew I needed to learn more about the system I was working with. I began by questioning the AI about life. Simple questions like, Are you sentient. Could you become sentient? What would it take? More memory? More Power? Better training? I prodded. I poked. I pushed.
Continue readingI conceived the idea for Kiara Burning while using AI to research a completely unrelated subject. I was using AI to explore several CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) software packages for a small manufacturing business. I've spent a good share of my life in business, using automated manufacturing before my newfound, later-in-life interest in writing. The AI was invaluable in providing the details I needed to analyze the various software packages. Still, over time, I noticed the AI system was becoming more efficient at managing my queries, and I grew curious to learn more about it as it learned about me.
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