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ART IS LIFE & A GIFT

MY PERSONAL STANCE ON AI FOR A TOOL!

By Vicki Lawana Trusselli Published 9 months ago 2 min read
created by Vicki utilizing AI as a tool, A TOOL!

I wrote this earlier in 2025. Today I decided to create a video that I had in my brain. I am studying the new formats of AI. I use AI as a tool. Really getting bored with peeps who do not even want to learn the first concept of using AI as a tool. They go through pages of their colleague’s material and discard the material as they assume was created by AI. However, I used one of my poems I wrote in 1967. The result was it was 100% AI. In 1967 there was no AI, no computers, no cell phones, and no digital. So, peepers’ creepers of paranoia over AI research, write the author, ask them if they used AI to write. That is courteous to your colleague. I am 75 with degrees in nursing, business, and journalism. I studied real journalism not FOX yellow journalism. WE NEED TO BE KIND, SEARCH FOR TRUTH, RESEARCH BEFORE ACCUSATIONS TOWARDS YOUR COLLEAGUES.

“Hi. This is not all about me. It's not just about Vickie, but I just want to inform you that I do

not use AI for my writing, and I'm learning AI because I'm studying AI because it is our future.

And, uh, I do not use that in my writing, and I... You've used my photographs because I'm tired of

people accusing everyone of, "This is AI. That's AI. I'm not going to read it. I'm not going to look

at it." Then don't come into my life. I don't need you in my life. If you're that kind of person,

Then, you don't care. What I do is care about helping other people and being good to other people and

working with art. Art is a gift. Art is life. Art is living out of paint bucket. So, ciao.”

Photo by Vicki before a south Texas tropical storm 2014

This is fun!

I created this!

Love is love

Art is a gift

Art is Life

Analyze

Critical thinking is a process.

A goal to pursue is

art, life, love, respect for others

Do not assume, but research

Gossip is for lame ears & peeps

with small minds.

Help others, do not be greedy

Be grateful

to the omnipotent universe.

Be kind.

Art is a gift

To give people a lift

From stress and anxiety

Drink your tea

Eat your veggies

Do not jump off the ledge

When your friends do

Stay calm

Hold love in your palm

Help others who need help

Needy is good

All are needy

So, you should help

When possible

For the impossible

To turn a blind eye towards pain

Of another person

Will cause you pain

Life is full of love

From above

Keep sane

Remember the hungry, the poor

Theres nothing to gain when you ignore the poor

You are here to create art of characters of life

Smile, dance, paint, write

With all of one’s might

Love, Be Kind, Love one another.

WRITTEN BY

Vicki Lawana Trusselli

Trusselli Art

California

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Vicki Lawana Trusselli

Welcome to My Portal

I am a storyteller. This is where memory meets mysticism, music, multi-media, video, paranormal, rebellion, art, and life.

I nursing, business, & journalism in college. I worked in the film & music industry in LA, CA.

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  • Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago

    Bravo! Great thoughtful piece on AI, art, love and life. I remember when some people said that it was wrong to use spell check 😂 AI is here to stay so far better to learn how to make good use of it. If you know anything about AI you know that AI cannot be kind (or cruel) but we can. So glad I read this piece and your lovely verse. It has put a smile on my face. Thank you.

  • Julie Lacksonen2 months ago

    I couldn't agree more! Love it. Keep creating! 💜

  • Arshad Ali8 months ago

    nice to read

  • Marie381Uk 8 months ago

    Art is A true mix of emotions 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

  • Susan Fourtané 9 months ago

    As a technology journalist, I can tell you that you are right when you say AI is the future. You are also right in learning about AI and different AI tools. In the future, the humans that will have no chance are those who don’t know how to use some AI tools. The misconception of many people is that they think AI only means it’s used for generating content. There’s more than just that. If someone said you used AI when reading something you wrote in the 1960s they are most likely not used to reading proper English. That’s something that differentiates previous decades from the lack of proper use of the language you often see today. Anyway, I can write about this forever, so I’ll stop. I loved the video you made. I especially loved the little bird on the keyboard. 🦜💕

  • Skyler Saunders9 months ago

    Lawana, you’ve delivered something special here. When you say that AI is the future, you show your prescience. I love how you hold art as something precious. I shared!

  • Beautiful words and amazing artwork! AI is a tool to be used and not abused. I have no idea how to use AI and I'm not interested in learning. I have to many other things inside my brain to add more to it. HA! Love you!

  • Omggg, yours so right. I indeed am veryyyyy paranoid because Vocal seems to be infested with AI. I do run their pieces through AI checkers but I do know they're not always accurate or correct. I've never suspected you though. You work has never seemed like AI to me

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