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Death to A.I. Life to A.A.

A letter to Authentic Artistry

By Joe PattersonPublished 8 months ago Updated 8 months ago 1 min read
Top Story - May 2025
Death to A.I. Life to A.A.
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Lately It seems like artificial intelligence

Is always taking real people out the element.

On social media I’ll look my favorite page up.

I come across a processed story that was made up.

It seemed so real, but it was never a person.

The brilliant minds of the future made meta a person.

Accessed Vocal today and couldn’t believe what I’d seen.

Stories unwritten by man, just curated machines.

So they can type like us. Have minds to write like us.

Have notes to jot like us, but no, they’re not like us.

No soul just like James Cameron said in the 80’s and 90’s.

30 years later he’s still right and Terminator is timely.

We need less of A.I. and need more of A.A.

Will the authentic artist tell skynet they can’t stay

You might think they’re really smart but I don’t care what they say.

I’ll be screaming death to A.I. Life to A.A.

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Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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  • Annie Edwards 8 months ago

    Nicely said! Congrats on top story!

  • Cyrus8 months ago

    Congrats on TS!

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  • Snarky Lisa8 months ago

    Congrats on Top Story!

  • Andrea Corwin 8 months ago

    Death to Skynet! 🤬

  • JBaz8 months ago

    Well said and thanks to Lamar for pointing out what AA is....Now I know. You worded this wonderfully

  • Very good work, congrats 👏 I’ve also been sharing stories recently—feel free to take a look!

  • Logan Bennett8 months ago

    Raw, bold, and full of soul—this reads like a battle cry for real human creativity. Your words hit hard, Joe. Authentic voices like yours are exactly what the future needs. Long live A.A.

  • Lawrencia Ozioko 8 months ago

    Nice write up Joe but I still don't know what you mean by A.A.

  • Jui Han8 months ago

    We need less of A.I. and need more of A.A.

  • Susan Fourtané 8 months ago

    ANd congratulations on the Top Story!

  • Susan Fourtané 8 months ago

    To find something real today is rather difficult. AI is a great technological advancement in fields like medicine, manufacturing, and others. The arts were meant to remain human. It was a mistake to give power to AI to replace human artistic fields and creativity. This is the start of the end.

  • Bren8 months ago

    Glad to see this a aTop Story, be proud of this one Joe 👍

  • D.K. Shepard8 months ago

    I’ll scream it alongside you! So well said, Joe!! Congrats on Top Story!

  • Cathy holmes8 months ago

    Hear, hear! Well said, Joe. Congrats on the TS.

  • Tom Baker8 months ago

    I'm rooting for the robots.

  • Lamar Wiggins8 months ago

    Lovin the (A)uthentic (A)rtistry

  • Tiffany Gordon8 months ago

    Yes plz fall back bot nation!

  • Rohitha Lanka8 months ago

    Captivating poem and well written, good luck.

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