My Use Of AI

Since I resurrected my blog in January of this year I have used AI tools in its creation.

Still, AI is not trustworthy. It can hallucinate, making things up. It also has biases that affect its presentation of information. Thus, I have built in checks and balances to verify my content. I want the data to be correct and my opinions to be mine. This has been a learning experience which has added complexity and effort. It’s time consuming but necessary.

Here are the AI tools I use.

Illustrations

  • Photographs are typically mine. Occasionally I use other peoples images with their knowledge and permission or from the public domain. I use Adobe Photo Suite and Topaz Labs applications. Both of these offer AI tools for editing.
  • Art Work is either not AI and used with the permission of the artist or AI generated by me. My AI tools are Freepik.Com and NightCafe.studio. I use Adobe and Topaz for post production of AI images.

Composition

  • Research
    • Begins with something I have heard, read or seen.
    • I start with one of my reputable news sources or Ground.News to dig deeper.
    • This leads to more questions. I turn to either the sources provided by my first search. Alternatively, I use the AI Research tool Perplexity.AI to ask more detailed questions and analysis.
    • Next, I verify that the resource exists and the background of its creators.
  • Writing
    • I use a combination of Word and WordPress to organize and write the text.

Web Site

Most importantly, thank you for visiting my blog and considering its content.

Les Phillips

UPDATES

05/31/2025 — First Post