Copy#paste#Edit

Fake world

Today, everything feels artificial. Our thoughts, our pictures, and even our solutions are generated by AI. Expectations are rising every day, but actual human effort is disappearing.

I still remember my student days. Back then, AI didn’t exist, and even mobile phones were rare. Competition was tough because we had to do the work ourselves. When we had a presentation, we visited libraries, searched through newspapers, consulted teachers, and built physical models. We didn’t have a “generate” button; we had research and hard work.

Now, I see people just typing a quick prompt. They don’t even care about spelling or grammar because they know the AI will fix it for them. In the past, we took English classes and learned how to write for ourselves. During debate competitions, we spent hours rehearsing and finding our own facts. Even school functions were decorated by hand. There was a sense of pride in what we created.

I see this most clearly in the workplace. I once worked at an educational consultancy. A colleague told me my emails were too short and simple. My style was direct: “Dear Team, the application is submitted. Screenshots are attached. Let me know if you need more info.”

Later, she sent an email that was pages long, filled with complicated words that made no sense. The only point of the email was to say some students were waiting to see the CEO. She proudly told me, “It’s AI-generated!” Sadly, the CEO loved it and gave her promotions.

The world is becoming lazy. It’s all just copy-paste, edit, and repeat. While technology is useful sometimes, we are losing our ability to think. We are trading our skills for convenience, and I’m not sure where that leaves us.