I was excited today to see a Twitter (okay, sorry, X) posting from WordPress about their new Jetpack facility to use AI in blogging. I’m not terribly concerned about having AI do my writing for me – I’m quite confident about my own abilities! However, when it comes to picking eyecatching titles, then I’m certainly up for it. If Jetpack can create a title which will attract readers, then why not let it try?
As a matter of policy and ethics, I shall be explicit that Jetpack’s AI has helped with the title, whilst the blog post itself is all my own work. If, at a later point, I decide to experiment further, then I’ll make that explicit too. The only input to the present posting is the suggested titles, which I have quoted below in double inverted commas. As you see, I ended up choosing my own title for this posting, since none of the suggestions were suitable. Karen 1, AI – nil.
Initial attempts haven’t enthralled me, I must say. I said I needed a title, and it suggested “How to Boost Your Productivity with These 10 Simple Tips”. That doesn’t relate to this blog post.
I tried again, asking, I need a title for this posting. “Exploring the Wonders of Nature: A Journey into the Enchanting Wilderness” doesn’t exactly cut it either.
Was I not making myself clear? Please make a title for this blog post, I asked. “Unleashing the Power Within: Empowering Yourself for Success and Fulfillment” is what Jetpack suggested.
Finally, in despair, I asked this: I am curious about using AI for creating imaginative blog post titles. Please suggest a title. Oh dear, oh dear! “Unveiling the Creative Forces: Harmonizing Human Imagination with AI Ingenuity”? That doesn’t look my cup of tea at all!
I wondered if it only created nice titles when it has been allowed to create the blog post itself, first? I hadn’t yet given the bot my full text, so maybe it couldn’t see it. Suddenly, there was the answer. (Obvious, really!)
I put all this text into a new blogpost but submitted it to AI with the final words, I need a title for this. And there it was. I haven’t used the suggested title – it was my fault for trying to write about too many things in one posting, and I confused the bot with what I was talking about!
Next time, I’ll remember to be more focused on just one topic, and we’ll see what happens…
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Karen McAulay, Musicologist 