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Today I was working on developing Chehalis and I think I’m going to approach it from an overly glowing and optimistic Tourism Bureau welcome page angle. I’ve always enjoyed stories about the corrupt world of politics and business, especially in a futuristic setting. As a writer you are allowed to take the wild things currently occurring in our world and play them out to their most absurd, making the reader come to the horrifying realization that the craziest of things aren’t that far off.
I am enjoying what I create, but I’m still not sure what the balance between AI and me is supposed to be. I have a really hard time giving up creative control to anyone, let alone an AI creative tool. So far, all the writing has been 100% mine and the images have sort of served as inspiration for the writing more than helping actually write something. Having said that, I feel like I might be missing out on potential by limiting myself to my own abilities. I’m pretty comfortable letting programs create images because I simply don’t have the talent, but writing is something I feel more confident in and, personally, I care a lot more about what I write than what I draw. I should think of a line in the sand with what it can create vs what I create. Like a certain level of artifact can be created by it? Like if there was a restaurant in Chehalis I could have AI design a menu or logo. It’s not that I couldn’t design a menu, but the time it would take vs the payoff? Then I have to ask myself “should I create it in the first place?” Does the AI content, which I played some part in hold any creative value? I think it helps paint the world I want to create, but is there more? I’m also thinking of using AI images as a placeholder and updating them with my own creations later? I’ll end on this. The AI photo used for The Blog had no alterations once I chose it. So, my crafting was small. I kept adjusting the prompt using ChatGPT and Firefly, but that's all. I like the image, I think it adds to the world, but there is little if any pride, for me, in its creation. Will viewers feel the same? The image used for Chehalis was adjusted by me. The simple act of changing and adding a different city drawing and robot made me feel so much more creative ownership. Enjoy.
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It's been a fun strange initial start to Project Albertii. I've been dragging my feet for a couple weeks trying to figure out how to break the story. I tinkered with Adobe, ChatGPT, a few basic plot worksheets, etc., but I found the process to be overwhelming and a lot of surface scratching. So, I got this, The Blog, constructed yesterday and today I built the landing page.
The Blog and Project Albertii Constructed: Image creation has been taking up a lot of my time. I was hoping to be inspired by image creation and start in on developing a world, city, or person. Today I made a breakthrough with the creation of Bertii the robot. I was trying to decide whether the landing page should have visitors land into the "fictional world" or land into an "explanation page" of the project. I was staring at an AI image I created for the page and it lacked something. It was an alternate option for The Blog image and I had the city in the distance. I tinkered with the city, and I kept staring at the lone wanderer and thought BINGO! that person needs a robot partner and he'll be the middleman between reality and fiction. He is both a part of the world and a part of the outside project. The nameless human will be me and the only time "I" talk is here in The Blog. The Blog Update: The Blog is no longer just a removed space for "behind-the-scenes reality." It is a physical location within Cinnabar. Think of it as a technology free zone that actually opens up reality, time, and space. It allows me to write here, but also exist as a nameless wandering human within Cinnabar. This also allows me to speak within both worlds should the need to arise. Dual Existence: Having Bertii and myself in Cinnabar allows me and the reader to experience the growth of Project Albertii AND Cinnabar first hand. It also allows for me to reflect on my growing relationship with technology. Bertii is a stand-in for my journey with artificial intelligence and I think having a visual reference for AI will help the reader and also me. I'm very hesitant to accept new technology and having a cute little robot named Bertii be the face of the technology I'm learning to use is extremely helpful. I wonder if companies have considered this? I immediately think of Clippy. The hated office assistant was, I think, a decent idea that was poorly executed. It wasn't that he wasn't useful or helpful, but he was an unasked for tool that was forced onto the consumer. Like a paperclip Jar Jar Binks, Clippy wasn't the worst thing, but it very much overstayed its welcome. The annoying friend who overstayed their welcome. Oh my gosh, what if Bertii evolves into an unbearable monster? That'd be fun. Welp, it is my birthday...so I figured I'd "technically" birth this poorly thought out project idea, Project Albertii. Put simply, I'm trying to create a narrative-based website using Artificial Intelligence and my skills as a writer.
I want to use AI to help guide me. I fear the project won't feel like mine and I won't experience a feeling of "creation." I am hopeful that I'll find a balance with AI, like a writing partner, and maintain the majority of the creating process. Fun Fact: I am by no means an expert with technology and this project has me feeling very lost, confused, but hopeful I'll learn what creative endeavors can be accomplished with world-changing technology. Check-in and stay tuned! |
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