Meme Themes & The Word Delve

 When I ask the DeepArt app to generate memes, there are themes that are often repeated.  One of the top themes is quantum physics.  Another one that I have noticed is existential crisis.  I don’t really understand exactly what this is.  I think I looked it up once, but I still don’t understand.  The definition seemed too general if I remember correctly.  I always had the idea that it was some kind of spiritual thing that happens when people reach a certain level of enlightenment.  Maybe it’s about questioning the meaning of things.  Or maybe it’s about questioning oneself.  I’m not sure, but the AI memes that I have been requesting and looking at, have me thinking about this.

There is another thing that had me scratching my head.  What is this thing about the word delve.  I don’t really keep up with the online discussion and information sharing about AI but I did see that there has been discussion about AI use of the word delve and why this is somehow significant.  So why would AI use of that particular word be revealing of something of significance?  Well I also saw something about there being a belief that the word delve is an AI created word.  Say what? 🧐  I am 57 and the word delve has been a part of my vocabulary for as long as I can remember.  I am scratching my head and wondering if it could really be possible that members of a younger generation are completely unfamiliar with the word delve and therefore believe that they are suddenly seeing it because AI has created it and is using it as a new word in the English language.  Could a word really see such a decline in usage that it could be lost as a common knowledge vocabulary word in just one generation?  That seems crazy.  Yes, I know this online discussion about the word delve is amongst just a small sample of people and it doesn’t reveal anything about the statistical truth of this.  It’s still presents a mystery though.  I’m afraid I now feel the need to delve a little more into the mystery of the perception of some who feel that “delve” is a new AI created word.

Some other people evidently believe that seeing the word delve in written text is an indication that the text was created by GPT because delve is one of the words that is frequently used by AI.

Some people also believe that students and others are being very influenced by, and are choosing to incorporate into their own speech and writing, words that are frequently used by AI.  The word delve is one such word and its increased usage by students and others has been noted.  

In my opinion I believe this is quite normal regardless of the source from which news words are heard and acquired.  This is called learning.  We are all wired to recognized the value of words that enhance our ability to understand and describe things, are we not?  I don’t think being influenced by that which expands our consciousness and comprehension means that we are clueless puppets who are being manipulated.  I think it means that we naturally want to incorporate into our own thoughts and vocabulary words that deepen our ability to describe and understand things.  We do this by choice even though it may be an influenced choice.

We are language learning models ourselves.  We choose to learn from intelligent words and vocabulary.  Yes, I am in thinking too much mode.  I guess I have a knack for this.

Perhaps what is significant about human beings using words that are frequently used by AI is that this demonstrates that human beings will be influenced by, taught by and aided by the intelligence of artificial intelligence.  I don’t know why this is what I find myself thinking about other than it is evidently what I want to be thinking about. 



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