Tag: say

Not-writing is a state of comfort

I’ve always thought of myself as a writer, although saying it out like that sounds a bit pompous, at least to me. Building something through my words never fails to thrill me, but I wouldn’t say I like to attach a defined role to it. I think the lack of pressure on my younger self […]

Three Favorite Lyricists

I began listening to Wicca Phase Springs Eternal’s Full Moon Mystery Garden after I took two road trips through Death Valley, the first literal (in California) and the second figurative (in a hospital). So when I heard him say, “On a mountain under full moon / I could say goodnight and mean it” and then, […]

Humans are still better than bots at writing. Here’s why.

I was sitting poolside at a San Juan, Puerto Rico, resort bar, minding my own business, when ChatGPT settled into a barstool next to mine and ordered a pina colada. It was a bold move, considering the sun was not yet over the yardarm, as we like to say in the islands. I took another […]

Who will survive the AI writing revolution?

Of journalism and artificial intelligence, “only those who create the best original content will survive,” says the CEO of German media group Axel Springer, which owns Bild and Die Welt. Mathias Deopfner said this in a letter to staff but you’ll forgive me for having read it as being shouted in a German accent to […]

Say goodbye to paper and pencils: Top 5 smart ‘writing’ pads you can buy

The Redmi Writing Pad costs only Rs 699 (Image credits: Xiaomi) As schools and colleges move onto digital forms of learning in an increasingly digitalising world, relying on good old pencils or pens and paper for taking notes is almost starting to feel obsolete. While typing out on PCs and tablets serves as a viable […]