Off the Cuff / My Other Journal

Originality, Writing Software, Robotics and such�

Robert Frost said, “The thought finds the words.” It is true that thoughts usually pop up on their own. The question is what happens on the days you live mechanically and are too tired to think.

When the thoughts do not come on their own and you live your daily life like a robot, should you ask for the assistance of another robot? Maybe it is a good thing to understand the technical ins and outs of robotics.

Unfortunately, robotics requires a working knowledge of electronics, software, mechanics etc. Knowing what I don’t know wouldn’t help me here with everyday writing, but according to what little I know, today’s robots are called serial robots. I guess serial writing robots would use a chain of story-producing writer’s software products that make up automated stories.

If we depended on such software products consistently, wouldn’t it be weird if we all ended up with a robot’s brain and all our written work would end up like each other’s? I’d say, probably with small differences; after all, robots can also improve. But can they ever produce original work?

I don’t have anything against robots. Actually, I do appreciate them greatly. Small robots do drive trains, planes, and other important things. They are used in mass production in factories, but do we want literature that is mass produced? Shouldn’t what we write reflect a part our unique and individual human condition?

Just a thought or possibly a question that needed to be asked…