Life of Gen-X

Let me start by saying I am a fan of artificial intelligence. It has opened up a whole new world of seeing things from a different perspective and, let’s face it, can make us sound smarter. However, I now believe that the AI used by Facebook is destroying lives. Facebook is inundated with scammers, and it doesn’t seem to stop. For those of us who are genuinely not causing any problems, Facebook has taken away the connection to real-life human support, leaving us in the dark and at the mercy of non-human AI bots. For the first time, I am scared. I have always been a good person and I also have a very unique name. For half a century, I have experienced the pleasure and pain of having a different name. Pleasure, because it's a great conversation starter for someone as shy as I am. Pain, because it comes with a lot of jokes and assumptions questioning my cultural background and profession. Now, it also means I can’t hide from cyber stalkers. I feel 99% confident that there is not one o...