It’s not a surefire hint for spotting AI writing — it’s annoying.
Words, human- or robot-generated, cannot describe how tired I am of the Surefire AI Tip-Off scavenger hunt. It’s as tedious as, say, the “It’s not [X] — it’s [Y]” construction …
11 Nouned and Verbed Taglines That Cringe My Y’all
Y’all, it’s all in fun. <3 to all the creative (adjective) teams that worked hard on this creative (noun), except maybe the Hotel Chocolat one. One might think that I, …
Five things I’m arguably better at because I’m autistic, and you’re welcome
It’s Autism Acceptance Month, and… I am that. It’s not something I’ve been secretive about. And I’ve tended to talk about challenges I deal with related to it, in part …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: Adult Diapers Edition
We are here today to celebrate the Diaper King of Chicago. Because His Highness Adam Greenberg went on LinkedIn to share a story about outdoor advertising and adult diapers that …
Writing is like music, and I mean that literally
So, I’m a music person. Always have been. You might have picked up on it from my previous musical blatherings, or the fact that my entire advertising career came about …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: 5 Random Selections Driven by Sleep Deprivation
So, yeah, I was up literally all night with two sick dogs (they’re fine now, I am not) and I’m not going to say I’m pooped (har), but I’m completely …
How Subaru seduced lesbians (nope, not kidding)
It’s the mid-‘90s. Subaru is struggling to boost declining revenue after their previous attempt (a luxury car and a stupidly ironic ad campaign — don’t ask) failed dramatically. They’ve just …
Creativity cage match: The human brain vs. ChatGPT
So. In a previous post, I addressed the question of whether it matters if content was written by ChatGPT and came up with the bold, definitive answer of “sometimes no, …
Is ChatGPT cheating? And other boring questions
First off, this is y’all’s fault. I didn’t even want to keep talking about ChatGPT. I wrote one satirical LinkedIn post making fun of all the “how to clock ChatGPT” …
The First Super Bowl Commercial (No, Not That One)
This Sunday is, of course, Super Bowl XIL, the annual national championship of pro football that more than 40 percent of viewers will be watching for the commercials. In anticipation …