Storytime With Auntie CJ

 The following is a transcript of a speech delivered by Ruby Wilson, a classmate in my Public Speaking class. Used with permission. Introduction: A huge amount of people in the world have forgotten that, only a few years ago, we were all perfectly capable of using our minds for things like reading books, telling stories, writing vows and eulogies, forming opinions, doing our homework – and it should concern us all that powerful companies have convinced us that we cannot accomplish these things that humanity has been doing from the beginning. Research studies are consistently showing that generative AI is diminishing our humanity and burning through our planet’s resources – but cutting it out of our lives is something we can all do to curb these effects. Today I will share with you just a few of the main drawbacks of artificial intelligence, and offer some easy steps that we can all take to minimize our interactions with it. I hope that by the end of this speech, you will be encoura...

 One day, at precisely noon Greenwich Mean Time, every speaker in the world turned on at once. Then came what we all agreed to call The Message. It was not loud, but it was omnipresent; permeating the air and making it vibrate all over the planet in unison.  When it started, everyone in the world stopped what they were doing, whether it was sleeping, bathing, or even firing guns at each other, to hear The Message. Everyone heard what was said in their own language, but it was made very clear what it was and its origin, across all cultures and theologies. This is what was heard by English-speaking Americans: “Is this thing working now? Yes?  “Ahem. Humans on Earth, We bring you a message of both power and peace. We are the beings you would call ‘God.’ It has come to Our attention that lots and lots of you are being truly nasty to each other, far too often in Our name.  “All sides in every conflict, whether it is war or football, sincerely believe We are on t...