No AI Slop Here

Hilde FRONT PAGE, RANTS

Good morning. I felt compelled this morning to post a statement here on the website:

What is written and posted at Hildebranski.com is my work, my words, my experience. AI may be used as a research tool, but the final work product is 100% human generated.

OK. I feel better now.

So I’ll show my hand-This whole AI thing, for me, is a bit unsettling, particularly when it comes to creative writing. While I love using NotebookLM and Perplexity to cook down resources, or to flush out ideas that I’m working on, I am still in the camp of skeptics. Pride of authorship, the authenticity that goes along with it, the human capital that it takes to form thoughts and experiences into words-I don’t like it, and I don’t have to like it.

The Impact on Legacy Publications

I red this article by Ted Gioia this morning about the downfall of Sports Illustrated, a magazine that I grew up with, that fell victim to being called out for AI-generated articles:

https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/how-to-destroy-a-literary-reputation?r=3av2c9&utm_medium=ios

I think, in 2026 as I write this, that humans have some level of perception when we read something that sounds like it’s been cooked up by a bot. But, I’m sure I’m showing a level of ignorance by saying this: If editors at SI and Business Insider can be duped, who am I to think that my BS detector is better?

And I’m quite sure, as the technology advances, that our perceptions will be challenged even more, harder to navigate what’s been generated by human minds vs. by a computer. Everything gets better with time (better being a relative term….).

It’s Really Me Here

Bottom line-I want the people who find this site to know that it’s me. I’m real. I write. These are my thoughts, experiences , feelings and opinions. They always have been and will continue to be. I will continue to use AI for research, for summarizing multiple open source publications, but the ultimate output will be generated with the use of my fingers in a keyboard.

I love writing. I enjoy creating. I enjoy hatching an idea for an article, the creativity in assembling the components, and then sharing what I’ve made.

Rest assured, it’s really me.