Against my better judgement I am going to admit something here. But first I would like to throw my husband Corey under the bus. My husband, who I adore, relies on AI to do lots of legitimate research. He is quite skilled at using the tool to arm himself with information to make important decisions. I also find that occasionally he asks his AI search tool of choice a question which I find, and tell him, is completely ridiculous.
You can’t figure out how to measure your head so my mom can knit you a hat? You can’t figure out what is the lowest sodium item to order at the restaurant we are going to eat at? You can’t figure out on your own where to take our son surfing for spring break? In a marriage there is sometimes that binary gender trope about how women just want to talk and be listened to..well, now when I’m sharing a problem, Corey actively dispatches ChatGPT to tender a solution I never solicited. Also he points the AI camera at various things that I already know how to repair and...and when the AI tool says ‘just tighten the screw,’ he looks so proud. It makes me crazy.
And yet…. Here is the vulnerable and unflattering admission - I was so nervous and excited to be on Stephanie Haney’s NPR show in Cleveland yesterday that - while standing in the lobby bathroom of the Crowne Plaza hotel - I uploaded a photo of myself with my hair up and also with my hair down and I asked Gemini to choose. GOD I don’t know if I will feel freed later on or mortified and desperate to pull that information back. But it is true. It happened.
I am committed to studying and influencing consumer behavior because the solutions we need for global fashion are incredibly complex. But honestly? There is a specific dopamine rush of gratitude I feel when I get to speak about the intersection of clothing and the planet. Being on Stephanie’s show was wondrous and significant for me personally in ways I am still processing.
Also I’m officially low-key obsessed with both Gail Baugh and Gargi Bhaduri who were also on the show. You can listen to the full segment on Sound of Ideas here:
Gemini said hair up. (I think it was right?)
Thanks, as always, for reading.
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