Will Medium Become an AI Training Academy?

Some of the comments I’m getting are fishy

Paul Greenberg
3 min readFeb 25, 2024

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Why is an artificial intelligence commenting on my Medium story? I could be wrong. The paragraph-long ass-kiss of a discourse appended to my recent post on venture capitalists’ use of the term “The Spacecould have been written by a human. But I’ve done enough writing and testing of ChatGPT and other platforms to know AI when I read it. Here’s the “comment” in full:

This article brilliantly highlights the importance of language in framing our understanding of work, community, and societal structures. By examining the subtle shift from traditional terms like “field” or “practice” to the more abstract “space,” it underscores how this linguistic transformation can undermine the value and dignity of various professions. It emphasizes the significance of words in shaping perceptions and facilitating the erosion of institutional protections and communal bonds. Furthermore, it advocates for reclaiming the narrative and asserting the intrinsic worth of public services, education, and labor rights against the encroachment of profit-driven interests. Overall, it’s a thought-provoking call to action to defend the integrity of our social fabric and resist the dehumanizing effects of corporate language.

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Paul Greenberg

New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish as well as The Climate Diet and Goodbye Phone, Hello World paulgreenberg.org