If you’re trying to make a living with your writing for any reason, this one is for you. 

I spent almost a decade in the Christian music industry. I promise this is relevant….. stick with me.

The early days of Christian music were a bunch of artists trying to figure out how to align their faith with their desire to create beautiful music that impacted the world. Most churches at the time weren’t cool with music unless it came out of an organ / piano and was backed with 3 part harmony. So it didn’t fit.

But by the time I showed up on the scene, it was “cool”. And “cool” meant money and businesses showed up. And when money and business shows up, things inevitably start getting “efficient” and “correct”. How do we take your songs and give them mass appeal, not offend anyone, and all get paid?  We need you to be endearing but not vulnerable. We need you to be vulnerable but not actually human or flawed. We need you to be empowering and unique and interesting, but only in a way where 90% of people who hear you will love you. Also… make sure you say “Jesus” in your lyrics at least once per 30 seconds.

The result was most of the interesting artists in the Christian music scene got thrown into the Christian Music Washing Machine (trademarked) and came out mostly the same. It was like looking at 50 photos of the same person dressed up as different characters.

I say that to say….. I’m experiencing the exact same thing with AI.

If you’re using AI to create your writing, you’re making a massive mistake.

This is a core Wizard Academy principle. If you say what everyone expects in the way they expect to hear it, you are effectively invisible. If you say what everyone else is saying and you sound like everyone else, you might as well sit down and shut up.

Right now, it feels like 70% of my LinkedIn feed is the same person dressing up in different costumes. But it’s obviously all the same person. Or should I say, it’s all obviously the same bot.

You can smell it a mile away. And so I ignore it within the first few sentences.

Have you ever noticed that you can scroll through radio stations and spot the Christian station within about 5 seconds regardless of what they’re saying? Just from sound and tones alone?

Yep.

AI is the same.

Cut it out.

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