My writing assistant

These days it appears whenever I try to write anything on a device

Artificial intelligence is by my side to give me advice

Filling in blanks, suggesting the next word, (auto)correcting constantly

A “helpful” writing assistant it is trying to be

Formulating a selection of replies to a text from which to choose

It is trying hard to ensure I do not have to use

My precious brain cells in writing what I want to say

It is trying to “assist” me in every possible way

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This assistance is completely unsolicited from my point of view

Mostly, it’s just amusing, but sometimes it gets annoying too

It creates a distraction to the flow of thoughts in my mind

I try to ignore its suggestions, but sometimes I find

That inadvertently I change what I am going to say

To match the suggestions it has given me, anyway

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I think I can write without receiving advice from a bot

I have the capability to translate into words my thoughts

But AI-enabled programs seem to be designed

With the assumption that most people find

Writing difficult, and if it is difficult for them to articulate

Their thoughts, such assistance they would appreciate

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I have been writing this verse on my device

I have been ignoring AI’s unsolicited advice