Reclaiming my words or something

Published on May 15, 2025

🧠 AI-free entry

AI is rapidly taking over the world, and it is better than humans in a lot of tasks. As a gen-z Computer Science student, I use AI in most of the workflows that allow it. Because of this, I’ve noticed that I’m slowly losing my ability to write, both in Spanish and English. It’s not as easy and natural as it used to be, and I can tell that sometimes I have trouble expressing ideas in a way that fully captures my thoughts. After all, lately, describing a few quick concepts is enough, because AI connects the dots. It is tempting to not do anything about it and keep using AI even for the most simple tasks. But I’m still in time to do something about it, and that’s why we’re here!

I love writing. I’ve been writing since I was a kid. Whether it was fables, short stories, dear-diary entries, fanfics, poems, essays and even comics at some point, I’ve always been writing. I’ve participated in and won multiple writing contests throughout my childhood. It’s a habit and a form of self expression that’s always been there for me. I’m not out of things to say, but it’s been a while since I took the time to say them.

I’ve come to the realization that just because AI can write better than I do, doesn’t mean that it is better than I am at writing. And even if it was better than me, my words are still worth something, and they deserve to be read.

This blog will document my journey getting back to one of the activities I used to enjoy the most. It will be me reconnecting with my creativity and internal narrative. I will not use any AI help for any of the entries. I’m not saying I won’t use it for other things, but I want to have a clean space where the ideas belong to me alone.

So, here's to me reclaiming my words!

PS: Any typos or grammatical errors are mine–and I'm proud of that.