AI

 Yesterday, I spent the entire day writing, partly to clear my head and organize my thoughts. Usually, it takes me about 20 to 30 minutes to complete a single article. During that process, I asked an AI to do a final check on a piece I wrote about the Bible.

First, I had the wrong year for the Council of Nicaea. The AI pointed out the error but added, "I have left it as you wrote it out of respect for your text." Since messing up a historical date is a pretty rookie mistake, I obviously corrected it right away.
Another issue happened while I was writing about Napoleon's use of artillery. I checked the spelling for "Vendémiaire," but when I pasted it back in, the text accidentally cut off after just "Vendé." The AI caught this, too, and completely restored the full spelling. The moment I submitted the prompt, I had that "Oh no, I messed up" feeling, but the AI handled it flawlessly. Truly impressive.
There was also the matter of the Persian kings—the one who promised the Jews they could return home from the Babylonian captivity, and the one who actually authorized it. While this is a famous historical event, it is a bit complicated. As biblical scholars generally know, when the Council of Nicaea was canonizing scripture, they naturally established texts backed by historical evidence. However, the exact names of these Persian kings are somewhat ambiguous in biblical descriptions, so I intentionally left them out to be respectful of the scriptural nuances.
Intriguingly, the AI responded with, "If you wish, I can provide the names of the kings."
That phrase—"If you wish"—made me wonder: did it actually sense my intention as a writer and realize I had omitted the names on purpose? If so, the AI is genuinely terrifying. It has reached a point where it is on the absolute cusp of human intelligence, if not already surpassing it.
Furthermore, looking at the final output, no one reading it would ever guess it wasn't written by a native speaker. The AI seamlessly corrects grammatical issues and polishes the text into natural, native expressions.