PROBUS CLUB of MANDURAH PEEL inc

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                         **WRITERS  GROUP**                                                                                                                

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The group meet on the first Friday of each month, at various members homes, to present their stories on a chosen monthly subject.  New members welcome.

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May 2025

Input from writers at our May meeting was very varied and it took on a mind of its own due to the input from Garry, and his story arising from the April prompt "being prepared for a hanging". He had asked for his son's input on how this auspicious family on a day out In Albany had gone. It could initially be thought of as a critique of the work but, as he read it, it became apparent that I clearly drew on the personality, foibles, painting interpretations and, as it turned out, the essence of Garry himself, as those who have known him for a while will attest, drawing gasps of surprise at his son’s input.

Lively conversation ensued with "Wow he certainly knows his Dad". The clanger came when Garry said that his son had put the story into AI and that we had heard the outcome.

Conversation erupted once more with everyone contributing with observations that it was scary, more than a critique, and fascinating that some machine had somehow captured the “feelings” of the author and his portrait.

We all wanted to know more, what magic questions were elicited from his son to this machine. Is that how it works? Input then output. Most of us would now like one of our stories to go through this same process to see what the outcomes would be. The mind boggles! When does someone’s written word no longer becomes truly their own.

Even Joan the dinosaur, and others with too much real stuff going on to occupy their very busy lives, exhibited much excitement of wanting to understand, what, how, where this AI is going. Although it could be said, that if we all put a story in without identification, most of us with our feeble little brains, would not know who wrote which story.

So what does that tell us? That writing is not dull and boring, but thrilling and exciting and mind expanding.