Chris Mairs

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

https://t.co/vjOiBy2ETg

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

AI can now translate perfectly.
But it still can’t write like you.

And sometimes the real failure isn’t the AI—it’s everything around it.

Link in first reply. 🧵👇

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

If you’re relying on AI to write for you, ask:

Are you removing friction…
or removing yourself?

Ironically this entire X thread was derived by ChatGPT from the ghost post in first reply. The latter is itself 100% my own voice – check out the difference.

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

We’re building Babel Fish-level tools.

But we still don’t fully control how meaning survives the journey.

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

Gradual loss gives you something unexpected:

Time.

Time to adapt.
Time to fail.
Time to learn.

It’s not painless—but it’s survivable

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

I am glad I went blind slowly.

Strange sentence—but it’s true.

Because when it comes to loss, the path matters as much as the outcome.

Link in first reply. 🧵👇

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

We talk about blindness as a single condition.

It isn’t.

Some are born blind.
Some lose sight gradually.
Some lose it overnight.

Same destination. Completely different journeys.

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

https://t.co/FXPpyTMduI

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

AI may have become the most effective excuse in modern office life.
Not because it’s always at fault.
Because blaming it feels strangely acceptable.
Link in first reply. 🧵👇

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

My guess: this is a phase.

Once everyone uses AI constantly, “the bot did it” will sound just like every other bad worker blaming their tools.

Full post link in the first reply.

[Chris Mairs @TheOpenEyedMan]

That’s the interesting part.

The issue isn’t just whether AI made the mistake.
It’s that blaming AI can feel more socially acceptable than admitting you failed to review your own work.