Editorials

I try to be aware of what's happening in the world and around me. Recently, there have been a lot of stories about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to solve all the world's problems, make life perfect, and take all of our jobs.
It seems like we've heard that song before over the years. We were also supposed to have flying cars and jetpacks and world peace by now.
All this AI stuff got me concerned and I thought I better reach out to esteemed longtime Graphic publisher JoAnne Cooper. We've only worked together since the early 1990s, so we're still figuring out how things work between us.

Boy did Mike Brantley ever hit the nail on the head last week in his Soap Box column regarding political junk mail.
In short, my theory is if you truly want to get your message out to voters who want to be informed, run your ads in a local newspaper. People who read newspapers are voters who truly want to know about the candidates on their ballot.
As for Mike's description of the designs of the mailers, I'm glad my husband now takes care of grabbing the mail before I ever see any of these pitiful AI generated illustrations. Seeing the same thing pop up in your search engines or other web surfing is bad enough.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Feb. 18, 1965. Coopers FHA members pose for a photo spelling out education on hearts which was the theme of a special program presented at the school.