The AI assisted life - sometimes loses the heart and the soul

People sometimes outsource not just the wording but the thinking behind a message. A birthday wish that used to be:

“Happy birthday! Hope you have a great year ahead 😊”

can become a polished 300-word paragraph full of phrases like “May this new chapter bring you endless happiness, growth, and beautiful memories…”—even when the sender wouldn’t naturally speak that way.

The problem isn’t really AI writing. It’s AI replacing personal expression.

There’s an important difference:

• “I know what I want to say, but I’m struggling to express it.” → AI can help.

• “I don’t know what to say, so AI, figure out what I feel.” → the result can feel generic or hollow.

• “Everyone is using the same polished language.” → messages start losing individuality.

And ironically, short imperfect messages can feel much more genuine. A typo, an inside joke, an oddly specific memory, or a sentence that sounds slightly awkward can communicate more affection than a beautifully structured essay.

For example:

“Happy birthday da 😂 Still can’t believe we’ve known each other this long. Don’t change too much. Have a bloody good year ❤️”

That may be far more personal than a perfectly written AI-generated paragraph.

So I wouldn’t say “AI wishes aren’t genuine.” I’d say:

Genuine feelings can exist behind AI-generated words, but the words themselves may no longer reveal much about the person who sent them.

And I think that’s the part people are beginning to feel uncomfortable about: when everyone can sound eloquent, sounding eloquent stops being evidence that someone actually took the time to think about you.