AI

Daemon writes the poetry. The stories, perspectives, observations, and experiences are my own. So are the decisions about every line, word, and character.

Every iota in my writing counts. The presence or absence of a single character can have meaning. It was considered because, apart from being an executive, I am, to my own surprise, a poet:

I heal
(and wound)
by turning the world
into verse

as D. Koman, a better writer than me, once stated.

The act of writing therefore matters to me at least as much as the work that remains afterward. I wrote some of the poems presented here literally to get emotions or experiences out of my head and be able to function again.

AI has a role in the process, but it does not write the poetry.

LLMs are my first readers and editorial tools. I use them to proofread completed works, check grammar, and cross-reference them against previous works stored in my library. Executive Poetry has inherited my own semantic code. AI helps me verify its consistency: capitalization, titles reused inside other poems, recurring terms such as Cathedral, and other deliberate elements of that code.

The final decisions are mine. I also consciously break language rules when rhythm, compression, or the experience I am trying to convey requires it. Correct English is not always better English for a poem.

I also use LLMs as a modern rhyming dictionary: to surface rhymes, half-rhymes, synonyms, and possible words. Finding a word is not the same thing as writing the line.

The most extensive use of AI within Executive Poetry is editing and organizing the non-poetic content of this website, while the final wording and all editorial decisions remain mine.

I switch between models and AI providers. Most frequently I use GPT from OpenAI. I also use Google Gemini, particularly when I am on the road and want to explore an idea quickly.

The important distinction is simple: AI can read, check, search, compare, and suggest. It does not author the poems published as mine. Creative decisions and responsibility for the final work remain with me. If that boundary changes, I will update this page.

This page was inspired by Derek Sivers’ AI usage page and Damola Morenikeji’s /ai manifesto.