When I compose an email on my phone, I sometimes get frustrated with the word suggestions that pop up based on the AI assistant’s predictions. However, frustration quickly morphs into amusement as I consider the various ambiguous, and sometimes hilarious messages that might result from choosing one of the recommended words. So today, I decided to play.

The following fictitious email was composed entirely by prompting only with the first one or two words of each paragraph, and then filling in by choosing from the 3-word selection offered at the bottom of my writing area. Most of it makes little sense. Some of it I find quite worthy of a good belly laugh, at least when I first read it back to myself. Following this, I activated the option to “refine” the text. The result was amazingly coherent. I am impressed! But first, the gibberish.

Take 1 – Written entirely by selecting suggested words (and I swear one word choice was, “kick-you-know-where.”):

Good morning means a lot of good for you.

I have been in conflict with the one shirt that you sent to storage. It was confusing and it didn’t make any difference to the department of labor. Also, why would you like to request a copy of the lease agreement on the iconic stores?

May I share a personal kick-you-know-where with you directly from the ranch? I think this is frustrating because it was the beginning of April and we were both raised to have the same cold shoulder.

Please let me resume. The only sensible thing to do is to honor the fact that you don’t have a sense of humor. Nevertheless, the tenants from our area are very interested in this case. So go ahead and move. Yours is a destination that is very short lived and the wiggle room is nothing more than the other stuff that you were talking about.

Meanwhile, I think you understand that this is what happens when you decide to go with the one shirt that has been on your mind. And if you want me to come up with something you want to do, change your plans and make sure you don’t get any other way to Hardwick.

 Have a great weekend!

Take 2 – AI Refined Text:

Dear [Recipient Name],

I am writing to address several ongoing issues. There has been significant confusion regarding the shirt sent to storage, which has caused complications with the Department of Labor. Additionally, I would like to understand your reasons for requesting a copy of the lease agreement for the iconic stores.

This situation, which has persisted since early April, is becoming increasingly frustrating. Local tenants are closely following this case, and I suggest you proceed with your next steps accordingly. It appears that the current lack of flexibility is limiting our options.

Regarding your upcoming plans, I suggest you reconsider your current approach, particularly concerning the travel to Hardwick.

Have a great weekend.

Best regards,

This light-hearted exploration of auto-fill and AI rewrite was especially enjoyable. I think I may have to play with this some more in the future. Don’t you?