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Love it. I’ve been channeling my inner AI lately because my own seems rather faulty at times. AI may end up saving us yet!<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nancy Lee<br><div><br><br><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:46 PM, Dawn Hewitt via fuusmchat <fuusmchat@fuusm.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv4327979064"><div><div dir="ltr"> Dear FUUSM-chat friends,<div><br></div><div>Just for kicks, I signed up to experiment with Google’s new AI text generator, Bard. Below is what I asked, and what Bard answered. <br><div><br></div><div><div style="display:flex;margin:16px 0px 16px 12px;" class="yiv4327979064user-query-container yiv4327979064ng-star-inserted"><div id="yiv4327979064user-query-content-1" style="color:rgb(31, 31, 31);" class="yiv4327979064query-content"><h2 style="font-weight:400;font-stretch:normal;font-family:sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;padding-top:5px;" class="yiv4327979064query-text yiv4327979064ng-star-inserted">My Unitarian Universalist church is hoping to boost its membership. My community is not very diverse demographically (we’re mostly white, and aging), but political divisions are rampant. Our church welcomes everybody—regardless of their belief system, gender identity, sexual preference, politics,…. You know, we’re UUs. Can you come up with a paragraph or two that would attract young people, especially young families? Maybe we could post something on social media. Thanks for your help!</h2></div><button style="width:48px;min-height:48px;padding:12px;position:relative;border:none;outline:none;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);cursor:pointer;z-index:0;overflow:visible;border-radius:50%;font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.010714em;visibility:hidden;" class="yiv4327979064mat-mdc-tooltip-trigger yiv4327979064edit-button yiv4327979064mdc-icon-button yiv4327979064mat-mdc-icon-button yiv4327979064gmat-mdc-button-with-prefix yiv4327979064mat-unthemed yiv4327979064mat-mdc-button-base yiv4327979064gmat-mdc-button"><span style="border-radius:50%;" class="yiv4327979064mat-mdc-button-persistent-ripple yiv4327979064mdc-icon-button__ripple"></span><span style="" class="yiv4327979064mat-mdc-focus-indicator"></span><span style="overflow:hidden;border-radius:inherit;" class="yiv4327979064mat-ripple yiv4327979064mat-mdc-button-ripple"></span><span style="min-height:48px;width:48px;" class="yiv4327979064mat-mdc-button-touch-target"></span></button></div><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-radius:16px;padding:12px;margin:16px 0px;display:flex;" class="yiv4327979064response-container yiv4327979064ng-star-inserted"><div class="yiv4327979064multi-response-container"></div><div style="display:flex;" class="yiv4327979064presented-response-container"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv4327979064"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-radius:16px;padding:12px;margin:16px 0px;display:flex;" class="yiv4327979064response-container yiv4327979064ng-star-inserted"><div style="display:flex;" class="yiv4327979064presented-response-container"><div style="margin-top:4px;" class="yiv4327979064response-container-content"><div style="font-stretch:normal;font-family:sans-serif;" class="yiv4327979064markdown"><p style="margin:0px 0px 16px;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sure, here are a few ideas:</p><ul style="margin:4px 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Highlight your welcoming environment.</strong> Unitarian Universalist churches are known for their open and accepting atmosphere. You could emphasize this in your social media posts by using images and videos of people of all backgrounds interacting with each other.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Talk about your social justice work.</strong> Unitarian Universalists are also committed to social justice. You could share stories about your congregation's work to make the world a better place.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Offer young families special programs.</strong> You could offer young families special programs and events, such as family-friendly services, childcare, or social events.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Be active on social media.</strong> Make sure you are active on social media and post regularly about your church and its programs. You could also use social media to connect with young people in your community.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Partner with other organizations.</strong> You could partner with other organizations in your community to reach out to young people. For example, you could partner with a local school or community center to offer a religious education program for children.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Be visible in the community.</strong> Make sure your church is visible in the community. You could attend local events or participate in community service projects.</li></ul><p style="margin:16px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;">I hope these ideas are helpful!</p><p style="margin:16px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;">*****</p><p style="margin:16px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dawn here again. Well, artificial intelligence seems to think we’re on the right track. Perhaps I should have asked it to write a poem that would increase our membership! Maybe I’ll try that next. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>fuusmchat mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:fuusmchat@fuusm.org" href="mailto:fuusmchat@fuusm.org">fuusmchat@fuusm.org</a><br><a href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusmchat_fuusm.org" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusmchat_fuusm.org</a><br><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></div>
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