This week, I created an AI-generated design (Below) for the first time using Microsoft Designer.

The process was frustrating and concerning. For example, the auto-generated prompts were themselves against their guidelines, and thus, an error message was delivered. Furthermore, prompts that I thought were harmless generated content that I did not intend and would consider harmful. I tried to avoid this by telling the AI not to include certain words and images, such as “no Guilt,” but I learned it steadfastly sticks to its language, switching to “guilt-free.” I played this game for a while until I had explicitly prohibited five words. It ended up being beautiful and low effort once I was finally happy with the generation. I would try it again but would be hesitant to have students use it, especially in an independent, self-directed context.