# AI does not compose my pickup lines, I do, have the t-shirt to prove it > Source: > Published: 2026-07-28 20:30:47+00:00 ## AI does not compose my pickup lines, I do, have the t-shirt to prove it 29 July 2026 Natalie Kaufman, [writing for the Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chatbot-in-person-social-interactions-d1cb6831), about an apparent trend in early twenty-somethings, to rely on AI agents to supply them with conversation starters, and pickup lines. The article is paywalled, but would you really want to read about this? I think these things are best learned through experience, and watching other people, rather than turning to AI for pointers. It gives me an idea for a t-shirt though. Some websites and blogs sport [not by AI](https://notbyai.fyi/) buttons, as a way of reassuring readers their content was written by a person, and not an AI agent. People who want others to know their conversation starters, and, where applicable, pickup lines, are their own effort, could wear a not by AI-style t-shirt, perhaps bearing the slogan “AI does not compose my pickup lines, I do”. It might help eliminate the confusion as to what banter is AI-generated, and what is not. For the record, my pickup lines are reserved for the only person who reads this website… RELATED CONTENT [artificial intelligence](https://disassociated.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/), [humour](https://disassociated.com/tag/humour/), [technology](https://disassociated.com/tag/technology/), [trends](https://disassociated.com/tag/trends/)