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Freethinker65

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27. I think using AI as an editor for non-professionals is probably ok with limitations.
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:07 PM
Feb 2023

Suggesting a better word or phrase to use, pointing out redundancy and misuse of idioms and slang, and highlighting possible grammatical errors is not changing the writer's intent. Suggesting changing the order of arguments to make them more persuasive and improve the flow could really help many. I would not consider these falsified communications.

Having AI write an entire piece in the style of someone specific to attribute it to them would be false. That I am against, and I agree it could be abused. A professional writer often does this as satire to great affect though. I still laugh a the New Yorker's Donald Rumsfeld Orders Breakfast at Denny's.

Do you honestly believe those in power write all of their own material with no advice or assistance? That business writings for the public have not been looked over by staff and attorneys?

I would never consider using AI to write a thank you note to a friend or relative. Would I consider using it to possibly improve upon a speech for a public event? Possibly, though I doubt such a need will occur. Would I read a wholly AI written novel?, honestly I would probably get bored with it.

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This is like saying "Would you use google to do research on a topic?" lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #1
No. Not the same thing at all. Writing, like speech, is communication. highplainsdem Feb 2023 #2
Google is an Encyclopedia. Yavin4 Feb 2023 #24
Ai is only going to get better and I assume in the future Johonny Feb 2023 #3
How would you feel about AI writing novels if you'd ever been paid well for your highplainsdem Feb 2023 #5
I mean, you can see the future Johonny Feb 2023 #6
We don't have to accept that future. Just as we don't accept highplainsdem Feb 2023 #10
How do you know you're not arguing with an AI bot on the internet right now Johonny Feb 2023 #17
Most people argue like bots already. fescuerescue Feb 2023 #19
No. I am not fine with AI generated writings, however Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #4
In all of those, you'll be losing the personality of the writer and highplainsdem Feb 2023 #7
I think using AI as an editor for non-professionals is probably ok with limitations. Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #27
Hallie Jackson read a news article about AI, written by AI, on her show this week. CrispyQ Feb 2023 #8
The thing is, they won't tell people it was AI-generated. Not if they're highplainsdem Feb 2023 #15
Amazon reviews already are falsified, think what this means for that! Pobeka Feb 2023 #9
Crap. Hadn't even thought about that. And there are probably already highplainsdem Feb 2023 #23
I've already started using it for this purpose fescuerescue Feb 2023 #11
If writing agendas, or anything else, based on your boss's suggestions is highplainsdem Feb 2023 #12
That part of the job yes fescuerescue Feb 2023 #14
I wish I'd had something like this in my previous job NotASurfer Feb 2023 #26
would you eliminate spell check and cut and paste as well? dembotoz Feb 2023 #13
You're talking about tools to put words on paper, or publish them or transmit highplainsdem Feb 2023 #18
No doubt it would improve my writing, but... old as dirt Feb 2023 #16
I don't need anyone or anything to write for me. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #20
Hey, even the best writers in the world can sometimes be helped highplainsdem Feb 2023 #21
Absolutely. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #25
I wonder how this is going to affect keystroke logging technology. nt crickets Feb 2023 #22
I wouldn't mind it depending on circumstance Sympthsical Feb 2023 #28
Writing takes time. I like saving it. So, perhaps for a first pass that I later edit. tinrobot Feb 2023 #29
Would it include derogatory language? LiberalFighter Feb 2023 #30
I wouldn't want to deal with someone who was passing the AI work as their own ripcord Feb 2023 #31
The Future of AI, by ChatGPT old as dirt Feb 2023 #32
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