This month, our question is one that I find hard to answer,
October 4 question: The topic of AI writing has been heavily debated across the world. According to various sources, generative AI will assist writers, not replace them. What are your thoughts?
Why do I find it hard to answer? I suppose it’s a combination of things. I grew up in a time where we dreamed of robots doing the things we hated, like cleaning the house, doing the laundry. There was Rosie on the Jetsons. Later on, there was R2D2 and C3PO. But then there was HAL in 2001, a Space Odyssey.
Sadly, we did get robots to do the things we used to do, but that cost us thousands of jobs. And then, we had Smartphones that stole hours from our lives. I’ve seen people sitting together, silently playing on their phones rather than engaging in meaningful conversation, and mothers propping up an iPad to entertain their toddlers rather than playing with them.
Recently, I’ve had a friend create a whole new series of covers for her books with an AI app. Will cover designers and models be next on the chopping block?
I will admit that I have not tried to write using AI, so I really don’t know how it works. A lot of work and time goes into each of my books. I research, write, edit, research some more, and repeat. I put my heart and soul into every story. I add a piece of myself and my life into them, too. How is an AI supposed to do that? Good grief! I’ve tried writing my books by dictating them and that was another disaster. Don’t even get me started on Grammar programs.
So, to answer the question, I can’t see how it can replace a writer; in fact i don’t even see how it will help. What it may do is flood the market with a whole bunch of cookie cutter books, but honestly, there are enough of those out there as it is.
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My favourite geek pointed out, nicely, that I use ‘AI’ to write all the time, spell checkers, grammar, any data already online – until it goes wrong, as in trying to anticipate what I’m about to write – in an email.( switched off now)
His job involves, partly, teaching computers, which can only learn what they’ve been taught to learn, and unlike you, have no imaginations, can’t empathise, can’t even be happy.
A tool, and so far, incapable of being genuinely creative, but very useful for analysing big data.
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I agree with you! I think human beings are far more creative than AI. As a human reader, I search for the human element, when a writer puts their emotions and soul and experience into a book, just like you mentioned. That’s what I enjoy reading the most, and I don’t believe a machine can truly replicate that.
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Several people had suggestions on how it can help with grammar and writing a blurb, but no one is letting it replace their actual writing.
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For most jobs that were “replaced” with automation millions of other jobs have been added to the market to aid in automation. I think that will be the case with AI as well. Those who learn to work with it will still have jobs in the end. I know my day job as a PM are eager to point how AI will aid in job creation but will still require human minds to gauge how accurate AI is. With my work in marketing we have seen the same around automation and now ai.
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That may be, but I know people who have lost jobs because of self-checkouts and the prices aren’t any lower.
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No, the prices are not lower because while cashiers were let go to make room for self-check out, they added installers, repair technicians, trainers to develop staff who can manage self-check out, and at the end of the day corporations do not lower prices if they can help it. If the market is willing to pay $3.49 for a loaf of bread, even though they could make their own for about $1, why lower it? And when they hit the price point where sales stall then rather than lower the price they will keep the price but lower the amount you are getting. Hence Shrinkflation.
The key to not losing your job to changes is to embrace and adapt to those changes.
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Sadly, not everyone can adapt. Hope you can do so.
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Already, people who are not writers have asked AI to compose children’s bedtime stories, requesting certain data to be in it, like character and setting choices with limited plots that a parent could read at bedtime. Someone said they are pretty good for simplistic stories. How long will it be before AI is able to do polished writing as it garners (or steals) more information from more human sources?
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Sad but true.
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