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What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, story bible, or creating outlines\beats?
Wow.
The question of the year, decade, and century. Where are we going? Do we use it, ignore it, or be destroyed by it. Not in the Skynet way. I mean will AI destory the arts? Everytime I'm with a group of writers, this question comes up.
One of my friends used GPChat to edit her book! Another told me that AI is being used heavily in the tech writing world. Ask any teacher who teaches a writing course. It's a battle and hours of extra work for them to run student writings through an AI detection program. And as AI gets better, the detection will get more difficult.
I have had writers and professionals in the publishing world advising that one use AI to help write blurbs, outlines, and everything else.
As of today, I'm still writing the way I always have. I do my own outline and story beats. I use the spelling/grammar check in my documents. Of course, I use the internet to research. But tomorrow?
I don't know. I have attended workshops on AI where I've heard many pros and some of the cons. I know writers who have had their novels used to train AI without permission of compensation. I've seen amazing promotional items created by AI. The only thing I'm sure of about AI is that we should learn everything we can about what it does or we'll be blind-sided.
Will future generations who do most of their reading on their phones or tablets going to be able to tell the difference between something created by a human and something created by AI?
I personally have no interest in any story that has no character development. Can an AI write something with character development? Can it be taught to do that? If AI can create a new 'Beatles' song, will it also be able to eventually create a 'Stephen King' novel or a Harlequin romance?
I can't wait to read what you all think about AI. I believe this discussion will happen over and over again.
"The future's not set, There's no fate but what we make for ourselves." John Conner, Terminator 2: Judgement Day
I had to put a Terminator quote in there.
On the writing side of things, I'm about halfway through the second draft of my latest WIP. Lots of cutting, rearranging, and using better verbs.
Someone somewhere among my blogging friends recommended the show, The Last Ship, as a good series to fill the evenings with. I admit, I fell in love with it. So much tension. There are only 4 seasons available. Apparently, the 5th series was so bad, they don't even license it to streaming platforms. I'm kind of glad I didn't watch before the Covid pandemic.
I have so many great books to read right now, but I'm also busy with so much else. Hope you're enjoying some lovely fall weather. I am, before the miserable cold gets here.
Did you ever watch The Last Ship? Are you predicting a 'Skynet' scenario or can we tame AI into a useful tool?
9 comments:
It's spooky to think where AI will be in just a few years. Like you said, will people be able to tell the difference?
I wouldn't want to read a book written by Al or with Al help. Congrats on making progress on your manuscript.
I wouldn't rule out using AI for some menial tasks but not anything to do with character or plot creation. You're right we need to learn everything we can before it gets too big for its boots and tries to outsmart us. Might already be happening.
There are still too many unknowns when it comes to AI.
It's messy and helpful and scary all at once.
It looks as if Anthropic is going to settle. I had hoped for some case law precedent to be set re: using pirated works to train AI. Writers train themselves by reading fiction, and so does AI, but these companies should have to pay for the right to use the book just like everyone else.
I'd be concerned about using AI for editing. I keep reading how "flat" AI generated prose is. Maybe it would be interesting to feed it something classic and see what it spits out.
https://cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/
The bigger problem will be dealing with those who do not want AI tamed. Can it be done anyway?
Such an interesting post, Susan! I keep thinking of Data and his cat on Star Trek as I visit around today. AI raises so many questions, often philosophical ones. I had forgotten about the series "The Last Ship." I watched some of it, but got distracted by life and forgot about it. Maybe I'll look at it again. Wishing you a cozy fall and happy reading!
I'm a Google girl and so far haven't felt the need to use more. Honestly, I never know what I'm going to write before I write it, so I couldn't use AI to outline, nor would I want to. Feels like cheating to me, even if its only an outline. I'd use it for research, maybe, but so far I haven't had the need.
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