Will AI writing replace human writers?
I have been in the writing industry for about 1+ years now. However, it is only recently that all sorts of ads relevant to writing have popped up on my Instagram feed. Among all the different kinds of ads, the one I am being repeatedly forced to acknowledge is an AI writing tool. Unfazed by its existence initially, I scrolled on, unbothered. For all that, last week, I noticed a new ad from the same company and I had to check out their writing tool. I suppose any declarations of being impervious to marketing are now going to sound extremely fruitless as I did what they expected me to do: Check out their product. Regardless of what impression I give off to you, I clicked to extenuate the content idea that had been quietly bubbling away on the back-burner of my mind.
Is AI going to take my job away?
Our world appreciates blunt confidence in oneself but I don't think it hurts to acknowledge once in a while; even if you have been publicly declared the best by others in an area; the fears that come with being 'the best'. When I first started writing professionally, I used to fret over the smallest details. I am not worry-free now, but a year in professional writing has taught me some things for the better.
From a young age, I have been hearing all about the 'robots-will-take-our-jobs' and 'humanity-slaves-to-the-machines' stories. It was predicted to be our near future. I believe these threats were framed in a way to induce panic in common folk but the more I hear about AI development and see the advancements machine learning has taken, contrastingly, the more relaxed I feel. I am not threatened by its existence because; as of yet; AI writing tools still can't do what I am doing.
What do you find interesting about writing?
I come across a lot of job applications that are, in their essence, more or less the same. Posts disclose wanting a professional who can assist the marketing team with the online marketing posts. Last Sunday, when I coursed through the AI writing tool's website, I discovered the perfect candidate for all those employers. Accurate to the ad, the writing tool can write up to 1500 SEO-fused word posts in a matter of seconds. What was more fascinating was that the AI writing tool could also come up with several writing ideas surrounding a topic. All of the amazing benefits of a 'professional' could be bought for a price. Unlike a human, it would never get tired or complain.
While I wouldn't go out of my way to refer my competitor, I can't help but subtly feel that maybe these companies; especially those who are solely interested in fetching themselves a higher position on Google or any other search engine's pages of results; should go ahead and relieve themselves of the ache for a small price. More than often, I don't see my career goals aligned with theirs. My aim with writing is to provide some sort of value in our world. Being ranked higher on Google or any other search engine's page results does sound good but seems hollow without the preceding aim.
While my intentions are pretty noble, some cynics might argue that they aren't realistic or pragmatic enough.
"Nobility won't fill your stomach. What are you going to do when you are poor and starving?"
There is no simple way of answering this question and today is not the day I would like to battle the perceived buoyancy of this question, so, I am going to let this pass without a definite answer from my end.
I suppose a legitimate test of good writing can only be done by placing AI's writing against human writing. I would have conducted this test right now, but as I said before, you can't obtain a sample of AI's writing before paying for it first.
Is AI genuinely good at everything?
Despite their refusal to set me up with a sample without a monetary gain, I have briefly come across writings of AI writing tools. Good writing tools deliver on their promise. Their writing looks grammatically accurate and the language can be altered to fit the audience. Do you think you can differentiate between AI and human writing? If you want to get better at spotting good AI writing, you'll have to read through the material and pause to think. Was there any part of the writing that seemed emotionally intelligent? I have been told that this is something they aren't good at, yet. Apparently, AI writing tools aren't good at creative writing either. This makes sense, as they aren't so much thinking and comprehending the information they gather to make a new piece, but rather mashing it together to make it look structurally correct. This is why the research is pretty bad as well. But most people reading an article on the internet don't cross-check the detailed facts anyway.
Do you think AI could have written on this topic better than me?
As a synopsis of this post, AI writing tools are a good investment if you are looking to mass-produce written posts.
On a related note, please watch this video by Ann Reardon. She is a professional baker, food scientist and dietician and she baked a cake whose recipe was written by an AI writing tool. The results were pretty fascinating.
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