Use AI to remain competitive or hold fast as the last bastion of humanity, potentially getting left behind? Should we trust AI?
Could AI really be “Public Enemy No.1”?
There is no disputing it. We are living in the era of technological revolution. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing the way we live, communicate and work. It seems however that the deeper we go into this AI revolution, the more uneasy some people seem to feel. Perhaps much of this distrust has been fuelled by the likes of the Terminator franchise of movies. But there also remains the fact that jobs are already being laid on the altar of so-called “progress”. So should We Trust AI?
The unease has been steadily growing. Should we trust AI?
This unease has only grown amongst the writer community of late. Thanks in part to the advent of AI based writing tools that are delivering undetectable content. Well at least they are indistinguishable from human generated text when viewed by a machine.
But most of us living and breathing human readers, can spot an AI article as quickly as you can say: “Copy-paste”.
This is mainly due to the fact that AI writing simply lacks soul. Its rhythms and nuances are machine-like, logic based, almost mathematical. It’s just too vanilla. And It could just as easily be written by a German car engineer. Rather than through the flamboyance of an artistic author like you or me.
Aren’t we being a little melodramatic?
Although some do indeed look upon AI with dread, worrying that it might replace us as human writers. We ought to take a step back before we throw the baby out with the bath water. Should we really cast AI into outer darkness? Relegating it to the place of foe, before we’ve given it even the slightest chance to potentially shine as a friend?
We’re Irreplaceable Baby
Due to AI’s lack of soul, it will never be able to fully replicate us nor replace us. It simply can’t feel the way we do. It can’t tell you what it feels like, to wake up in the morning with a head still half full of sleep. Craving that morning cup of coffee.
The sensation you experience as your lips meet the rim of that mug and you take the first sip. AI might happen to know, through its assistant microphones… That as we take that first sip, we let out the almost involuntary expression of “Ahh”. But it really has no idea why.
How about the euphoric feeling as you walk out into the morning air. The sunlight dancing upon your cheeks, as you breathe in the morning freshness. The contrast of cool air and warm sunlight instantly makes you smile. You feel alive because you are alive!
Need I even mention the moments when your watching a movie, so well directed and acted, that you find yourself welling up in tears. That’s what we know and feel. That’s something a machine will never know and never feel.
- So are we justified in feeling threatened?
- Should we abandon our dystopian fears to the wind?
- Should we trust AI?
These are all valid questions that are still begging to be answered. Tell us what you think in the comments section.
Don’t worry about tomorrow, today has enough trouble of its own
As writers who are amateurs and professionals alike, we have an opportunity to acknowledge, harness and utilize AI services. We can deploy them as helpful tools assisting us to enhance our skills and create new opportunities to express ourselves.
From improving writing performance, to inspiring creative vision
when we’re trying to write the proverbial golden goose article, that just keeps on laying the golden eggs.
AI provides the potential for us as writers to excel beyond what we otherwise would. In a fast paced, quick changing, competitive environment, it could potentially give us the edge we need to truly shine.
Streamlining the Writing Process to produce better content
AI services like Koala.sh and Blogify.ai are revolutionizing writing processes through the automation of what we have always had to do the hard way. The research, the collation, fleshing out the article structure, dividing paragraphs, spell checking, adding subheadings in the right places. These otherwise menial tasks can now be automated with the aid of powerful AI algorithms.
Their use can provide guidelines, propose amendments and even automate the entire writing process. Adding AI generated images, headlines, article layout and even providing filler content.
The writers who utilize these tools can work more efficiently,
save time, and then focus on replacing the filler content with their own exceptional writing, changing out the soulless AI placeholder headings for their own catchy well thought out headings. Replacing the machine like paragraphs with their own stories and real human experiences. Adding the human touch, adding their personal flare, their unique style, their panache and their passion.
Better than a spell checker! AI can actually enhance our writing quality
Another area that AI tools can help us truly shine, is in the area of writing quality. Among the AI-powered tools that are accessible for improving the quality of writing are Grammarly, Quilbot and Otter.ai. Whether it’s correcting grammatical errors, increasing readability, or transcribing oral materials into text.
These AI services are powerful companions
They are services that can actually help us writers on our journey. Through their use as authors, we’re empowered to sharpen our prose, perfect our style, and ultimately engage our audiences with better crafted, more engaging content.
Unleashing your creativity! Loosing the shackles of the mundane
The creativity and innovation AI brings to writing has moved beyond conventional writing assistance. Websites such as Anywords.ai allow writers to use AI-generated prompts to develop new ideas and move past writers block. Then you have AI art generators such as Kittl which is like Canva on steroids.
AI music composers, photo upscalers like ImgLarger which is able to upscale an image to 8K resolution with no degradation in quality, thanks to its advanced AI algorithms.
And Text-to-Video services like Invideo which open up all sorts of new avenues, easily adding the edge to your articles or blog posts.
And then you have the likes of Wondershare who offer a complete suite of AI tools. Everything from Filmora which is their flagship video editing product to PDFElement which is their impressive PDF editor are now all impregnated with their powerful iteration of AI functionality.
All of this enables us as writers to explore diverse types of creativity apart from the usual text-based content.
These tools not only expand the field of creative input but also inspire us as writers to be more experimental. Expanding our opportunities to cross the limits of our craft. The utility and functionality they provide can quickly turn an otherwise dry article, into an information powerhouse. Filled with relevant images, videos and even music to match the overall feel of the article.
After looking at these benefits, the elephant, whilst now nicely dressed in a pink tutu is still delicately pirouetting across the room: Should we trust AI?
Do we use AI to remain competitive? Or do we hold fast as the last bastion of humanity, potentially getting left behind in the process? Perhaps we need to look at what else AI is able to offer.
Fostering collaboration and accessibility for those who need it most
AI driven collaborative tools like otter.ai give way to smooth communication and coordination between writers, editors, and stakeholders. Through digital meeting, interview and brainstorming transcription. These technologies make sure that the valuable ideas and insights are recorded accurately no matter where people are.
Services like…
- VoiceOver: The screen reader directly integrated on iPhones.
- TalkBack: The equal of VoiceOver but for Android smartphones.
- Siri: iPhone’s famous virtual assistant.
- Cortana: The virtual assistant made by Microsoft and used on Windows.
- Google Assistant: Google’s app activated by voice control, and integrated in Google Nest speakers and Google Home products.
These are all services and devices that utilize the power of AI to provide greater accessibility and inclusivity to those most vulnerable amoungst us.
Dispelling misconceptions, sure! But should we trust AI?
AI services, which undoubtedly bear many benefits, are still a source of anxiety for many. The level of distrust in relation to the writing profession is almost palpable. Nevertheless, it remains that AI is only an extension and facilitation of our own human creativity. It cannot and never will be a replacement for it.
Through AI collaboration, we as writers can use technology to supplement our strengths.
We can bypass our weaknesses and discover new facets of our creativity. Embracing AI doesn’t have to mean lowering our human quality of writing. Rather, it has the potential to make us as writers, more imaginative and creative than ever before, by freeing us from the more mundane, task oriented aspects of writing.
In closing, lets boost our writing!
AI services open great prospects for writers to take themselves to the next level. Producing remarkable work in a world where creativity and innovation are in a state of constant flux. By adopting AI as writers, we’re optimizing our work efficiency. We’re boosting our writing quality, unleashing our creativity and promoting our collaboration to the next level.
Take a look at this article we wrote outlining the usefulness of some of these AI tools.
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