AI Limits

[MR_Ethan]

Honestly… I want to hear everyone’s thoughts on using AI when concerning your work. Who’s against it, who’s for it?
Me personally… I hate the idea of AI writing and executing my passion for me. I use GPT as a ‘Google’ for things like give me 50 alternatives for the word shocked or the word Puzzled. I also like to let the bot rate my stuff although I partially agree fully with what it says normally

 

[MasFaqih]

Wait,you guys can use ai?.

 

[Praybird]

I'm against using it myself, but I don't really have any qualms about others using it. Writing is fun, I wanna do it myself!

 

[MR_Ethan]

Wait,you guys can use ai?.

I wish nobody could use it to write.. I use that shiz like a dictionary and to learn about cultural eras and even just to use as a thesaurus.. at that point it’s a second google, even then, you have to be careful because they are slight chances at miss information. For more in depth things, I go through researching data bases and catalogs

I'm against using it myself, but I don't really have any qualms about others using it. Writing is fun, I wanna do it myself!

The main problem I have is it getting so undifferentiated from proper writing and taking out the biggest art of all.. our creativity.

 

[EliseValkyria]

Personally, I use it for various things in my writing, but mainly as an all-in-one tool rather than having it write for me.

First of all, I use it to translate, since English is not my primary language, but I always edit the text myself to choose words that could have more impact or better convey the main idea.

I also use it as a replacement for the Google search engine. ChatGPT at least gives me an answer with information instead of giving me a top 50 list of pages with the most SEO on the topic of my search. It might sometimes give incorrect information, but at least you'll have a base from which to search Google for something more specific on the exact topic.

I love using it for name suggestions, as it saves me a lot of time in finding a name that sounds appropriate for the context of the moment. You can ask for names by gender, nationality, or even culture, and you can request a list of about 20 names as many times as you want until you find a name you like.

And of course, my favorite is the command "Do an exhaustive analysis of the following text" and then inputting an entire chapter. This way, I can get an analysis of what a reader might notice in their reading and see how obvious or hidden those clues are to solve the mystery you are leaving. It’s like asking for feedback from your readers and using it as a test audience.

I don't use AI to write the chapter itself because no Artificial Intelligence is capable of producing the exact story I have planned in my head and in the exact way I want to write its scenes and choose the words. An AI has no way of consistently creating a long-term story with both recurring and unique characters that make sense. It has no way of knowing that the MC's martial arts master will betray him 30 chapters later, nor how to leave subtle clues about the future betrayal.

Oh, how to write that the nightmare or joke from five chapters ago now turns into an entire subplot that will forever change the future of that story. For an AI, there is only the present of the 10 seconds it is creating something to give you the answer to the request you made. There is no way to make it a "long-term intelligence" that plans things for the future.

 

[LillyWhite]

I use it to summarize my chapters so I can go back and read them quickly so I don't forget things. Very useful.

 

[tiaf]

This fish is too stupid to use AI so it’s still good ol‘ google and thesaurus.

 

[esThr]

wait AI for writing is actually a thing and not a joke? ...
oh well it will probably fail for me like ai gen images anyways...

 

[Representing_Tromba]

I don't like using AI and I don't support it's use for art or writing.

 

[Loewenmensch]

I mostly use it to bounce ideas off of and/or to analyze and comment on what I've already written. (The latter is less like part of the writing process and more like mental masturbation.)

Occasionally, I'll have it generate a draft for a scene or part of a scene, but I don't paste that output in my manuscript. I keep it open in a second window and use it as a loose reference for the pacing and general outline of the scene. If there's a beat or a sentence I like I will go ahead and type it into the manuscript—but that step of retyping it myself is vital, because it acts as a check to make sure I'm deliberately choosing what to include instead of passively assenting to whatever the AI generates.

 

[2wordsperminute]

I don't use it, but I probably should use it as an editor. Something like "tell me areas of this that I need to improve."

 

[J_Chemist]

I went through a phase where I used a semi-AI thing like Grammarly to help me edit because my chapters are long and I'm lazy. However, while the changes likely helped make my sentences more 'intelligent', it really took away from my personal style and author voice. So I've stopped using it.

I don't recommend using AI nor will I read an AI Generated/Assisted story if the AI helps you with anything other than basic grammar checks (like grammarly).

AI Art is cool to see but the fact that people are picking it over supporting artists really irks me, especially those who turn around and ask for money via Patreon or book sales. Art is already a small world as is and it's difficult to make a living in it. Not a fan of the evasion of commissioning a cover on the cheap. Sure, if you're just doing it as a hobby and not asking for any support aside from 'read my book', I get it. But once you start asking for patronage, that's about it for me.

 

[CrimsonGenius]

Grammarly.

Here is the thing, don't be lazy and have it write an an entire story for you. Not cool. I rather use brick and mortar.