What Do You Think of this AI Generated Story? An Editorial Opinion
What do you think of this AI generated story I asked ChatGPT to write as part of my research for an upcoming blog post and video on AI in the publishing industry? The blog post (titled ‘Will AI Replace Writers Editors and Cover Designers?’) will be published on Monday the 19th of August on the Alkira Publishing blog, and the video is scheduled to appear on the Alkira Publishing YouTube channel on the same day. Subscribe to both the blog and YouTube channel to not miss this important discussion. The blog post complements the video and visa versa. Below is the story followed by my editorial analysis. My prompt for ChatGPT for the story below was ‘write a first person, present tense short story about a woman with social anxiety having to attend a wedding. It has a happy ending.’ The Wedding I stare at my reflection in the bathroom…
AI Writing Software: Should Authors Use It?
AI writing software is a type of technology that can generate text based on a given topic, keyword, or prompt. The rap is that it can help you write faster, easier, and better, by providing you with content ideas, research, summaries, outlines, and drafts. It can also help you optimize your content for SEO, readability, and engagement, by using keywords, headings, bullet points, and other elements. But does it really do all that? Not in my experience, at least not all of it and not all the time. I have no doubt that others will find it does, and I think your evaluation will depend a lot on your purpose. And should people who call themselves authors use it? AI is not perfect, and it has its limitations and drawbacks. It can also pose some ethical and legal issues, such as plagiarism, bias, and misinformation. In this blog post, I’ll…