People around the world are having a field day using AI to help them write books, content, guides, lesson plans, and more. However, many people are debating their job security as writers, whether AI-written text is plagiarism or not, and how it’s going to change the way we write.
AI tools are already changing the way we write – for the better. AI can automate many aspects of the writing process to save time and money, which you can spend on generating new content. And those who view it as a negative will most likely fall behind as more people adopt it in their workflow and become better and more efficient writers.
In this guide, we’ll discuss these issues and more so that you feel empowered to use AI to enhance your writing process.
AI-generated content is any text (or image) produced by AI, such as ChatGPT and JasperAI. To use this software, you just ask a question or give a prompt, and the AI will produce a response. For example, using the chat function on ChatGPT, you can ask it to “write an article on how to grow houseplants,” and it will! Seems pretty cool… and scary.
As you can imagine, this has stirred up a lot of debate and concerns online, especially among professors and universities that now have another hurdle when it comes to enforcing academic integrity. Additionally, some writers are already claiming that online publications, such as The Revolutionist, which publishes AI-written content, are stealing their work.
The biggest debate over AI-written content is whether it’s a form of plagiarism. Turnitin, an academic plagiarism and originality checker used by academics, has great insight into this issue.
In an interview with Jasper AI, Turnitin CEO Chris Caren stated that students using AI to write assignments is similar to contract cheating, in which a student pays a writing mill to write an assignment. Caren says it’s academic misconduct, although some academics disagree on this issue.
In terms of writers using AI to produce content, such as articles, blogs, or even entire books, the definitive answer is no, it’s not plagiarism. Carpenters use hammers to build furniture, but their maker’s mark doesn’t read “built by hammer.” The same rule applies for any person using AI to make their craft or life easier.
At the same time, writers who use AI to write entire pieces of content, with little to no modifications, must take responsibility for it once it’s published. Each AI software is trained in different sets of data and will provide varying information, even when given the same command.
Overall, writers using AI to write content should utilize plagiarism checkers to see the originality score of their writing before publishing. They should also be fact checking, editing, proofreading, and adding their personal touch to the content to avoid any potential plagiarism accusations.
Regardless of your personal view on using AI-generated content, only one voice matters: Google. Google stated that any content written (by anyone or thing) with the purpose of manipulating their ranking systems violates their spam policy. Google rewards original, high-quality content that reflects E-E-A-T (expertise, experience, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) qualities.
So, if you’re looking to incorporate AI into your writing process, go for it! It’s a great tool that can streamline your writing process and help you produce higher-quality work.
We are strong proponents of writers using AI to streamline their writing process. The technology is here to stay. Individuals or businesses that don’t incorporate AI into their practices are missing out on its great benefits and could get left behind.
Here are some ways to incorporate AI into your writing process:
The short answer is no, you shouldn’t use AI to write for you from start to finish. AI is still in its infancy when it comes to writing content. It can’t replace authors, content writers, or copywriters because it lacks the one thing that makes us unique: our emotions.
It can’t (and probably never will) create content using sarcasm, humor, or empathy. It can’t use the power of a personal story to evoke emotion in readers. These are features of good writing and good writers, which AI cannot effectively produce.
If you use AI to write content, always be sure to go in and add a personal touch to the text. This will enhance the overall quality, tone, and emotional appeal of the piece. Additionally, it ensures that the content reflects an original thought rather than reproducing information already available online.
Yes. AI generates information and text from websites and social media, which are notorious for bias, misusing data, or even outrightly spreading false information. This is most likely the biggest flaw of the AI writing software available.
While using AI to research or learn more about a topic is a great way to save time, you should always fact check any data it gives you to maintain your reputation as a trustable and credible source.
Additionally, make sure that any information you get from AI is backed by a credible source. Be sure to investigate the source yourself, check for any bias, and hyperlink to it in your content. This will improve your SEO and contribute to Google’s E-E-A-T requirements.
Yes. AI isn’t perfect, and it generates text that’s syntactically and grammatically incorrect quite often. All content, written by a person or AI, should be edited and proofread before publication.
Take, for example, a blog post introduction from GetGenie, an AI writing plugin for WordPress. It included random capitalization, a stray quotation mark, awkward phrasing (such as “a super-advanced level unique”), and four uses of “unique” in as many sentences. It’s a great example of why editing and proofreading AI-generated content is necessary.
Now that we’ve covered how to responsibly and effectively use AI in your writing process, let’s look at some of the available AI writing tools you can get started with.
No AI writing tool list would be complete without ChatGPT. It broke the record for the fastest-growing consumer application in history after it reached 100 million users in just two months. The program is designed to “chat” with you, answering questions, writing and summarizing text, providing translations, and much more.
ChatGPT is specifically optimized for conversational language and can generate coherent and contextually relevant responses to a wide range of questions and prompts. It’s trained on a massive corpus of text from the internet, which allows it to understand natural language patterns and nuances.
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Quillbot is an AI-powered writing tool that uses natural language processing (NLP) technology to rephrase, paraphrase, and summarize text. With Quillbot, users can input a piece of text and get multiple variations of it that maintain the original meaning but use different phrasing, sentence structures, and word choices. This can be helpful for various purposes, such as avoiding plagiarism, improving readability, or generating new ideas.
Quillbot offers several modes, including standard, fluency, creative, and concise, each with different goals and levels of complexity. The tool also provides advanced features like grammar and plagiarism checks, a contextual thesaurus, and tone adjustments.
Overall, Quillbot aims to assist writers, students, educators, and anyone who needs to communicate effectively by providing a fast and reliable way to enhance their written content.
Article Forge is an AI content creation tool that uses NLP technology to generate high-quality articles on any given topic. With Article Forge, users can input a topic or keyword, and the tool will generate a unique, SEO-optimized article in just a few minutes. The tool uses machine learning algorithms to analyze and understand the context of the topic and then generate content that’s both informative and engaging.
Article Forge offers several customization options, including tone, length, and formatting, allowing users to tailor the generated content to their specific needs. The tool can also automatically add images and videos to the article, further enhancing its visual appeal.
AI writing tools are already revolutionizing how we write. With the right application and ethical usage, they can save time by automating aspects of the writing process, help us create more informative and engaging content, and assist with tedious tasks, such as editing and proofreading.
There are many AI writing tools on the market, each with its own pros and cons and targeted for different writing purposes. Be sure to try out different ones and see which one works best for you and your needs. And be sure to fact check all information, add your personal touch, and edit and proofread everything before publishing.
If you’re looking for an AI-editing specialist to check your AI-written content and give it a human finish, you can also find out more about our AI-generated content editing services.
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