Welcome readers, writers, authors,
and bloggers!
We're glad you're here! It's the
First Wednesday of the month; when we celebrate IWSG Day in the form of a blog hop
featuring members and guests of the Insecure
Writer's Support Group. Founded by author Alex Cavanaugh (Thank you, Captain!) and fostered by like-minded
associates, IWSG is a comfortable place to share views and literary news as we
record our journeys. Check out our monthly
newsletter here.
The
awesome co-hosts for this month’s posting of the IWSG are: Kim Lajevardi, Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon, and Diedre Knight!
Today’s entirely
optional question: What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat,
Rapter, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research,
storybible, or creating outlines/beats?
I’ve been skeptical
all along – not so much about using, but about trusting AI. Don’t believe
everything you read or hear, right? And that was before Chat or any of that. The
Internet has always seemed (to me) to be “THE Edge” that people either jumped
from or steered clear of.
Nevertheless, I
tried it. However, not for writing. Because that would be cheating, skimping
even. How could I put my name on something I didn’t write?
A friend and fellow
member of this group makes an excellent point regarding exactly where AI gets
the information we so eagerly consume…which brings me to my recent first and,
so far only, adventure into the world of Artificially Intelligent (how
reassuring is that?) bot-forms who live in your computer writing for and about
anything; including you and anyone else who deems them trustworthy, simply by
updating my resume.
The new resume wasn’t
terrible. It just didn’t seem right. Or real. And I didn’t write it. It was
lightning-fast though! Where I simply listed “Author” it inserted genres and
websites and enough information to fill an entire page in a matter of seconds.
Would I use AI for
research? Yes. I guess I already do. I love research, and AI makes it so easy…I
just need to believe in the validity of the information I read. How about you?
Since I have the honor of co-hosting this month’s IWSG, I’ll be around to read
your thoughts on the subject.
Happy Writing!
