Well, we made it to September and another post for the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Learn more about them on their website and Facebook page. Our hosts for this month are Kim Lajevardi, Natalie Aguirre, Nancy Gideon, and Diedre Knight.
Here's our question for this month: What are your thoughts on using AI, such as ChatGPT, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, storybible, or creating outlines/beats?
We've discussed AI for the IWSG before (according to my blog, in October 2023 and March 2024), though I'm sure not only the membership may have changed but also people's attitudes towards AI. My attitude hasn't changed; I'm still irate that Google used this blog to train its AI without my knowledge, consent, and certainly without compensation. See the third line in the photo below:
I have another screenshot showing some of my books were at one point listed in a pirated books site that may have been used to train other AI models. (They might not still be there, which is why I'm not posting the screenshot.)
While I acknowledge AI has been useful for scientific research, I don't think it should be used for creative work. It's a water and energy hog, it takes support from creative humans, and it returns predictive (or predictable) results by design. Earlier this year, I read a cozy mystery that I think was written by AI. (Unfortunately, I can't find the title or supposed author at the moment, as it doesn't look like I added it to Goodreads.) It was very repetitive, and the scenes were out of order. I don't think I would have finished it if I hadn't been on an airplane. I'm a pantser, not a plotter, but even if I did write out my story bible and outlines, I would do it without AI. I hate how it's being shoehorned into sites and software where it's difficult or impossible to turn off. Will I change my mind about AI in a few years? Unlikely, but you never know.
Feel free to leave your thoughts about AI in the comments--if you're human!
