Whether we like it or not, Artificial Intelligence is now on our computers, cell phones, and other devices, and it is now the all-consuming interloper.
I used to be able to research and google questions or topics and get a list of choices as to where to look for answers. Now the AI gives me summaries. Summaries? Really? Research for my writing is about finding facts that bolster a premise or idea for a story, or to verify far-fetched what-ifs for my science-fiction, space-opera romances or to check on something for a medieval tale.
As with new technology released on the populace, there are and will continue to be problems. Overwhelming is how AI's will hallucinate confabulations. That is, they perceive to fabricate data from whatever they come across, even copyrighted material, which gets mixed and matched, resulting in sometimes nonsensical summary answers.
Case in point: an AI creating a heath article and recommending we humans eat a rock a day to get a day's worth of necessary minerals. Then there was the gasoline-infused spaghetti recipe. And my favorite, putting glue on a pizza to make the cheese stick.
Love it or hate it, be for it or against it, but the push is on for AI's to do the writing for us writers. It's the new trend.
Here's a bit of wisdom from author Michael Woudenberg:
". . . If you’re writing isn’t any better than an AI, I’d look hard at improving your craft and finding out where you can be unique."
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Enjoy a Happy 4th of July!
