What do we lose when AI replaces our writing?

 


I still remember the day when I was introduced to Chat GPT.  One fine morning a friend of mine called me if I had heard about it.  I was clueless about Chat GPT.  He enlightened me on some benefits of using Chat GPT.  I created my account and it looked awesome to me.  

My perception was this tool is a secret weapon and only a few people know about this particularly not my clients as they are still sending me writing requests.  But that perception didn’t last long, the following week I saw a billboard CHAI GPT in front of an ordinary tea stall.  It was amusing but was a testament to how fast the concept has spread in no time.



Fast forward a year, and the question becomes completely irrelevant today.  It becomes obsolete or foolish to ask whether they used chat GPT in their daily life.  Even kids do it effectively, now writing an assignment for them is a child’s play.

Back to the topic;  is Artificial Intelligence killing our creativity? Different people have different perceptions, but I wish to share my insights based on my personal experience.  

Before using Chat GPT,  I used to do a lot of research on every topic I tackled.  Lot means a whole lot of digging, confronting contrasting information in between, and finally making notes on research, with a nagging worry about whether I am missing any valid points that my client does not wish to miss I will start writing and use Grammarly to fine polish or iron out any grammatical wrinkles.

Chat GPT reduced this task very much.  I felt Chat GPT would be handy and better than Grammarly to complete my task.  My first assignment to Chat GPT is to take up necessary research and collect all the valid information relating to the topic.  Pro’s and Con’s?  I am not missing any valid information and the content become more informative and reliable but I stopped researching on the whole.  

This routine continued for some time and  I greatly improved my writing efficiency and greatly saved my time and energy.  Later I noticed chat GPT sometimes becomes smarter than me, in using apt words.  Some words or phrases it used were so powerful that no other word could replace them.  So I thought why shouldn’t I give more responsibility to it since it is performing well?

I remodeled my writing style once again.  Chat GPT will provide research material, I will create an outline of the content using this research material and turn back to Chat GPT again to fine-tune.  With last last-minute humane touch, the writeups will translate into a well-researched and informative blog promptly.  This way I impressed my clients.  To make it more humane, it's easy for me to rephrase the AI-generated content by interchanging some words or by adding or deleting some words.  The job finished and the client was impressed.

As everything was going well and well, I received an assignment with strict guidance. No Grammarly or No AI, a challenge that I hadn’t faced in over a year.  Yet, determined, I completed the content without relying on AI.



During the drafting process, I felt how difficult it has become for me to write anything without AI.  Each paragraph seemed like a puzzle,  and I could not find the words flowing effortlessly I used to get before using Chat GPT.  A feeling of addiction or dependency weighed heavily on my mind, making it difficult to compose anything without AI Assistance.

Why I am telling you all this today?

I revisited the assignment I wrote today.  To be frank, it looks like the worst piece of content I ever wrote.  It was riddled with errors, precision was nowhere, and sentences were either lengthy or resembled a scattered string of beads from a broken necklace. A summary of all wrong elements.

So I decided to reduce the influence of AI in my writing.  While it may require more time and effort, I believe it is crucial to preserve the writer in me otherwise, I fear AI and its dependence will erode those skills in me over time.  I also wish to recommend to budding writers to consider taking a break from AI or at the very least, don’t entrust too much responsibility to it. it is like giving a camel space in your tent-you will be out of the tent gradually.

After reading this, can anyone tell me whether I used chat GPT in drafting this content? Earnest answers are expected.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Beyond Surveillance: How ICCCs Transform Cities

Image
Imagine this: You're rushing to seal a deal in a new city, the skyline a blur of unfamiliar buildings. But a knot of anxiety tightens in your stomach. You don't speak the language, the streets are a maze, and your critical meeting hangs in the balance. Which way do you turn?  Or picture this: You're on a family road trip, the vastness of the highway stretching before you. Suddenly, the weather turns treacherous, visibility plummets, and the dreaded sputter of a failing engine fills the car. To make matters worse, your phone is dead. Panic sets in – you're alone, vulnerable, and miles from anywhere. What do you do?  Perhaps you're a parent, your heart heavy with concern for your daughter working late in a distant city. Her commute is long, the hours unpredictable, and every news headline seems to amplify your fears. You lie awake at night, wondering if she's safe. These are personal anxieties, yes, but you're far from alone. In our rapidly evolving world, cou...
Read more

IMPORTANT PLACES OF INDIA - PANAJI A LAND OF UNENDING POSSIBILITIES.

Image
  Panaji is the state capital of Goa, the smallest state in the southwest of the Indian Sub Continent.  This state capital is on the bank of river Mandovi and is also known by the name Panjim.  Panaji is a small but very beautiful capital city.  The cobblestone laid streets, architecture, and landscaping of buildings and their beautiful villas resemble the Portuguese style of architecture.  Not only the landscape but the cuisine, culture, and the life of common people have some Portuguese influence probably because of the colonial rule that existed there.  Although the British had controlled the whole of India, the Portuguese took possession of Goa and Ppndicherry and controlled these two even after the British left India in the year 1947.  Goa was under Portuguese rule which was ended with operation Vijay through which India took possession of this state under its control expelling Portuguese authority.  It continued as a union territory and in 1...
Read more

Temple visit kerala sree padmanabha swamy temple

Image
Temple visit in kerala- Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple is now a very popular temple around the world and in news as large quantity of treasures in form of Gold Silver and Diamonds discovered inside the temple, making it the richest place of worship in the world.  This was in news around the world which resulted in increase in number of pilgrims coming to this temple every year. Being a born and brought up man in this city, I used to visit padmanabha swamy temple regularly.  Though it had not received today’s fame as the richest temple,  but the charm we used to get and coolness and divine peace we can feel was beyond comparison. On those days, temple visit was very simple but as the result of treasure discoveries, authorities and government has increased the security of the temple.  Also government’s plan of popularizing temple tourism has put forward many developmental plans to this temple so I am sure,  if you had visited the te...
Read more