Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

AI writing? Same rules as for writing

Explore why AI-generated content deserves the same scrutiny as traditional writing, focusing on quality, accuracy, and transparency in the writing process.

Been reading/hearing a lot lately on AI-generated content esp the CNET articles. 

https://futurism.com/the-byte/cnet-publishing-articles-by-ai

The consensus seems to be that there needs to be full disclosure it was AI-written.

I don’t agree. AI-writing should be judged by the same standards that any writing is. Is it factual? well written? non-plagiarized? etc.

There’s a lot that goes into non-AI writing that is never disclosed. All kinds of editing, collaboration, etc. And never mind ghost writing.


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