... I am an artist, programmer, graphic designer, musician and writer. Proficient in all aforementioned areas - master of none.
When I finished writing my first book back in 2020, no AI was available for anything. The most we had available back then was Autocorrect, MS Word, Final Draft, and pay-apps like "Grammarly."
I had to hire two professional editors from Upwork: one to edit my manuscript and the other to double-check the first editor's work. These editors made numerous phrasing, syntax and consistency suggestions and did an excellent job, but this cost me thousands of dollars and a considerable amount of down time waiting for their edits.
This year I wrote a 55-page "Companion Document" for my book but decided to save some money and assign ChatGPT the role of editor. ChatGPT did an even better job of editing and automatically caught all of my spelling / punctuation errors within seconds!
ChatGPT even adjusted for my many "mood swings."
I would be "mentally worn out" while writing one day and feel like "Vonnegut on meth" the next, but these day-to-day differences in mental alertness showed up within my document. ... That's where ChatGPT stepped in and tightened everything up for better flow and consistency.
So, here are my questions:
- ChatGPT saved me thousands of dollars in editing, allowed me to make real-time edits, and none of it ended up as "slop." My document turned out exactly as I wanted, ... so why would I NOT want to use ChatGPT going forward?
- I do programming using "Asymetrix Toolbook II Instructor" open-script programming language, which is grossly outdated now, but ChatGPT still knows how to code using this outdated language - which has saved my ass! Why would anyone choose NOT to use ChatGPT for programming assistance?
- If the end product that ChatGPT hands you turns out to be exactly as you envisioned, then why would you choose NOT to use it for future work?
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Summary: There seems to be an unfair stereotyping of ChatGPT, and anything with ChatGPT's fingerprints on it—even if it's only for editing—gets labeled as "AI slop." If ChatGPT is writing an entire story from scratch, then yah, ... that's not right. But why are we unfairly lambasting a powerful editing / scripting tool just because "some" people choose to abuse it?
Is it really right to attach the "Scarlet AI" label to anything that's even remotely touched by ChatGPT?
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