I use it for spell and grammar check. Sometimes I use it for autocomplete - as I type the software will suggest the words it thinks I might be trying to enter. Do these things count? Should I click the box on Amazon KDP that asks "Was any AI used in the creation of your book?" Those things are all technically a type of AI. They all scan your document, analyze what you're trying to say, then make suggestions of things to change.
And don't get me started on using photo manipulation software. Making a cover for your book? All those brushes and filters in Photoshop are a type of AI as well. It processes your image, then makes changes to it, trying to shift it closer to what it "thinks" you want. Do we need to check the AI box for that?
I don't use AI to generate story content, or to create images "from scratch." I would love to use it to write blurbs for my back cover, but I've refrained so far. It's only going to become more prevalent in all types of artistic - especially commercial - entertainment. If people can save time and money, of course they're going to employ tools to maximize their profits. It will happen more and more in big budget movies (those scripts are already pretty formulaic) as well as genre fiction.
It already happens in pop music - music studios use algorithms to study popular songs and trends in music, in order to suggest the best beats and rhythms to create more popular songs. Most singers also use AI-powered autotune to make their voice sound a certain way. If you used AI to write the lyrics, then poof! Instant Top-40 music with limited human input!
Maybe if I feel bad about using AI to create fiction, I should switch and use it to make music instead.
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-CDGK
9 comments:
I'm not sure how you answer those questions on Amazon. I"d be curious on if Al is helpful in creating blurbs.
I don't think programs that make suggestions count as AI. After all, you don't have to take their suggestions.
Is that how lame popular music is made? No wonder I listen to prog rock.
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It's kind of sad that it's used in pop music:(
I don’t know how long it'd take if it weren’t for Microsoft Word to put that red line under the words I type.
Wall-E was a dream and now a nightmare.
Yeah, those Amazon questions are questionable, because even little things like spell checkers are technically AI.
I'd call things like spell checkers plenty artificial and not very intelligent, so nope, not checking that box.
I don't think using it for spelling and grammar is significant enough to check that box.
Generating a story plot line or developing characters is my idea of utilizing AI. To me, spell check does not fall into the category of creative writing.
Oh no! You've ruined pop music for me! The closest to AI I've ever gone is have my content read back to me - but that was just too creepy. Spell check, check. The rest I can take or lave.
So, if I hit Amazon's button to make an audiobook (available in a few seconds), am I using AI? Probably. Aargh! It's everywhere!
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