I was surprised by the comment "I hope I'm wrong. But that text reads like it was generated by an LLM" At first, I just thought, 'so what?' But it got me thinking about how AI changes how we communicate, which is really important to me.
Here's my main point: I think it's okay to use others, whether they're people or AI, to help me communicate better, as long as the ideas are mine and I'm not copying someone else's work. If using AI to polish my words bothers someone, we can talk about it. Here's some background on why I think this way: a) Learning to communicate is one of the best things you can take away from school or university. For example if a student is supposed to use her own words in an assignment, then using AI or asking someone else to rewrite is wrong. b) In the workplace, we've always had people like personal assistants or speech writers. I see using AI in the same way, just a modern tool to help. c) Writing assistance used to be expensive because you needed people. Now, AI can do the job for free, and that doesn't go against what I believe is right. d) Your writing should still sound like you. So, I write something first, then ask AI to make it better but keep it simple and in my style, like, 'Please make this sound better but keep it easy to understand.' I now realise I violated this previously and will adapt. e) Maybe it's good, depending on the situation, to mention when you've used AI in your writing. f) Here's a funny story: I used AI to help write a message for an AI workshop, and someone complimented the writing so much they suggested I should be a writer instead! My bottom line: I plan to add a note at the end of each message in this group saying I used AI to help with my writing. If my using AI is a problem for anyone here, feel free to ask me to leave the group or simply remove me from the group. Note: I use AI to assist my writing.
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