3 Observations About A.I. Writing Tools - And How They're Changing The Internet

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Hey there W.A. friends. I decided to write a post today regarding A.I. tools.

It feels like it's impossible to avoid promotions regarding "automatically" generated A.I. content right now. From email blasts to online advertising, it's everywhere you look.

In this blog post, I'll dive into three ways I believe A.I. writing tools are changing the internet as we know it...

But first let me explain my journey with A.I. tools.

My Personal Journey With A.I. Tools

If you haven't already read my post on how A.I. has changed my life, you can read it here.

I've been making a full-time income since May of this year, mainly due to the power of A.I.

This month of December, I will have earned more simply writing articles online than I ever did having a full-time job in the "real world."

It's mind-boggling, to be honest. I've recently hired an assistant to help me with specific tasks, which is also a first.

I'm grateful to be able to wake up, write, and be creative every day. It's enjoyable and rewarding to learn about new topics, write about them, and know they'll be posted on the internet somewhere to help readers.

...But I Lost My Path

That said, what I'm doing now differs from the path I was traveling at the start of 2022. In fact, in some ways, I've digressed.

How so?

Well, at the start of 2022, I was focused entirely on the blog I created here in WA. And while I beat myself up for a little while because I was thrown off "my path," I'm okay with it.

I'm learning how to balance priorities. And I know my blog will be a significant part of my life again soon.

It still is, but it's not at the forefront of my life as it was before...and that's okay - cause I'm learning.

A.I. Is The Clay - YOU Are The Sculptor

Back to A.I.

I use it every single day to write various kinds of content. It helps with brain fog, writer's block, speed, efficiency, grammar, and creativity.

Now, I use A.I. the way it SHOULD be used. At least, that's what I believe.

I would NEVER use A.I. to randomly generate a piece of content and post it onto the internet. No, no, no!

I've used various software tools that claim to be able to do this, but most suck. I use only one tool daily, and I 100% believe in it.

But I also want to stress that no matter what A.I. tool someone uses, remember this:

• A.I. is the clay
• YOU are the sculptor

I heard someone say that in a YouTube video, and I loved it because it's true.

That said, right now is a weird time cause everywhere I look, I see A.I. being advertised.

And while there are lots of positives to using A.I. software to help you develop fresh content, and I could write a whole separate article on that topic alone, I want to discuss the downsides I see in it right now as we close out 2022.

Affiliate marketers everywhere are now leveraging the convenience of artificial intelligence content creation.

It's impossible to ignore this, especially those of you here in W.A. who are learning all about affiliate marketing and are prime targets.

I wake up to emails about A.I. every morning, and what do I do?

DELETE

The amount of A.I. promotion is getting really bad right now.

A.I. can do everything, from creating video courses to writing books, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, cooking dinner, and taking you out to the movies.

The problem with this overwhelming amount of A.I. advertising is the same problem we have with the entire "make money online" niche.

The high quantity of advertisements makes it difficult for customers to discern trustworthy sources from scammy ones. Additionally, the high amount of ads can play on people's inclination towards FOMO (fear of missing out).

This leads to disappointment and frustration and ultimately leaves customers with a bad taste of affiliate marketing.

And what's worse, it makes A.I. look about as trashy as most "make money online" products advertised by shady marketers.

I had the wrong idea about what A.I. tools can do when I started using them.

I used a few and even explored some free trials - after all, there are tons of A.I. content writing tools out there. And after "generating blog posts" to see how it could help my health and fitness blog, I realized something:

This A.I. tool generates robotic-looking text and doesn't read the way I would speak or write.

So, I knew A.I. wasn't for me, which was a shame cause I thought it would be a great time saver, and I wouldn't have to rely on hiring Fiverr content writers any longer.

But then, one day, I stumbled upon another tool (the one I currently use), and it DID change my life, as it now provides me with a full-time living.

But, there was a learning curve. I'm STILL learning efficient ways to use it.

And the biggest thing I've learned is this:

• A.I. tools do NOT write FOR you.

YOU are the brain behind any content you publish on the internet. The most an A.I. tool can do for you is help you craft creative and informative content, but YOU have to instruct it on exactly what you want to do.

You are the guide. As stated earlier, you're the sculptor, and the A.I. assistant is just the clay.

So, anyone who purchases an A.I. tool, assuming it's just going to publish random content to the internet is not using A.I. software ethically in my opinion.

It can save you a ton of time, but you, and only YOU, are always the ultimate decision-maker on the content published on the internet.

This leads to my final point.

As I mentioned above, it's up to YOU to post anything on the internet that is written by you or by an A.I. software.

I'll tell you the biggest downside my software has. It's not always factually accurate.

It does a fantastic job of pumping out beautifully creative and helpful content, but it sometimes needs to be corrected regarding facts.

For instance, I may be writing about facts about forklifts. If my A.I. tool mentions any numbers, percentages, dates, or anything else that requires fact-checking, I absolutely head to Google and double and triple-check.

A.I. is still just A.I.

It is imperfect, and if you're going to publish anything on the internet to help others find answers to their problems, then what you post must be factually accurate and researched.

And while A.I. generally does a great job with this, it's only sometimes 100% accurate.

So, again, fact-checking, revising, and editing is always the job of the human. That means you.

Making sure your article is helpful to your audience is only up to you. Making sure it's 100% plagiarism free is also your job.

So, that's my perspective on A.I. tools.

They can be absolutely helpful in content writing, and when used the right way, they can truly change your life.

They're capable of speeding up the content writing process, and can help with creativity and writers' block.

But they cannot replace YOU, the human.

And with the insane amount of affiliate marketers and advertisements promoting the "next best A.I. software", it's making my head spin, and putting a really bad taste in my mouth.

Maybe it's cause I do use A.I. every single day, and it's annoying to see how it's being advertised online, with misleading claims that are very similar to lots of other scammy products affiliate marketers try to convince people to buy.

I guess it's just the world we live in.

I've been meaning to write this article for a few weeks, so I'm glad I got to it now.

I hope you found this info helpful, and if you've got any questions, just let me know.

Thanks for reading!