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Plotterati's Official Stance on AI in Writing

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(@jasmine)
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Considering current discourse about the use of artificial intelligence in writing, we wanted to address Plotterati's stance.

When we first started fleshing out what we wanted Plotterati to be, this actually came up. While we won't ban anyone from using AI, for multiple reasons with logistics of such a ban being a big part of that, we do not support using AI in writing. The use of AI to help plan, to spur ideas, to fill in a secondary character's name - that's all up to you. But when it comes to the actual writing - we say NO!

Why? Because your story should be YOUR story. We want to hear what YOU have to say - and AI can't do that. Your writing, your ideas, your thoughts are what have value.

There are other issues with AI, and there's reasons to use it - we've heard it all. Some people struggle with fleshing out a story, with editing or grammar or spelling. We get it. And there are ways to overcome all of that - but the story itself has to come from you.

And for anyone who feels they aren't a good enough writer on their own merit? You are. There's always room for improvement, sure, even bestselling authors scrap pieces or have loads of editing, but none of that means that your story isn't good enough.

We'll be releasing the details of Plotterati's first official challenge soon, and we hope all of you will join us to write YOUR story. We can't wait to hear about it.


   
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This is both brilliant and hilarious. 🤣 


   
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(@jasmine)
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@avery-moore Two things we strive to be!


   
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(@phoenixplotter)
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I like this so much. I was worried that I was being old fashion by not using AI. 


   
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(@jasmine)
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@phoenixplotter Absolutely not.  AI can be useful in many things, and we don't want to shame anyone who does use it in some capacity, but your story is YOUR story.  You need to write it, not AI.  It won't have the same magic if a computer is the author.  Grammar, punctuation, all the technical stuff can be fixed later, and maybe AI can help, but the story itself, the words, should come from you.


   
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(@patrisearts)
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we've all been relying on AI for some time, with the automatic spell check on our phones and gmail, google docs, etc. Also, writer's aids like Grammerly or ProWritingAid are using AI to suggest improvements. 

So the genie is out of the bottle. It's up to us to manage our process and decide how we use our creativity. 

I am an artist as well as a writer and I confess the rush to AI scares me. But it's already here, and we need to learn how to use it responsibly. 

Personally I'd love AI to do my dishes and clean the cat box so I could spend more time being creative. 😎 


   
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@patrisearts I fully support AI scooping my cat's litterbox!


   
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